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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Vol VI No. 695 Part 1d



Hawai`i Free Press 
Today's News Read
March 18, 2018


OHA Trustees to Discuss Firing Crabbe
...at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees meeting set for 10am Thursday March 22, 2018....

Coco Palms Occupiers Threaten "Civil War"
..."Right now it's to the breaking point of a civil war and Hawaii can see it," Hepa said....

'Dan Inouye is a Rapist'-My Name is Mark Kaniela Saito Ing and I approved this Message
...In Twitter conversations last week, Ing said: "My statement about the airport isn't about attacking the late Senator...."

Hilarious: Airhead Ing Voted to Name Airport for 'Serial Rapist' Inouye
...some question Ing's motives, especially given that he voted to support renaming of Honolulu's airport in 2016....

Students across Hawaii walk out of classrooms - But Some Shy Away from Gun Control Message
...Farrington's mascot is the Governors, and students planning their walkout at first chose the hashtag #GovsAgainstGuns as their motto. But after more research and talking it over, they shifted to a broader, more inclusive message: #Govs4SafeSchools....

Senate Passes $72M in Tax Hikes
...The State Senate has drafted, discussed, and voted on SB508, SB2415, SB2484, SB2489, SB2699, and SB2821 that are projected to generate approximately $72 million in revenues....

Will New Council Leadership Torpedo Plan to Loot City Coffers to pay for Rail?
...Bill 42 (2017), which would allow for the use of city funds for rail, was deferred by Council members earlier this month....

Bond funding scheme for rail shows need for audit
...Caldwell wants the city to use $44 million of bond debt to pay for administrative costs related to construction of the city's planned 20-mile rail system....

Telescope: Is April Deadline Slipping?
..."Maunakea is still our preferred site for the Thirty Meter Telescope, and we continue to assess the ongoing situation both in Hawaii and the Canary Islands while working toward a decision...." 

An Opportunity for Opportunity Zones
...Ige needs to take action by March 21, 2018 to take advantage of "qualified opportunity zones".... 

Hawaii refuses to release internal records on missile alert
...Hawaii officials have repeatedly pointed to a low-level state employee....

Ward Calls on Governor to Release all Missile Alert Recordings
..."Everyone from Governor Ige on down has been stalling and stonewalling."....

Why We Need the FBI to Investigate OHA
...OHA is an ongoing criminal enterprise like the Mafia....

Suicide: Top Corporate Lobbyist Just Won't Die
...John Radcliffe was given six months to live by presumably the best doctors he could afford, and he's still kicking after 14-plus months....

Suicide Lobby, Insurance Company Already Plotting to Kill off Expensive Alzheimer's Patients
...said Greenlick, a retired director of the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research. "I started thinking, people with Alzheimer's should be able to have some control over how they die...."

Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
...Assisted Suicide passes Senate Committee, Gay Therapy Ban passes House Committee....

The last time Congress created a new state
...On March 19, 1959, Congress approved Hawaii for admission to the union as the 50th state....

White House studies permanent Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico
...One issue the group is grappling with is how to justify a waiver for Puerto Rico while keeping Jones Act requirements for other US ports, such as Hawaii....

Harry Kim Wants $5M for Failed Plan to Build More Homeless Tent Cities
...County officials are poised to create new temporary encampments in Hilo, Pahoa, Kau, and Kailua-Kona....

Taxpayers and Ratepayers Forced to Fund HECO Flywheel Scheme
...Notice that they never mention the Cost?....

Hawaii Legislative Session: Victories and Challenges for Small Business
...from National Federation of Independent Business-Hawaii....

SB648 Amended to Increase Sister Islands TAT Share
...The TAT amount for the City & County of Honolulu is unchanged....

HB1900: Highlights of House Budget
...an economic plan based on general excise tax collections....

Council Coup: Kym Pine Tries Again to Explain
... The main reason I support a leadership change at the Council has unfortunately been lost in media reports to more sensational stories ....

Poverty Trap Hawaii: 75% Low Income Renters Spend More Than 50% on Rent
...Hawaii has 35 affordable and available units for every 100 ELI renter households....

Adjusted for Cost of Living, Hawaii Taxes Highest in USA
...$8,277 -- Annual Hawaii State & Local Taxes on Median State Household....

DBEDT: Hawaii Households get $710M from Republican Tax Cuts
...Hawaii Democrats Bitter, Spiteful....

How the 'Trump Tax' affects Hawaii
...Thu, March 29, 2018 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM HST....

Narcissists
..."I only eat organic"....

DoA Pesticide Report: Science vs Hysteria
...Six-Month Monitoring Levels Meet State & Federal Water Quality Standards....

Will DLNR Use Sea Level Rise as Excuse to Wipe out Banyan Drive Properties?
...The purpose of the RFI is to gauge whether there is interest among prospective developers in obtaining a long-term lease of the Site (but check out the terms)....

Hawaii AG: Gay Weddings are Mandatory
...against a Minnesota couple who claim they should not be forced to make wedding videos for gay couples....

Title IX Lawsuit? ACLU Says DoE Response 'Disappointing'
...14 DOE high schools "do not have separate athletic locker facilities for girls, even when boys in those same schools do have such access."....

Attorney General Sessions Announces New Actions To Improve School Safety And Better Enforce Existing Gun Laws
...We are increasing the number of school resource officers, improving background checks and more aggressively prosecuting those who illegally attempt to purchase a firearm, and reviewing and enhancing the way our law enforcement agencies respond to tips from the public....

Lawsuit: UPW Prison Guards 'Take Down' Pregnant Prisoner
...The State appealed to the Intermediate Court of Appeals, arguing that Hawaii's wrongful death statute limits recovery for "the death of a person," and that the fetus did not qualify....

Ige Appoints Russell Suzuki Attorney General
...Suzuki has been acting as the chief legal and law enforcement officer for the state since February 2 when then Attorney General Doug Chin resigned to become Lieutenant Governor....

Maui: Six Nominees for 2nd District Court Judge
...Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald announced today that he is seeking public comment on judicial nominees ....

DoH: Tobacco Prevention Saves Hawaii $1B
...results of 20 years of tobacco prevention and control policies and programs with an estimated total savings of $1 billion in health care costs to the state....

Community Well-Being: Honolulu Ranks 18th
...186 communities ranked based on their Well-Being Index scores....

Honolulu 2nd-Skinniest City in USA
...WalletHub compared 100 of the most populated U.S. metro areas across 18 key indicators of weight-related problems....

Honolulu Neighborhood Boards--24 Vacant Positions
...Apply to your local Neighborhood Board to be appointed to fill a vacant position.... 

Elections: 201 Candidates Pull Papers
...Candidate filing for the 2018 Elections runs from February 1, 2018 through June 5, 2018....
 

FEATURED ARTICLES
  1. Gun Control Rallies: How Today's students have been Brainwashed to prepare for this moment their whole lives
  2. OHA Audit Released: "Alternate funding process directs money to individuals"
  3. Star-Adv: Crabbe Should Resign From OHA
  4. Laziness, Corruption: HGEA Upset by Truthfulness of DOCARE Chief
  5. FBI joins investigation into OHA spending, contracts back to Beginning of Crabbe Administration
  6. Crabbe: Who is the Auditor to Judge ME?
  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. Rep Kaniela Ing Calls Dan Inouye 'An Accused Serial Rapist'
  11. Hanabusa Led Senators who Killed Reappointment of Margery Bronster on Behalf of Broken Trustees
  12. OHA Trustees Confirm Order Requiring LLCs to Open Books
  13. Report: Coco Palms Grifters have no claim
  14. Republican Tax Cuts Pump $1.3B into Hawaii Economy
  15. Progressive Activists are the Main Cause of Inequality 
  16. Legislators Help Stripper Busted for Workers Comp Fraud
  17. Decline of Hawaii Farmland Caused by Environmentalism, not Development
  18. Criminal Al Hee's Scam Company Sandwich Isles Communications Closing--All Workers Laid Off
  19. Trask: Coco Palms Occupiers Duped by White Supremacist 'Sovereign Citizens'
  20. $82K Per Bum: Hospitals Rake in $1.2B Treating Homeless Shelter-Refusers
  21. UH Reveals Clinton visit to Maunakea Telescopes
  22. 16 Years of Litigation: Sierra Club Directly Responsible for Lack of Affordable Housing
  23. Sam King II and Keli'i Akina: OHA Audit Works for Betterment of Hawaiian People 
  24. A Month Later Crabbe Still Hasn't Released LLC Records to Trustees
  25. Income Tax: Hawaii 2nd Highest n USA
  26. Study: Hawaii Obamacare Prices to Jump 50% by 2021 
  27. Hawaii AG Sues Trump in Desperate Bid to Keep Health Insurance Expensive 
  28. Full Text: Assisted Suicide 16 Floor Amendments 
  29. Auditor: Ten Years Later, Hawaii's Forgotten 2050 Sustainability Plan
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