Entries by Hawaii Free Press

HAWAII: Democrat’s Bill HB2079 Would Legalize Child Kidnapping for Sex Change

by Austin Martin, Chair, Hawaii Libertarian Party The Hawaii Kidnapping Bill (HB2079, ‘Relating to Health’) is among the worst proposed laws of this legislative session. Awaiting Senate action after passing the House, HB2079 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. […]

HAWAII: Long Lines Suppressed Republican Votes during the 2020 and 2022 Elections. The Honolulu City Clerk Plans to Do It Again in 2024

Election Day 2020 and 2022 were marred by long lines around Honolulu Hale and Kapiolani Hale forcing voters to wait hours to cast their ballot. The Honolulu City Clerks’ plan for 2024?  A repeat performance. Responding to an inquiry from HawaiiFreePress.com, the office of Honolulu City Clerk Glen I. Takahashi explains: “Kapolei Hale and Honolulu Hale will continue to serve as […]

‘FBI’ Chain Letter Scheme Entraps Hawaii Republicans and Libertarians

“I am an official informant.” Klean House Hawaii (KHH) and Hawaii Libertarian Party leader Karl Dicks brandishes the letter like a badge. But his ‘FBI – NSA volunteer informant’ letter is really a method for qualifying sales prospects. Many may dismiss Dicks’ letter as nonsense written by a crackpot best known for failed pro-se litigation.  But […]

Hawaii Has Been Named the ‘Most Corrupt State’ in America

In a recent evaluation conducted by the Institute for Corruption Studies at Illinois State University, Hawaii, known as the Aloha State, has once again claimed the rather unwelcome title of the most corrupt in the United States. At the forefront of this unsettling distinction is Honolulu, Hawaii’s state capital, which stands out with the highest percentage of […]

Trump to be Removed from Hawaii Republican Ballot—or Vice Versa

All eyes turn to Colorado and Maine as they remove ‘insurrectionist’ Donald J Trump from their state election ballot. Meanwhile, in Hawaii, infighting among Trump supporters is about to destroy the Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus—and with it, any chance that Trump and seven other Republican candidates have to win Hawaii’s 19 delegates to the Republican National […]

FBI Illegal Disruption of Hawaii Republicans?

Hawaii lies on the far outer fringe of the FBI’s nationwide dragnet for January 6 insurrectionists.  While the last three years have produced zero arrests since Hawaii Proud Boys leader Nick Ochs was nabbed at Honolulu Airport, January 7, 2021, they have produced immense disruption within the Hawaii Republican Party. Hawaii Business Registration documents filed March 10, […]

How Christmas Came to Hawaii

As presented by Hoku Paoa Stevenson at the Summer Palace. 1786 Captain George Dixon was a long way from home. He reflected briefly on the lot of a sailing man. The warm breeze which rocked the Queen Charlotte gently at anchor was pleasant enough, but he would have welcomed the December winds and the roaring fires […]

Lawsuit: ‘Green Greed’ Behind Lahaina Deaths

News Release from Bottini & Bottini Inc. (bottinilaw.com) On September 11, 2023, BOTTINI & BOTTINI, INC. and TAMASHIRO SOGI & BONNER filed the first lawsuit seeking to hold the Board of Directors of Hawaiian Electric liable for the tragic loss of life and property due to the Maui Fire on August 8, 2023. The case — […]

MAUI: Do Lahaina Property Owners Have the Right to Rebuild?

 Where was Bissen while Lahaina Burned? When it comes to the Lahaina Fire zone there is no shortage of ‘plans’ for what property owners can and cannot do with their property. All of these erstwhile ‘planners’ swear they are trying to prevent an exodus of Lahaina survivors to the Mainland. But Hawaii’s history is irrefutable–all efforts […]

July 7, 1935: Moscow Orders First Communists to Hawaii

By Andrew Walden (Orig. published 3-8-09) When the USSR collapsed in 1991, long-secret archives of the Communist International were thrown open to western researchers for the first time.  Many previously unknown details of communist history have been revealed–including the 1935 Comintern orders directing Communists to begin work in Hawaii.  These were uncovered by veteran researcher […]

Hawaii is No. 1 In the World – In Tourist Taxes

Last month, the website money.co.uk published an article giving our Honolulu a claim to international fame (or infamy).  It listed the city as having the highest tourist tax of any city in the world.  It noted our 10.25% transient accommodations tax, to which is added 3% county TAT.  “That’s already a hefty tax anywhere in the […]

July 7, 1935: Moscow Orders First Communists To Hawaii

When the USSR collapsed in 1991, long-secret archives of the Communist International were thrown open to western researchers for the first time.  Many previously unknown details of communist history have been revealed–including the 1935 Comintern orders directing Communists to begin work in Hawaii.  These were uncovered by veteran researcher Herbert Romerstein in Moscow. The transcription […]

Panorama: Hawaii DoE Paying Zuckerberg Company to Collect Data on Students

The Hawaii Department of Education is funneling student data to a company financed by Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg. Under a $478K annual contract with Hawaii Department of Education, Panorama Education, is building a permanent database of socio-political opinions, attendance, academic performance, and disciplinary infractions committed by Hawaii K-12 students.  Panorama’s ‘ Social Emotional Learning Survey’ is a […]

On August 12, 1898 the United States of America became a Global Power

From the National Constitution Center: On August 12, 1898, the United States and Spain reached a cease-fire agreement in its brief conflict over Cuba and the Philippines. The war marked America’s entrance onto the global stage as a military power. The Spanish-American War is just one of five conflicts where Congress approved an official declaration […]