Thursday, February 13, 2025
Hawai'i Daily News Read

Thursday, February 13, 2025
February 13, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. McConnell: 'Unworthy' Gabbard an 'Unnecessary Risk' to America
  2. Honolulu 4th Highest Inflation in USA
  3. Honolulu Bankruptcy Courthouse: Oral Argument at Ninth Circuit Against SEC’s Illegal Gag Rule
  4. “You cannot run from the facts” Miske half-brother gets 20 years
  5. Lahaina FEMA Housing: Rent to be collected starting March 1
  6. Feds Release Red Hill Health Study
  7. Hawai‘i’s Housing Crisis Was Decades in the Making
  8. Testimony over transsexual child kidnapping bill gets heated
  9. ‘Harm Reduction Ripoff?’ -- Kauhale Cost $103K per bum per year
  10. Maui’s Vacation Rental War: A Crackdown or Engineered Uproar?
  11. More than 600 Lahaina structures can be rebuilt faster with new permitting policy
  12. Police to vote on $20K each COVID hazard pay settlement
  13. SB1588: Nuclear power exploration legislation gains steam
  14. HB661: Save Boat Tours from Eco Activist Obstructionism
  15. Hawai`i State Legislature`s Third Attempt at Carbon Sequestration Scam
  16. Hawaiʻi Algae Feed Project At Risk Amid Federal Funding Freeze
  17. Trump executive order impedes funding for Native Hawaiian-led ‘climate’ work
  18. Hawaii Couple's Energy Tax Credit Suit Gets Review by High Court

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
February 12, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Feds Begin to Pull 'Project Labor Agreements'
  2. Russian Bot In Charge of all US Intelligence Agencies: Gabbard Confirmed by Senate 52-48
  3. SB1201: HECO Wants Rate Hikes to Cover Maui wildfire settlement
  4. $5B Tax Hike: A 15-Year Extension Of Honolulu Rail Tax Advances In The Senate
  5. Maui Fire ruling is a “lose-lose” for Hawaii residents—secret mediation underway
  6. Half-brother of late crime boss sentenced as part of ‘Miske enterprise’
  7. Sewage plant prompts emergency proclamation
  8. Hawaii 'Stand your ground' laws could expand after killing
  9. High risk, low pay: Dangers faced by Hawaii’s private security guards often underestimated, experts say
  10. Acasio, 7 others sue state House
  11. Return to Sender: Bills would deport bums back to Mainland

Tuesday, February 11, 2025
February 11, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. FULL TEXT: State Supreme Court Ruling Goes Against Maui Wildfire Insurers
  2. Hawaii Supreme Court gives green light to $4 billion Maui fire settlement
  3. Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Public Hearings on Wednesday
  4. What Lingle v Chevron Missed: Eminent Domain Pretext
  5. Indictment: Developer Behind False-Name Contributions to Amemiya, Pine
  6. Hawaii AG Joins Suit Against Trump administration for ‘indiscriminate’ public health research funding cuts
  7. Hawaiian Electric claims to be 36% 'renewable'
  8. ‘Russian Bot’ to be Director of National Intelligence: Senate tees up final vote on Tulsi Gabbard nomination
  9. State officials could see big pay raises soon
  10. Lahaina Disaster Still A 'Relentless Presence' In Fire Survivors' Lives

Monday, February 10, 2025
February 10, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Federal Court Upholds Hawaiʻi’s firearm age restriction laws
  2. Racism Is Common In Hawaiʻi Schools — And Often Goes Unaddressed
  3. ACLU Cites 'Pattern Of Violence' After Murder At Oʻahu Jail--demands mass release of criminals so they can inflict the ‘pattern of violence’ on us
  4. With massive flooding in Kīhei wreaking havoc every winter, community wonders: When will things change?
  5. Suspected meth found at Guam AG's office
  6. Congressional Delegation (again) Pretending to Reunite Filipino WW2 Veterans’ Families

Sunday, February 9, 2025
February 9, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Don't tax me, bro!
  2. Dedicated Funding?!
  3. ACLU, Judiciary Plot to Release Hundreds of Criminals onto the Streets
  4. Feds Collect $1.7M in Hawaii Forfeitures
  5. Hawaiʻi Water Safety Plan to address drowning crisis
  6. Hawaii Congressional Delegation--How they Voted February 7, 2025
  7. The Hawaii Contradiction: Is Sustainability Just A Price Hike?
  8. Bananas prove slippery for former city officials
  9. Hawaiʻi Foster Care Numbers Are Down. But Not Down Enough
  10. Rep Gene Ward Missing from Legislature
  11. What’s next now that the eviction moratorium has ended?
  12. HB606: Hawaiian Home Lands seeks public support for a bill to increase, extend deadline on $600M spending plan
  13. Fifty Years of Hawaii Lobbying Reform

Saturday, February 8, 2025
February 8, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. SB1150 Would Legalize Child Kidnapping for Sex Change
  2. Monday: Salary Commission to Hear Testimony on Salary Increases
  3. Legislature Votes on Abortion, Vaccines and Marijuana--Sex Change Next
  4. ‘Enough is enough’ says Case regarding Jones Act and Hawaii
  5. First Christian Good News Clubs in Hawaii Schools after Court Victory
  6. SB893: Casinos at New Aloha Stadium and Convention Center
  7. Samoan tragedy kept in forefront of Kennedy fight
  8. Bill Could Allow Maunakea Authority To Side Step Sunshine Law

Friday, February 7, 2025
February 7, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. PHOTOS: Lahaina Strong Leaders Show Off Luxe European and Asian Vacations
  2. Honolulu Rate Commission seeks input on recommended fare hikes
  3. Legislature Votes on Abortion, Vaccines and Marijuana
  4. GE Tax Imposed on 119% of State Personal Income
  5. Poll: Trump Favorability 28% in Hawaii—2nd lowest in USA
  6. HB959: 50% Hike in GE Tax
  7. Supreme Court Hears Case for Robbing Insurers to Save Hawaii Political Insiders from HECO Bankruptcy
  8. Lahaina seaside owners want accelerated rebuilding process
  9. UH Cancer Center: Tax Hikes and Another Mercado Kim Shakedown
  10. Family of fallen Maui firefighter demands $14M

Thursday, February 6, 2025
February 6, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. California Home Insurance Crisis Provides Another Example of the Pitfalls of Government Intervention
  2. Hawaii Attorney General Pledges to Continue Sex-Change Operations on Children
  3. Proof of Concept Study Completed for New Oahu Jail
  4. Lahaina Rebuild: Green's Latest Emergency Order Gives SMA Exemptions Mauka of Front Street
  5. Maui Wildfire Settlement – Jack up Electric and Insurance Rates to Save HECO -- now before Supreme Court
  6. How High Will Hawaii’s 18% Hotel Tax Go With Latest Proposal?
  7. SB1124: A Per-Box Delivery Tax
  8. What will Happen to Pacific Island nations as Trump Deports Criminals?
  9. Hawaiʻi recycling program headed by 911 trooother says accounts frozen by Trump's executive orders
  10. Red Hill community group says Trump memo is impacting talks with the Navy
  11. HB1118: Eliminate Antivaxxers’ Religious Exemptions
  12. SB1542: Parental Control Over Online Apps
  13. HB371: Bill To Close Pay-To-Play Loophole In Hawaiʻi Moves To Full House

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
February 5, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Honolulu Charges the Highest Tourist Tax in the World
  2. Here’s the Salary a Single Person Needs to Live Comfortably in Hawaii
  3. Do you think the city spends your money responsibly?
  4. Senate bill passes to waive SMA permits for rebuilding parts of historic Lahaina town
  5. Governor questions Trump picks’ experience, tells loyalists: ‘You have been tricked’
  6. Victim: Red Hill advocates wrong to mix with RFK antivaxxerism
  7. OHA Kakaako Makai housing bill advances
  8. First climate tax hike bills pass initial hearing
  9. Hawaii Legislature Considering Geothermal and Nuclear Power
  10. Marijuana Legalization Gets Initial Approval From 2 House Committees
  11. Bill would create statewide policy for police car chases
  12. State stops 24/7 enforcement of Waianae Small Boat Harbor

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
February 4, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. VIDEO: Tulsi's New Age Guru and the Source of Her Mysterious Wealth
  2. Greatness
  3. Hawaii Gun Ban Bills Scheduled for Public Hearings this Thursday
  4. 2024 Homeless Report showed many underutilized housing programs
  5. Wheat Retires, Corruption Investigations Over:  Its Party Time Again -- Sweet Deal for Former city officials Guilty in police chief payoff conspiracy
  6. Senate panel advances Tulsi Gabbard nomination for DNI after Trump, Musk Flip Votes
  7. SB534:  OHA’s Crooked Kakaako Deal
  8. Council members question effectiveness of homeless-related grants
  9. As Usual, Penalty Reduced in Arbitration For HPD Officers
  10. Ethics Bills on the Move (for now)
  11. Multifaceted writer Cliff Slater dies at 91

Monday, February 3, 2025
February 3, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Legislature: Grassroot Institute sifts through onslaught of bills
  2. 2024: Tourist Count Up--Spending Down
  3. Honolulu Egg Prices up 52%
  4. Hawaii AG Claims Victory--Sued to Overturn Trump Funding Freeze
  5. City touts 'bold initiative' to expand affordable housing
  6. SB1618 'Patently Unconstitutional'
  7. Small business struggles highlighted in new UHERO report
  8. SB1618: Donna Mercado Kim bill would Abolish Freedom of the Press
  9. SB311: State Constitutional amendment would Abolish Freedom of the Press
  10. Legislature ‘mulls’ multiple insurance bills
  11. Intervention Window Opens for Reviewing HECO`s Wildfire Mitigation Plan
  12. Maui's Historic Restaurants Get Help From National Trust
  13. 24,000 in Hawaiʻi Call Federal Government Their Boss

Sunday, February 2, 2025
February 2, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hold On to Our Gains!
  2. Proposed "green fee" a reason for red flag
  3. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 31, 2025
  4. ‘Snowed-in’ -- Trump Rattled by Gabbard’s Poor Performance at Hearing
  5. Pay Hikes:  Legislators make bank as their electorate suffers
  6. Hawaiʻi Lawmakers At Work Year Round? Nightmare Scenario That's Becoming A Real Possibility
  7. OHA CEO, Chair tied to Sen Dela Cruz
  8. Hawaii Supreme Court considers fate of $4B wildfire settlement
  9. House bill advances to speed up historic preservation reviews of development projects
  10. More Delays for Front Street: State official says ‘community’ needs time to ‘decide future’ of Lahaina’s Historic District
  11. KSBE Can Get Away With Anything: Kahala Hotel beach access lawsuit
  12. Don’t raise hotel tax while Hawaii tourism still struggles
  13. Vague Laws, Big Consequences: As Intended, Uncertainty Chokes Maui Vacation Rentals
  14. HART board discusses next evaluation for CEO Kahikina
  15. DoT Wants 187 Speeding Cameras to ticket drivers

Saturday, February 1, 2025
February 1, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. HB900: Lawyers for Abused Foster Kids?
  2. 'Severe Housing Problems' Drag Down Hawaii Health Rankings
  3. DoE Tries to Spin Latest Batch of Failing Test Scores
  4. What happens When UH Hires a Disbarred Ex-Con as Law Professor?
  5. Trump Executive Order Mandates School Choice for Military Families
  6. Taxpayers Buy State Rep Poepoe an Oceanfront 300ac
  7. Mitsunaga Money Laundering Convict Wesley Segawa confirmed 6-3 as director of Hawaiʻi County’s Department of Environmental Management – immediately identifies ‘contract’ opportunities
  8. Lahaina housing: Former tenants eager to return, daunted by four-year wait
  9. ‘Resident preference’ housing bill unanimously OK’d
  10. HB1308: Online sports betting in Hawaii moves ahead in state House
  11. HB790/SB589: Reach in Your Pocket to Pay More Solar Subsidies
  12. Easy Pander: Honolulu Council opposes landfills over Oahu’s aquifer
  13. Grim memories resurface after DNA advances lead to arrest of suspect in Hawaii teen’s 1977 murder
  14. Federal prosecutors sue to get Miske’s $25M in assets after criminal case upended by his death

Friday, January 31, 2025
January 31, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Save Kakaako Makai: Friends of Kewalo Invites the Public to its Information Gathering Potluck BBQ
  2. Thieves: Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Wealth Asset Tax Bill for Assets Above $20M
  3. HB1246: Legalize Marijuana Edibles
  4. Puna Man Arrested in Alleged Neo-Nazi Child Molestation Ring
  5. HB1494: ‘Stop all Procurement’ for Aloha Stadium Boondoggle
  6. Trump Admin a Threat to CNHA Cashflow?
  7. SB1170: Exempt from SMA permitting five specific affordable housing complexes destroyed in Lahaina fire
  8. Hawaii vacation rentals only about half full in 2024
  9. Hawaiʻi's ‘new energy strategy’ opens door to liquefied natural gas imports
  10. Hawaii Legislators Target Generational Tobacco Ban
  11. No charges filed against officers involved in New Years Day pursuit
  12. Four More Arrested In New Year’s Fireworks Explosion
  13. Did crews clear homeless camps along streams before storm?

Thursday, January 30, 2025
January 30, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. WSJ: Hawaii 'Down to Earth' Markets Tied to Ponzi Scheme  
  2. VIDEO: Gabbard's 'Frosty' Confirmation Hearing
  3. Gabbard Attended Pro-Russia Conference in Rome--then invented story about Terror Watchlist
  4. Jail Guard Pleads Guilty to Importing Illegal Fireworks--via jail mailroom
  5. Hawaii AG Sues to Overturn Trump Funding Freeze
  6. '50,000 Batteries' -- Green Signs 'Renewable' Energy Executive Order
  7. Schatz, Cruz, Murphy, Britt Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Keep Kids Safe, Healthy, off Social Media
  8. ‘He’s a liar.’ Green calls out Kennedy’s bullsh*t
  9. OHA Salary Commission Approves 62% Trustee Pay Raises
  10. OHA’s Kakaako Makai Bill On The Move
  11. Lahaina Fire: Last-Minute Deal Prevents Class Action Lawyers from Airing Dirty Laundry
  12. Lahaina Rebuild: Maui plumbing rules headed for much-needed update
  13. 8 Criminals on Oahu are detained in immigration crackdown
  14. Bills would Block Local Police Cooperation with Immigration Enforcement
  15. Kratom: Will Hawaiʻi ban 'Gas Station Heroin'?
  16. Harmful Sewage Continues To Pollute Kailua Bay Despite CIP Projects

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
January 29, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Lahaina Fire: How Maui Emergency Operations Center Lost 'Situational Awareness'
  2. Red Hill moms organized by Antivaxxer RFK—in DC to Attend Confirmation Hearing
  3. Hawaii Governor, a Doctor, Blames R.F.K. Jr. for Measles Deaths in Samoa
  4. A $4B settlement for Hawaii wildfire victims is in legal limbo as an unusual trial starts
  5. Fireworks patient in Arizona dies, raising Aliamanu death toll to 5
  6. Relief from soaring Hawaii property insurance costs is elusive
  7. SB214 End of Tip Credit Could Put Restaurants out of Business
  8. Not all recyclables are recycled on Oahu; what happens to all those blue bin items

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
January 28, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Lahaina Rebuild Obstruction May Cause Fire Victims to Reject Green’s ‘Settlement’
  2. COFA Migrants win Second Amendment Rights in Hawaii Suit
  3. 56% Pay Raises for Legislators, 61% for Governor
  4. Insiders Looted Kamalani Academy Before State Opted To Shut It Down
  5. UH likely to take big hit from federal grant funding halt
  6. Enviros sue governor over water commission appointee

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Letters to the Editor January, 2025
Letters to the Editor
  • Lahaina Rebuild Obstruction May Cause Fire Victims to Reject Green’s ‘Settlement’
  • Celebrities Come Home!

Monday, January 27, 2025
January 27, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hawaii’s failed wildfire rebuild should not be a model for California
  2. Case: Boosting Long-term U.S. Engagement in the Pacific
  3. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 24, 2025
  4. HIDOE releases after-action report on Maui wildfire response and recovery efforts
  5. Tulsi Gabbard will be rejected by Intelligence Committee
  6. Prosecutors agree Miske indictments must be set aside
  7. SB6: How much power should the Maunakea Authority have?
  8. Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustees In Line To Get Big Pay Raises
  9. Absolute Secrecy Thwarts Understanding And Reform Of Child Welfare Services
  10. Housing pressures increase on Maui as assistance ends
  11. AIG, Gas Company Lock Horns in Hawaii Climate Change Dispute

Sunday, January 26, 2025
January 26, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Lowering our cost of living is worth cheering
  2. Those Nickels Add Up!
  3. Oahu Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Illegal Gambling Charges
  4. Kapolei Woman Indicted for COVID Fraud
  5. Hawaii taxpayers could benefit from new IRS Direct File system
  6. Squeeze on Honolulu rail -- GE Tax Surcharge Diverted
  7. ALICE families in dire straits in Hawaii
  8. Accusations of misconduct, theft, exclusions -- Hawaiʻi County nonprofit funding
  9. BLNR Makes Another Oceanfront Hotel Worthless
  10. Billionaire Boat Stops at Molokai Without Paying off Walter Ritte—guess what happens next
  11. SB1618: Donna Kim Dreams of State Controlled Media
  12. House ‘Social Media Policy’ designed to Censor Legislators
  13. Republican Caucus: The Hawaiʻi First Agenda
  14. Major Reform Bills Are Still On The Table (again)


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Feds Release Red Hill Health Study
by News Release Thursday, February 13, 2025

... This report examines incident cases of conditions that have been reported by Red Hill, Hawai’i community members to Defense Health Agency (DHA) Public Health following the JP-5 fuel release ....


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Lahaina FEMA Housing: Rent to be collected starting March 1
by News Release Thursday, February 13, 2025

... The rental requirement will be in effect for the remainder of FEMA’s housing assistance program, which has been extended through Feb. 10, 2026 ....  


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“You cannot run from the facts” Miske half-brother gets 20 years
by News Release Thursday, February 13, 2025

... Judge Watson found Stancil to be  “among the most culpable” of those in the Miske Enterprise ....


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McConnell: 'Unworthy' Gabbard an 'Unnecessary Risk' to America
by News Release Wednesday, February 12, 2025

"... unworthy of the highest public trust ...."


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Honolulu Bankruptcy Courthouse: Oral Argument at Ninth Circuit Against SEC’s Illegal Gag Rule
by News Release Wednesday, February 12, 2025

... The US Securities and Exchange Commission enacted Gag Rule in 1972 without notice and comment after falsely framing it as an internal “housekeeping” measure that would not affect third parties ....


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Honolulu 4th Highest Inflation in USA
by News Article Wednesday, February 12, 2025

... Honolulu inflation is up 1% in just the last two months ....


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Feds Begin to Pull 'Project Labor Agreements'
by News Release Tuesday, February 11, 2025

... U.S. Military Announces it is Dropping PLA Mandate ....


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Hawaiian Electric claims to be 36% 'renewable'
by News Release Tuesday, February 11, 2025

... In 2022, the state law determining the process for calculating RPS changed ....


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Hawaii AG Joins Suit Against Trump administration for ‘indiscriminate’ public health research funding cuts
by News Article Tuesday, February 11, 2025

... “Last year, $9B of the $35B that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted for research was used for administrative overhead, what is known as “indirect costs” ....


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Hawaii Supreme Court gives green light to $4 billion Maui fire settlement
by Court House News Tuesday, February 11, 2025

"...Subrogating insurers, the insurance companies argued, have rights that cannot be dismissed or negotiated away by other people or other parties...."


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What Lingle v Chevron Missed: Eminent Domain Pretext
by Robert Thomas Tuesday, February 11, 2025

... some tantalizing crumbs about how to raise a claim that a taking lacks a public use or purpose ....


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Indictment: Developer Behind False-Name Contributions to Amemiya, Pine
by News Release Monday, February 10, 2025

... Timothy Lee, 48, was indicted by the O`ahu Grand Jury and charged with nine counts of False Name Contribution that occurred in 2020 ....


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Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Public Hearings on Wednesday
by NRA ILA Monday, February 10, 2025

... Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs will hold a public hearing on several bills that will restrict Second Amendment rights in Hawaii ....


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FULL TEXT: State Supreme Court Ruling Goes Against Maui Wildfire Insurers
by News Release Monday, February 10, 2025

“…now comes the crisis in property insurance - much higher insurance premiums and insurers ceasing to write property insurance….” 


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Federal Court Upholds Hawaiʻi’s firearm age restriction laws
by News Release Monday, February 10, 2025

... A state law in effect since 1994 prohibits anyone under the age of 21 from acquiring a firearm, with certain exceptions for hunting and other purposes ....


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Hawaii Congressional Delegation--How they Voted February 7, 2025
by GovTrack .us Sunday, February 9, 2025

... votes cast and bills introduced ....


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Hawaiʻi Water Safety Plan to address drowning crisis
by News Release Sunday, February 9, 2025

... Hawaiʻi’s resident drowning rate is the second highest in the nation behind Alaska ...


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Feds Collect $1.7M in Hawaii Forfeitures
by News Release Sunday, February 9, 2025

... U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects $1,742,014.13 in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2024 ....


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Dedicated Funding?!
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, February 9, 2025

... There.  Is.  No.  Such.  Thing.  As.  A.  Dedicated.  Funding.  Source!  ....


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Don't tax me, bro!
by Kelii Akina Sunday, February 9, 2025

“...So, how many tax hikes are they trying to pass this time?”


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ACLU, Judiciary Plot to Release Hundreds of Criminals onto the Streets
by News Release Saturday, February 8, 2025

"Assessing Hawaiʻi’s Justice System: Addressing Over-Incarceration, Disparities, and Pathways Forward"


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SB1150 Would Legalize Child Kidnapping for Sex Change
by News Article Saturday, February 8, 2025

... Set for a February 11, 2025, hearing before Senate HHS/CPN committees, SB1150 grants a de-facto immunity and asylum in Hawaii for any kidnapper who claims to be helping a child receive so-called ‘gender-affirming’ treatments ....


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First Christian Good News Clubs in Hawaii Schools after Court Victory
by News Release Saturday, February 8, 2025

... Hawaii State Department of Education had previously denied every Good News Club request submitted over the last three years while approving non-Christian groups ....


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Legislature Votes on Abortion, Vaccines and Marijuana--Sex Change Next
by Hawaii Family Forum Saturday, February 8, 2025

... Obtain child custody to provide "Gender Affirming Health Care Services" --SB1150 hearing scheduled for Tuesday, February 11 ....


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‘Enough is enough’ says Case regarding Jones Act and Hawaii
by Grassroot Institute Saturday, February 8, 2025

... Case announced he was reintroducing three bills aimed at alleviating Hawaii of the burdens of the century-old maritime law ....


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Monday: Salary Commission to Hear Testimony on Salary Increases
by Video Video Saturday, February 8, 2025

... should legislators get a 64% pay hike? ....


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GE Tax Imposed on 119% of State Personal Income
by Tax Foundation Friday, February 7, 2025

... GE Tax: Audit Shows Tourists Pay 14.1%--not 30% ....


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Honolulu Rate Commission seeks input on recommended fare hikes
by News Release Friday, February 7, 2025

... Feb 10, 11 and 13 ...


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PHOTOS: 'Lahaina Strong' Leaders Show Off Luxe European and Asian Vacations
by News Article Thursday, February 6, 2025

... 'Lahaina Strong' Leaders Register Again as 'Our Hawaii' Lobbyists and Continue the Grift Amid Eroding Community Support ....


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Lahaina Rebuild: Green's Latest Emergency Order Gives SMA Exemptions Mauka of Front Street
by News Release Thursday, February 6, 2025

... Properties mauka of Front Street or outside of the erosion hazard line are now exempt from SMA rules, which typically require lengthy review processes ....


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Proof of Concept Study Completed for New Oahu Jail
by News Release Thursday, February 6, 2025

... Built in 1916, the OCCC is a tad outdated ....


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Hawaii Attorney General Pledges to Continue Sex-Change Operations on Children
by News Release Thursday, February 6, 2025

“...female genital mutilation....”


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California Home Insurance Crisis Provides Another Example of the Pitfalls of Government Intervention
by News Article Thursday, February 6, 2025

... government price controls come with negative consequences ....


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Do you think the city spends your money responsibly?
by Grassroot Institute Wednesday, February 5, 2025

... here's how the City and County of Honolulu spends your money ....


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Honolulu Charges the Highest Tourist Tax in the World
by News Article Wednesday, February 5, 2025

... Honolulu, with its 10.25 percent tax rate and an average tourism tax of $51.70 per night, came out on top ....


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Here’s the Salary a Single Person Needs to Live Comfortably in Hawaii
by News Release Wednesday, February 5, 2025

... your bank account will be overwhelmed by the cost ....


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VIDEO: Tulsi's New Age Guru and the Source of Her Mysterious Wealth
by Video Video Tuesday, February 4, 2025

... Gabbard is a loyal servant of her Hare Krishna Guru Chris Butler ....


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Hawaii Gun Ban Bills Scheduled for Public Hearings this Thursday
by NRA ILA Tuesday, February 4, 2025

... HB 125, HB 279, HB 392 and HB 893 ....


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2024 Homeless Report showed many underutilized housing programs
by News Article Tuesday, February 4, 2025

... 82% utilization rate among the 139 emergency, transitional and permanent housing programs on Hawaii ....


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Greatness
by Joni Kamiya Tuesday, February 4, 2025

... Let’s take a look at the definition of greatness ....


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Small business struggles highlighted in new UHERO report
by UH ERO Monday, February 3, 2025

... UHERO: Investigating and Tackling Barriers and Needs for Small Business Success ....


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SB1618 'Patently Unconstitutional'
by News Release Monday, February 3, 2025

... SPJ opposes Hawaii bill that would penalize journalists for violating Donna Mercado Kim's 'ethical' standards ....


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Legislature: Grassroot Institute sifts through onslaught of bills
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, February 2, 2025

... many of the usual losers are back, mainly the proposals to increase taxes or impose new so-called fees ....


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Bill 105: Let Lahaina Rebuild as it Was
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, February 2, 2025

"... Bill 105, which would waive for five years the nonconformity rule for churches, temples and anyone else seeking to rebuild in the wake of the Lahaina fires...."


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Hawai'i Family Forum -- This Week in the Legislature
by Hawaii Family Forum Sunday, February 2, 2025

... a working list of the bills we are tracking ....


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City touts 'bold initiative' to expand affordable housing
by News Release Sunday, February 2, 2025

... by partnering with developers to activate underutilized public lands, exploring innovative financing strategies to unlock new resources, and reorganizing its housing functions to centralize development, finance, and policy efforts ....


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2024: Tourist Count Up--Spending Down
by News Release Sunday, February 2, 2025

... 35 Years of Stagnation: Tourism Income Flat Since 1988 ....


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Honolulu Egg Prices up 52%
by News Release Sunday, February 2, 2025

... between 2021 and 2024, the price for a dozen locally produced eggs rose by 28.4% from $6.91 to $8.87 while the price of imported mainland eggs increased by 51.8% from $5.50 to $8.35 ....


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Hold On to Our Gains!
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, February 2, 2025

... highlights and low lights on some of the shenanigans ....


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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 31, 2025
by GovTrack .us Saturday, February 1, 2025

... votes cast and bills introduced ....


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Proposed "green fee" a reason for red flag
by Kelii Akina Saturday, February 1, 2025

... Few ideas are as tenacious as the myth that we can make tourists pay for major programs without affecting locals ....


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Hawaii AG Claims Victory--Sued to Overturn Trump Funding Freeze
by News Release Friday, January 31, 2025

... coalition of 22 attorneys general suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that orders the withholding of trillions of dollars in funding ....


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HB900: Lawyers for Abused Foster Kids?
by Andrew Walden Friday, January 31, 2025

“...Hawai’i is one of only five states that does not currently guarantee the right to legal counsel for children during the duration of their child welfare case....”


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Trump Executive Order Mandates School Choice for Military Families
by News Release Friday, January 31, 2025

"... It directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan to the President for how military families can use Department of Defense funds to send their children to the school of their choice ...."


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What happens When UH Hires a Disbarred Ex-Con as Law Professor?
by News Article Friday, January 31, 2025

... Ken Lawson uses images of UH administrators to illustrate hypothetical shooting ....


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DoE Tries to Spin Latest Batch of Failing Test Scores
by News Release Friday, January 31, 2025
  • 4th-Grade Math -- Hawaii 26th-worst
  • 4th-Grade Reading -- Hawaii 10th-worst
  • 8th-Grade Math -- Hawaii 11th-worst
  • 8th-Grade Reading -- Hawaii 12th-worst

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'Severe Housing Problems' Drag Down Hawaii Health Rankings
by News Release Friday, January 31, 2025

... crowded housing, dependency, low levels of education, per capita income, poverty and unemployment ....


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Puna Man Arrested in Alleged Neo-Nazi Child Molestation Ring
by News Release Thursday, January 30, 2025

... Clint Jordan Lopaka Nahooikaika Borge, 41, of Pahoa, Hawaii, was arrested this morning pursuant to a grand jury indictment ....


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HB1246: Legalize Marijuana Edibles
by Hawaii Family Forum Thursday, January 30, 2025

... is legalizing edibles and vapes a 'Smart Approach to Marijuana?' ....


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Save Kakaako Makai: Friends of Kewalo Invites the Public to its Information Gathering Potluck BBQ
by News Release Thursday, January 30, 2025

... learn more about Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ plan to change the law that will allow residential development up to 400 ft tall in Kaka’ako Makai ....


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Thieves: Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Wealth Asset Tax Bill for Assets Above $20M
by News Release Thursday, January 30, 2025

... Federal Court Ruling: Sen. Karl Rhoads participated in Honolulu County Council Kickback scheme ....


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VIDEO: Gabbard's 'Frosty' Confirmation Hearing
by Video Video Thursday, January 30, 2025

... FOX: Gabbard Doesn’t have the votes--will be first Trump nominee to be Rejected by Committee ....


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Gabbard Attended Pro-Russia Conference in Rome--then invented story about Terror Watchlist
by Andrew Walden Thursday, January 30, 2025

... UPDATE:  Jan 28, 2025 NYT confirms we were right.  Rome Conference with pro-Russia agenda was cause of Gabbard's incluson on 'Quiet Skies' -- not her criticism of Harris ....


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Schatz, Cruz, Murphy, Britt Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Keep Kids Safe, Healthy, off Social Media
by News Release Thursday, January 30, 2025

... Kids Off Social Media Act Sets Social Media Age Minimum To 13, Prohibits Use Of Algorithms To Feed Addictive Content To Teens Under 17 ....


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'50,000 Batteries' -- Green Signs 'Renewable' Energy Executive Order
by News Release Thursday, January 30, 2025

... 50,000 distributed renewable energy installations such as rooftop solar and battery systems by 2030 ....


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Jail Guard Pleads Guilty to Importing Illegal Fireworks--via jail mailroom
by News Release Thursday, January 30, 2025

“While working as an adult corrections officer, Mr. Fernandez had almost 95 pounds of aerial fireworks mailed to OCCC, the very correctional facility that he had a duty to secure....”


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WSJ: Hawaii 'Down to Earth' Markets Tied to Ponzi Scheme
by News Article Thursday, January 30, 2025

... QI owns 'Down to Earth' -- subsidiaries were banned in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Rwanda and prosecuted in India ....


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Lahaina Fire: How Maui Emergency Operations Center Lost 'Situational Awareness'
by Andrew Walden Wednesday, January 29, 2025

... What was happening at the Maui County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) while Lahaina Burned? ....


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COFA Migrants win Second Amendment Rights in Hawaii Suit
by Andrew Walden Tuesday, January 28, 2025

... injunction overturns the unconstitutional denial of firearm ownership to law-abiding COFA residents ....


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HIDOE releases after-action report on Maui wildfire response and recovery efforts
by News Release Monday, January 27, 2025

... The report outlines 10 key challenges, ranging from accounting for displaced students to managing transportation and meals ....


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