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Hawai’i Free Press

Weekly News Read

September 1 2024

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Meet the Meth Gang Behind ‘Lahaina Strong’

… A Great Leader of the Hawaiian People Who Occasionally Sells Poison to their Children ….

Foster Care Rape Room: Police Report Blows Away CWS Coverup

… drug addicts watching porn with 5-year olds ….

State found ‘grossly negligent’ for placing 8 year-old in abusive foster home

… the state was “grossly negligent” when it placed an eight-year-old boy in a foster home, where he was then repeatedly sexually abused for years ….

$1.66B is just the ‘Base’–HART CEO announces dates for THREE cost overrun ‘surprises’

… HART to begin announcing cost overruns in Nov and Dec 2024—only after meeting with the Feds ….

Hawaiians Score Success when they get away from Hawaii (and Las Vegas)

… ‘crabs must climb out of TWO buckets’ — Washington Post ….

Hawai‘i’s Condo Insurance Crisis Is Now Hurting — Sales Down 48%

… Condo sales fell 48% in Waikīkī and 38% in Makiki-Mō‘ili‘ili in June. Both neighborhoods have lots of underinsured, older condo buildings ….

Deputy Killed Himself after Threats from Investigators Over Minor Homeless Hassle

… according to an email sent Tuesday to the entire Department of Law Enforcement written by another of the suspended deputies ….

Audit: Police Commission Gives ‘inconsistent and ineffective oversight of HPD’

“The HPC expressed general disagreement with our two primary findings and noted lukewarm consideration to implement some of the recommendations.”

Kennedy never actually got on Hawaii Ballot

… a surprise from the Office of Elections ….

141 Candidates on November Election Ballot

… 35 House races and 8 Senate races up for grabs ….

Hawaii wants to force an oil ban on the rest of the country

… this lawsuit seeks to compel companies to cease production and sale of oil and gas everywhere ….

Feds Plan Hawaii Kai offshore wind lease auction for Kaiwi Channel

… The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has set a 2028 start date for wind leasing off the coast of Hawaii’s island of Oahu ….

Maui Economic Director’s Business Associate Got Contracts From Her County Office

… awarding more than $200,000 in grants to a business associate ….

Ninth Circuit rejects Hawaii rule sealing medical records in court filings

… A three-judge panel found that the public has a presumptive First Amendment right to see medical and health records attached to court filings, such as mental competency examinations ….

UHERO: Shortage of Sister-Isle Medical Care Mostly Affects Low Income Residents

… People with disabilities and people with low incomes in rural areas faced the biggest health differences ….

Hawaii Second Amendment Rights Advocates Openly Carry Swords, Battle-Axes In Public To Celebrate New Law

… he takes his battle-axe on walks to raise public awareness of the new laws while also making sure police aren’t restricting citizens’ rights to openly carry unusual weapons ….

State DLE Calls Gun Buyback Successful

… Individuals turning in firearms received a total of 531 gift cards valued at $53,100 ….

‘If it can happen in Hawaii, it can happen everywhere’

… legislative victories this year in the areas of taxation, housing, healthcare and other issues ….

A Year After Hawaii Fire, Rebuilding Has Barely Begun

… There are a lot of environmental regulations ….

Green: After reading Secret Fire Report, I know State will have to bail out Maui County

… Negotiations: Insurers Would Settle for $1.2B ….

Green begs Supreme Court to Affirm his Fake ‘Settlement’

… Lahaina residents question handling of donated relief funds ….

Maui Officials Plot to Eliminate Front Street Lahaina

… Maui County recently adopted new shoreline setback rules that took effect Sunday. The updated rules say, among other things, that new buildings cannot be constructed in what is predicted to be the inundation zone ….

Will Front Street become just a fond memory?

… Let the people who have lost their properties and are bravely committed to rebuilding do just that — and enable them to do it quickly ….

Clear away legal barriers to hasten Lahaina homebuilding

… Hawaii has a reputation for being one of the hardest states in the nation to build homes ….

Hawaii National Parks Attract 4,764,320 Tourists

… Haleakala Park saw a 27% decrease in visitors in 2023 compared to 2022 ….

Tourist Count Down, Spending Up

… The number of visitors is down 1% from July 2023. But spending by tourists, when adjusted by inflation, is up 2.6% from last year at $207 billion ….

Protest Payments

… it provides a basis for the courts to get involved if there is some question as to the legitimacy of any fee or tax ….

Four Bills for housing, tax relief at Honolulu, Maui councils

“…Help Maui families by allowing more small homes per lot….”

Mayor signs bill to drive creation of new rental housing for Oʻahu

… Bill 3 (2024), which greatly enhances incentives to developers to help generate rental housing projects ….

Tuition Hike Coming: UH volunteers to pay higher electric bills to boost wind, solar.

“… charge customers based on the hourly marginal cost of electricity production ….”