Thursday, March 8, 2018

Vol VI No. 693 Part 1d




Hawai`i Free Press 
Today's News Read
March 4, 2018


Laziness, Corruption: HGEA Upset by Truthfulness of DOCARE Chief


..."I have heard we are 'corrupt, second chancers and retired in place ... It is absolutely true for some of you," he wrote....

Feds Nail CWS Again: 'Toxic Environment', 'Fails to Protect Children'


...The work environment was so toxic the Department of Human Serv­ices, which includes CWS, brought in a psychologist and then a retired judge to help address the personnel problems....

Republican Tax Cuts Pump $1.3B into Hawaii Economy


...Democrat media unanimous: 'Nothing to see here'....

Criminal Al Hee's Scam Company Sandwich Isles Communications Closing--All Workers Laid Off

...With its founder locked in a Federal Penitentiary on felony tax evasion charges, Sandwich Isles Communications is closing and laying off all 40 of its remaining employees this Friday March 2, 2018....

A Vote for Hee is a Vote Against Mafia Candidate Hanabusa

...Hanabusa operative Richard Borreca wants you to know that a vote for Hee is a vote for Ige....

Will Legislators Give $25M to Scam Satellite Launch Company?

...Why would Regenerative Breaking help launch satellites?No legislator asked....

Hawaii DoE Organizing Students to Walk out March 14


...The state Department of Education is instructing schools statewide to create a "designated walkout area" for students...to participate in upcoming protests against gun violence, Superintendent Christina Kishimoto said in a Friday letter to parents....

Research Shows Russians Firmly Behind anti-GMO Activism

...Russian news organizations RT and Sputnik used the term GMO in more articles than HuffPost, Fox News, CNN, Breitbart and NBC combined....

Russia Behind Protests Against Dakota Access Pipeline


...tag-team efforts of Russian trolls and 'keep it in the ground' activists....

Money Talks: LG Race is Tokuda vs Green


...About $500,000 was funneled into the campaigns of state Sens. Jill Tokuda and Josh Green between July 1 and Dec. 31....

Legislature: Mandatory Gay Conversion followed by Assisted Suicide March 6


...Rally at the Capitol, Tues March 6 at 8:30am....

Rail Begins to Eat $214M Hole in City Finances


..."You can't use bond money to pay for operations. That's really dangerous," Kobayashi said ....

Auditor: Legislators 100% 'Fail to Meet Criteria' for New Special Funds


...We reviewed 85 house and senate bills proposing 64 special and revolving funds during the 2018 legislative session of which none met criteria....

By the Way, Could We Have $50 Million More?


...In the middle of this process, sometimes a letter from the Governor arrives saying, "We need to make some adjustments...."

Another $1.4M of your Tax Dollars Handed over to Phony Tech Entrepreneurs


... HTDC awarded 15 Hawaii-based companies $1,417,050 ....

Auditor: Hawaii PUC Another Tech Disaster in the Making


...difficult to use, unreliable, slow, and obsolete, with staff developing elaborate workarounds to accommodate for the system's shortcomings. Yet the PUC has no firm plans to fix or replace this problematic system....

Kill Golden Goose? Hawaii Tourism Authority faces $30M budget cut after abusive spending?


...Airbnb Revenue Loss Leaves a $33M Hole in Executive Budget....

4 HTA executives fined for upgrades-Senator's Wife Gets off Scot-Free

...the agency's former tourism brand manager, Miki Wakai, who is married to state Sen. Glenn Wakai received three trip upgrades....

Third Reading: House Sends 131 Bills to Senate (and counting)


...Crossover: List of bills sent to Senate and bills sent to House....

VIDEO: Why economic freedom matters to Hawaii

...Speaker: José Torra, an economist and research director for Caminos de la Libertad in Mexico City....

Supreme Court Justices Excoriate Union Lawyers Defending Forced Dues


...The immense political influence of public sector unions appeared imperiled Monday....

Battle Not Over: Protect Hawaii's Elderly from Assisted Suicide


...We will have more opportunities to voice our concerns in the remaining half of this session....

Suicide: Committee members identified loopholes in the bill


...Committee members asked some very telling questions that identified loopholes that still remain in the bill.  The Attorney General's representative couldn't definitively state that all their concerns from the 2017 version were resolved....

HB2739: Hawaii Democrats Blind Suicide Leap

...All members of the committees voted "yes" on the bill, except Rep. Andria Tupola and Rep. Bob McDermott .... We were asked to vote without our members having seen a written draft of the revised bill....

VIDEO: Hawaii Democrat Suicide Takes 13 Minutes

... After 4 Hours of Testimony, Democrats take 13 minutes to PASS HB-2739 HD1 out of committee ....

Oregon Legislature Passes Bill to Allow Starving Mentally Ill Patients to Death


... Hawaii's future ....

Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Halts Some Spending After Scathing Audit


...Akina wanted OHA trustees to voluntarily return any money they misspent. He noted Trustee Lei Ahu Isa says she already returned $1,400....

Time to Throw out OHA Old Guard Trustees


...OHA's Old Guard Trustees Giving Cash To Their Friends....

UH, Feds Settle Title IX Case


...the Feds will monitor UH Mānoa until it completes its obligations under the agreement....

Elections: 163 Candidates Pull Papers


...Candidate filing for the 2018 Elections runs from February 1, 2018 through June 5, 2018....

Maui Mayor Signs Sea Level Proclamation: County Will Grab for More Oceanfront Land


... calls on the Planning Department to propose rule changes to the Maui, Molokai and Lanai Planning Commissions to include sea level rise in their shoreline setback calculations ....

Hawaii: Debtor State

...Hawaii's total consumer debt per capita of $64,642 averaged more than $20,000 above the nation....

Aiea is #1: Hawaii Towns Ranked by Money Management Skill


...  and Ewa Beach is the worst ....

Trump Approves American Samoa Disaster Declaration


...due to Tropical Storm Gita from February 7 to February 12, 2018....

If Game Makers Don't Address Loot Crates, Lawmakers Will


...The ESRB's decision to label video games with paid add-ons essentially does nothing to address the complaint that loot boxes are akin to gambling....

Best States? Hawaii Ranks 17th


...Hawaii shines in one area of 'best states' ranking....

UH Board of Regents: Hawaii County Finalists Named

... Peter S. Hoffmann, Duane Kanuha, Albert Nahale-a ....

2018 Property Taxes Ranked by State

...Hawaii Annual Taxes on Home Priced at State Median Value -- $1,459 (33rd-highest)....

Honolulu Citizen Survey: Homelessness Top Priority


...The results from this year's NCS....
 

FEATURED ARTICLES
  1. SB2922: Billion Dollar Property Tax Slush Fund for HSTA
  2. OHA Audit Released: "Alternate funding process directs money to individuals"
  3. Star-Adv: Crabbe Should Resign From OHA
  4. OHA: Does Draft Audit Blow Blackmail Scheme?
  5. Hanabusa Supporters Plan to Disrupt Legislative Session
  6. Former Cocaine Dealer's Wife Running for Honolulu Council
  7. Samuel Wilder King: OHA audit compels voters to oust CEO, trustees
  8. Keli'i Akina Urges OHA Board to Remove CEO
  9. $2.4B Tax Hike: How They Voted
  10. Hanabusa Supporters: Shall we Raise Taxes, Embarrass Ige or Both?
  11. Hawaii GE Tax Takes $8,360 from Family of Four
  12. OHA Trustees Confirm Order Requiring LLCs to Open Books
  13. Report: Coco Palms Grifters have no claim
  14. Terrified OHA Crony Flails About Wildly After Being Ordered to Cough up LLCs Check Registers
  15. Progressive Activists are the Main Cause of Inequality 
  16. SB3088: Will Legislature Give Counties More Excuses for GE Tax Hike?
  17. Decline of Hawaii Farmland Caused by Environmentalism, not Development
  18. Conservative Rankings of Hawaii Legislators-2017 Session
  19. Complete List: 35 Hawaii Legislators have a Second Job
  20. $82K Per Bum: Hospitals Rake in $1.2B Treating Homeless Shelter-Refusers
  21. Vacation Rental Home Is "Public Accommodation" -- Lesbians are Mandatory
  22. 16 Years of Litigation: Sierra Club Directly Responsible for Lack of Affordable Housing
  23. NATO Loophole: Attack On Hawaii Not Covered By Treaty 
  24. Experts: Universities Need to be Transparent About Money Received from Confucius Institutes
  25. Kaneohe: 8.75M Gallons of Sewage Spill from City Plants
  26. Brian Schatz Fear of An Anglo America 
  27. Peter Apo: 'People can just make up stuff, and pronounce cultural claims with little or no validation' 
  28. Ban the Bike! How Cities Made a Huge Mistake in Promoting Cycling 
  29. Hawaii Bill Banning Plastic Straws Based on Research by a 9-Year-Old
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