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Who are the people behind Hawaii Ocean News?

Hawaii Ocean News is powered by a growing number of grassroots ocean lovers who are willing to share their experiences, concerns, passions, and ocean-related news with the rest of the community. Writing for this site is completely voluntary. We do monitor for accuracy and appropriateness of posts, but most definitely allow our contributors to speak out on issues that affect all of us. This website is not monetized and we are not a commercial entity -- as in: we do not get paid to exist. We are strictly a voluntary community service. We do NOT accept donations. All website and other expenses are paid out-of-pocket by staff volunteers.

We are always looking for new contributors, so please contact us if you want to jump in and share your ocean story or concerns.

Web Savvy Talk-Story Provider

We are fortunate to have some very web savvy volunteers on the team who are making sure that the messages here reach people not only in Hawaii, but people in every corner of the globe. Our SEO nerds on the team continually tweak our websites, media content, and social media presence so that search engines worldwide find us and get our messages out there. As a result of our team's hard work, Hawaii Ocean News continues to climb in readership, Statewide and worldwide.

The Hawaii Ocean News Mission

The purpose of this site is to inform, entertain, and help bring about positive changes in the stewardship of our ocean environment as we move forward in the 21st century. We'd also like it to be a record of the decisions made by leadership that profoundly affected the people of Hawaii -- a kind of "In Perpetuity" website so that years from now, our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren can get a better idea about what happened to our community, why, and who was responsible, a kind of living history.

Apolitical Agenda

We are NOT politically motivated. No one in our group stands to benefit politically, or economically, from articles and opinions posted on this website. We are NOT a political action committee. We do NOT endorse any individual for any leadership position in the State of Hawaii. Our purpose and only agenda is to clarify, for the public, objectively verifiable facts regarding the management and care of our ocean recreation environment. The people of Hawaii have a right to know about what decisions are being made on their behalf, and why they are being made. Our opinions, clearly labeled as such, are based on our continuous research. We don't pull punches and we're not politically correct. We name names, post photos and supply contact information about those who we feel are doing a good job of caring for our ocean recreation community, and about those who are not.

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Hawaii Ocean News Committed to Accurate Talk Story

Notice to all of our readers: The idea behind our all-voluntary Hawaii Ocean News articles is to accurately inform the public about topics that are important to Hawaii's ocean recreation community. If, at any time, any of our readers find an inaccuracy in our reporting, we are prepared to investigate and then correct or retract (if necessary) any information that may not reflect good journalism. We urge our readers to contact us with their concerns.

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When we questioned DLNR personnel about the ongoing fraud, we were met with a wall of silence

DoBOR's Insurance rule "ridiculous", insurers say

Insurance rule weaponized by the DLNR's Ed Underwood as part of larger plan to collapse publicly-owned harbor system

Business as usual as Hawaii's DLNR attempts to discourage public testimony with last-minute "extension" trick

The DLNR's sexual predator, Ed Underwood, set to testify in favor of cancelling the ocean recreation community at the AWSBH

This may be just another business-as-usual, as Hawaii's DLNR continues to pursue it's strategy of adversarial relationship with the public

A contrivance of the DLNR's resident sexual deviate, Ed Underwood, this hearing is nothing more than a back door, gray-area attempt to end-run the legislature's already having tabled this item

The core of Hawaii's culture is dangerously at risk . . . we are not the mainland

The politics -- union and otherwise -- behind the likes of a sustained Underwood tenure in State of Hawaii offices are every reason why we had the devastating Lahaina disaster response

What will happen to Maui has already been pre-determined: planned opportunism guaranteed by ongoing and deadly infrastruture incompetence and corruption

Within 24 hours, thousands of pounds of supplies collected and assembled for delivery to victims on Maui

An appeal to all grassroots Hawaii for help . . . we are ohana; government disaster response may take a while

Sign the petition: "Sexual Harassment/Assault is NOT OKAY . . . Remove Ed Underwood from his position NOW!"

Is Hawaii's Civil Service system so broken that incompetents, bullies and sexual preditors can't be fired? Why isn't HGEA stepping in to protect its members and residents from the likes of Underwood?

A clear pattern is emerging

Hawaii's democracy delusion

Hawaii's legislature is out of control

WAL's passage of HB1089 is an in-your-face message straight from the legislature right to the people of Hawaii . . . Hawaii's constitution DOES NOT MATTER

When your legislators tell you they want to privatize public assets, know this is a blatant admission of incompetence

Current government operatives are no more qualified to manage public lands than they are to manage America's space program

Hawaii's current liveaboard boat communities, especially on floating pier designs, are a prototype for what we could be doing to adapt to the ever-increasing amount of real estate that will become submerged lands in the not-too-distant future

Top environmental scientists now confirm that sea levels are rising at a much

In this upcoming election, we are not voting for the most qualified candidate but rather we are voting for the least bad choice

The consequences of voting for the "least bad" choice among candidates is a future that doesn't need or want you or your family in Hawaii

Politicians like Josh Green should never be a choice on the ballot

It's time to BREAK THE CYCLE of incompetent, corrupt leadership in Hawaii by saying NO to the career politicians who have been bleeding our community to death

Aloha United Way, One Oahu, and Legal and Family Services: "There will be NO available safety net for State principle habitation permitted families who are forced from their homes in Hawaii's harbors"

We are supporting this measure in good faith, hoping that it is used to enhance our public harbors for the boating public in Hawaii

The Omicron variant has made a mockery of Hawaii's vaccine mandate

Char-Kemble-Green-Ige pandemic response now almost criminally negligent

Meanwhile, Rep. "Wrong-Way"

Sen. Moriwaki (Waikiki District) email intended for DLNR's Ed Underwood lands in Hawaii Ocean News editor's inbox by mistake

This is what we know now

Hawaii's Supreme Court has found our State legislature guilty of repeated violations of the State's Constitution . . . violations that went on for more than a decade

Past laws, illegal, now need to be culled and repealed