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Today's News Read
July 9, 2017

Special Session? Legislators All Agree Caldwell Can't be Trusted
...Luke said she doesn't trust the city's budget figures because they're constantly changing....
Progressive Activists are the Main Cause of Inequality
...these liberals hoard the American Dream by creating barriers keeping others from moving on up....
Ige's Second Suit Against Trump: 9th Circuit Says Chin is Faking it
..."This court will not upset the Supreme Court's careful balancing and 'equitable judgment' brought to bear when 'tailor(ing) a stay' in this matter...."
IT Project Stripped out of DOTax after decade of influence buying, psychosis, and bankruptcy
...The shift out of DOTax is just a scam to justify vetoing HB1414 which mandated an audit of the State's decade-long series of IT debacles....
Al Hee's Scam Company Loses its Monopoly on DHHL
...Another step towards dismantlement of Dan Inouye's legacy....
Telescope Protesters Want to Discuss Terms for Cultural Park atop Mauna Kea
..."I think we should sit at the table and we should have civil discussions" -- Kamahana Kealoha
Legislature Schedules Special Session to Hike Taxes In Late August
...The special session's purpose is to address rail financing and Honolulu's adherence to its grant agreement with the Federal Transit Administration, according to the memo....
GE Tax Equivalent to 13% Sales Tax
...Hawaii GET taxes many products multiple times and ultimately taxes 99.21 percent of the state's personal income compared to the national median sales tax which applies to 34.46 percent of personal income....
HART board chokes on forensic audit
..."It's not my intent to muck around in the past."....
Mucking Around in the Past?
...HART stunned critics by cancelling a special audit that would have examined past cost overruns....
Some reasons why the HART Board does not want to do a forensic audit
...a number of allegedly flagrant violations of the law including the following....
Supreme court hears arguments on 10% Rail Skim
... Should DOTax be allowed to keep milking Rail? ....
Beyond Middle Street: Public Forums Discuss Options for Rail
July 14-- Capitol Auditorium
July 15--Washington Middle School
Best States to Start a Business? Hawaii Ranks 46th
...access to cash, human capital and affordable office space.... 
Kaiser Takes Control of Maui County HHSC Hospitals
..."It has been a long journey to bring us to this historic transition"....
Maui Hospital Privatization Will Save State $260M
...Just imagine how much we could save by privatizing other HGEA functions....
Economic freedom needed to increase affordable housing
...Dr. Keli'i Akina gave the following speech on June 30th, 2017, at the 2017 Maui County Affordable Housing Summit, hosted by the Maui Chamber of Commerce and Maui County Department of Housing & Human Concerns....
Super High-Rents in Honolulu Nearly Double National Average
... The median rent for a two-bedroom unit in Honolulu in June rose to $2,120 a month....
Here's Who Might Get Stung Hardest By Any New Rail Taxes
... Hawaii's general excise tax is regressive, which means it places a disproportionately higher burden on low- and middle-income people ....
Is This the End to the Hawaii Aquarium Fishery?
...The Hawaii Aquarium fishery was proven sustainable by a 17 year study of the fishery....
Tiki bar owner bows to 'cultural appropriation' outcry: 'I am so very sorry'
..."Pretty soon we will be requiring 'cultural appropriation' training before anyone is allowed to open a business in this town."....
Secy Perry calls the Jones Act an impediment to energy independence
..."Regarding our ability to retrieve energy, we don't need anybody. Transportation may be our biggest impediment."....
Competition heating up on Asia-Hawaii trade
...the dedicated Asia-Hawaii Express will be upgraded from a fortnightly service to a weekly sailing starting in July 2017....
DLNR: Napali Coast a Better Place with Squatters Out
...A three day operation last week resulted in additional arrests and the dismantling of large, illegal camps in Kalalau Valley....
A Passion for Papaya is Not Propaganda
...Dr. Marion Nestle referred to the film Food Evolution as "propaganda" and the other activists like Zen Honeycutt and the Food Babe are jumping on board....
Craving Statehood: The view from Guam
...Guam, like the other four inhabited U.S.-governed territories, lacks even a semblance of political representation back on the mainland....
Office Of Maunakea Management honored with culture and heritage award
...for its implementation of a Long-Term Historic Property Monitoring Plan for the University of HawaiʻiManagement Areas on Maunakea....
Hawaii, Alaska contemplate coming into North Korean missile range
...Ward believes it is time to refurbish the tunnels as civilian shelters in case of a North Korean attack....
 

FEATURED ARTICLES

  1. Murthy: I Can Complete Elevated Rail Without Tax Hike
  2. Sex, Lies, and Repetitious Badgering: Meet Hawaii's New Superintendent of Schools
  3. Lawyer: OHA Transferred Waimea Valley to Private Company Controlled by CEO Crabbe
  4. Conflict of Interest: OHA Audit Committee Member Secretly owns OHA's Former Poi Mill
  5. Hirono Second Surgery: Gabbard, Hanabusa Jockey for Position
  6. Criminal Probe of OHA's $435K Beamer Contract
  7. Waimea Valley: OHA's $20M Secret
  8. HART Cancels Audit: "It's not my intent to figure out what we did wrong"
  9. HART: Even 10-year Rail Tax Extension Is Not Enough
  10. Most Expensive Place to Live in U.S.? Hawaii, Where Toilet Paper Costs More Than Anywhere in the World
  11. GE Tax: Audit Shows Tourists pay only 14.1% of Rail Surcharge
  12. Randy Roth: OHA Copies Bishop Estate--Misusing LLCs to Hide from Law
  13. Political Connections Pay Off: Former OHA Officer on the Inside Developing Kakaako
  14. Honolulu rail project most expensive in the world
  15. Hawaii's nonsensical resistance to borders shows as insanity
  16. DTL: Sen Donovan Dela Cruz on Payroll of OHA's Kakaako Developer
  17. UH Prof: 'I Don't Trust White People,' They 'Need To Lose More'
  18. Video: Roth vs Anderson on GE Tax Hike
  19. Public-Private Partnerships: Study Examines New Options for Rail
  20. Hawaii has the longest permit approval process in the country
  21. Grassroot: Feds Should Audit Rail
  22. Honolulu Neighborhood Boards: 47 Vacant Positions Available
  23. Conservative Rankings of Hawaii Legislators-2016 Session
  24. Can Hokulea Crew Save Telescope?
  25. Kim: Trade Telescope Approval for OHA Control of Mauna Kea
  26. Peruta Concealed Carry: Supreme Court Allows 9th Circuit Decision to Stand
  27. Peter Apo: 'People can just make up stuff, and pronounce cultural claims with little or no validation'

  28. Global Warming: UH Professors Say Everybody in Hawaii Will Burn to Death. Soon. Real soon.
  29. Universal Basic Income Is A Lazy Solution To The Oncoming Labor Crisis
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