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Political Discussion / big fat pay raises for everyone!
« on: February 10, 2025, 07:03:25 PM »
https://www.khon2.com/local-news/state-officials-could-see-big-pay-raises-soon/

Currently, Gov. Green’s salary is $189,480; and would increase 32% to $250,116 in 2026, and then Governor’s would see a 4% increase over the next five years through 2031.

He wouldn’t be the highest paid person in the state though.

The Chief Justice of Hawaii currently makes $248,124, and would increase 32% to $327,528, and then a 4% increase over the next five years through 2031.
Find more Hawaii, Oahu, Maui and Kauai news here

Lawmakers currently make $74,160, and would see a 40% pay increase on the third year (2028), to $103,824, and up to $121,284 in 2031.
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General Discussion / HI Fed judge say not old enough to protect yourself
« on: February 09, 2025, 06:10:38 PM »
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/02/10/federal-court-upholds-hawaiis-age-based-firearms-acquisition-law/

On Friday, a federal judge has upheld Hawaii’s law banning those under 21 from buying a gun.

The Hawaii’s Department of the Office of the Attorney General said the opposition comes after a national pro-gun group led a lawsuit against the state claiming Hawaii’s age-restriction violates the Second Amendment.

In a statement from Hawaii’s Attorney General’s office, U.S. District Judge Jill Otake said the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that they could succeed on their constitutional challenge and failed to show that ending the law would benefit public interests.

Deputy Solicitors General Ewan Rayner and Thomas Hughes represented the state in the case, officials said.

“Hawaii’s gun laws protect public safety and save lives,” said Rayner. “Today’s decision confirms that the state’s age limit on acquiring a firearm, which has been in effect for over 30 years, is consistent with a long history of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of our youths.”

Officials say both the state and federal government can impose age restrictions for the purchase or possession of a gun, and many have been set at 21-years-old.


but you can run for office and sue the State for climate change :thumbsup:
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Political Discussion / we need local DOGE
« on: February 09, 2025, 05:53:58 PM »
everytime there is a "crisis" our local officials jsutify more positions and more money. The CR beetle? need millions more. In comes DelaCruz who is worth more now than before he was in office.

https://www.khon2.com/local-news/hawaiis-growing-pest-crisis-is-a-stronger-plan-needed/

Some even say a biosecurity chief position is needed. The Hawaii Department of Agriculture said working with the community to combat invasive species will be critical in 2025 since $10 million was approved for 2025.

“[Ten million dollars] is more money than the Department of Agriculture has ever had dedicated to biosecurity efforts,” said HDOA chair Sharon Hurd. “We’re going to say, ‘We have a statewide plan for public property, but for the private properties in the communities, maybe you guys can help us with this funding and decide what you’re going to do for coconut rhinoceros beetles.”
More than 900 CRB found in Hawaii’s first-of-its-kind hunting tournament

Coconut rhinoceros beetles are widespread on Oahu and has also been found on Kauai, Maui and Hawaii Island. Invasive Species Committees on each county respond to reports, but some legislators hope to cut through red tape by establishing a chief of biosecurity.

“So that it becomes a priority so that someone actually owns the issue and can follow through,” said Senate Ways and Means Committee Chair Donovan Dela Cruz. “We need a much more tight strategic plan that we know can get implemented.”
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Political Discussion / USAID and our taxes
« on: February 08, 2025, 11:44:36 AM »
Since its tax season, I wonder how much of our paychecks go towards waste and stupid crap. I'm guessing 20-25% of our Fed taxes taken out of our paycheck every month is going to crap.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/02/at-usaid-waste-and-abuse-runs-deep/
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Political Discussion / punishment doesn't stop crime
« on: February 08, 2025, 10:31:51 AM »
I think this statement strengthens the need for citizen self defense..or maybe our State loves criminals..

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/02/08/new-report-shows-concepts-new-occc-prison-system-reforms/

Oahu Community Correctional Center was built in 1916, when the focus of jail was incarceration.

The concepts for a new facility to replace it lean heavily on something it can’t do as much -- rehabilitation.

What have we learned from a hundred years of punishment? It hasn’t stopped crime,” said Kat Brady, coordinator of the Community Alliance on Prisons.

OCCC is the state’s largest jail with an original design capacity of 628 beds and an operational capacity of 950 beds. It has rehabilitation programs, but it’s also overcrowded and deteriorating.

As the state prepares to build a massive new jail in Halawa at the current animal quarantine station, leaders contracted the University of Hawaii Community Design Center to come up with ideas to help prepare inmates to re-enter the community.

“Ninety-eight percent of them exit prison, and has we have to do something to freshen things up, make these individuals into much better citizens,” said state Sen. Glenn Wakai, the vice chair of the senate’s Public Safety and Military Affairs Committee.

U.H. students spent two years getting input from the community, officials, cultural practitioners and even some inmates. The resulting design concepts are radically different from the current jail, with a focus on self-improvement and larger areas for wellness.

“Most of it was outdoors,” said Brady. “It was cultural spaces, it was gardens, it was lots of greenery -- you know, it was things that we don’t have in our facilities.”

“We’re going to have all these little modules next to it as people go through the various mental health services, drug rehab services -- so it’s not going to be granddaddy’s OCCC,” said Wakai.

The design also creates spaces for staff and corrections officers, including a gym, a courtyard and a dining room.

The big hurdle, of course, is the cost -- upwards of $1 billion.
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Political Discussion / no one said anything when this happened...
« on: February 07, 2025, 10:19:26 PM »
Every move Trump is doing is being called out and scrutinized...Elon Elon Elon etc...
but no one said anything when this happened
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/14/son-of-top-biden-white-house-advisor-ricchetti-lands-job-at-treasury-.html
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Political Discussion / Subway surfing is killing kids...
« on: February 06, 2025, 10:08:18 PM »
https://www.khon2.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-kids-in-new-york-keep-dying-while-subway-surfing-on-top-of-trains-can-they-be-stopped/

Ka’Von Wooden loved trains. The 15-year-old had an encyclopedic knowledge of New York City’s subway system and dreamed of becoming a train operator.

Instead, on a December morning in 2022, Ka’Von died after he climbed to the roof of a moving J train in Brooklyn and then fell onto the tracks as it headed onto the Williamsburg Bridge.

He is one of more than a dozen New Yorkers, many young boys, who have been killed or badly injured in recent years while attempting to “subway surf,” a practice that dates back a century but has been supercharged by social media.

Authorities have tried to address the problem with public awareness campaigns and by deploying drones to catch thrill-seekers in the act. But for some, a more fundamental question is not being addressed: Why are kids like Ka’Von able to climb on top of subway cars in the first place?

“When Ka’Von died … literally two weeks later, another child died. And another one. That makes no sense,” his mother, Y’Vonda Maxwell, told The Associated Press, saying transit and law enforcement officials haven’t done enough. “Why should my child have not been the end?”

Making trains harder to climb, and train surfers more easy to detect with cameras and sensors, could be part of the solution, some experts say. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which operates the subway system, has said it is studying the issue. But it has yet to come forward with proposals to use technology or physical barriers that might make it harder for people to get on top of trains.

Six people died surfing subway trains in the city last year, up from five in 2023.
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Political Discussion / N Shore farmer no criminal history?
« on: February 06, 2025, 10:00:02 PM »
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Political Discussion / sound familiar?
« on: February 05, 2025, 09:45:22 PM »
ala "Jan 6th"? sounds like the Dems are trying to start something....

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-lawmakers-slam-elon-musk-access-treasury-department-we-are-at-war

"Shut down the city! We are at war!" U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., shouted into a microphone as supporters cheered during a rally hosted by the MoveOn Civic Action, Indivisible and the Working Families Party.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/white-house-demands-apology-from-top-dem-for-threatening-to-take-fight-against-trump-agenda-to-the-streets

Jeffries, who stated in April that "threatening political violence is not a sign of strength" but rather an "indication of weakness and insecurity" and noted in September that "political violence has no place in a democratic society," told reporters that when it comes to the Trump agenda, "We are going to fight it legislatively, we are going to fight it in the courts, and we're going to fight it in the streets."

The House minority leader was met with immediate backlash over his remarks.
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Political Discussion / #immadoctor says RFK has no experience...
« on: February 04, 2025, 05:33:23 PM »
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/02/05/green-trump-loyalists-you-have-been-tricked/
“Honestly, it’s dumbfounding that anybody would vote for him when he doesn’t understand the health care system,” said Green.

Let's see past HHS Secretaries, how about under the Obama Admin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Sebelius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Mathews_Burwell
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Political Discussion / US funding Taliban
« on: February 01, 2025, 07:14:46 PM »
 For anyone not aware, the US gov has been sending $60-$80 million per month to the Taliban through some sort of aid. There is proposed legislation to end the funding of terrorist organizations with U.S. tax dollars. Below is a link in case you want to contact your representatives to advocate for it.
 

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/226


Wouldn't be surprised to find Hunter Biden on the Taliban Board of Directors
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Political Discussion / money corrupts even the church
« on: February 01, 2025, 02:07:05 PM »
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