Author: Sally Ingstrom

March 9, 2019April 3, 2019DLNR Ethics Quagmire, Lying to Hawaii's Public, Privatizing Public Assets

Welcome to Hawaii’s New Dystopian Paradise

Make Sure You Have an Updated QR-Coded Public-Private Partnership State ID Card

Selling Hawaii and Why This is a Vile Betrayal of Public Trust

"Ladies and gentlemen, we will be landing in Honolulu-By-The-Sea International Airport in just a few minutes. Please have your temporary QR-code visitor ID card ready for

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March 4, 2019March 5, 2021DLNR Ethics Quagmire

Why Did Hawaii’s DLNR Chair, Suzanne Case, Lie to a State Senate Committee?

Ed Underwood Outed Over Lying to the Public

Has Lying Become Normalized at the DLNR?

Testimony of SUZANNE D. CASE, Chairperson
Before the Senate Committee on WAYS AND MEANS
Friday, February 15, 2019 1: 15 PM
State Capitol Conference Room 211
In consideration of:
SENATE BILL 1257, SENATE DRAFT 1

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February 7, 2019February 9, 2019Privatizing Public Assets

Hawaii is NOT an Amusement Park

Set up Special Corporate Fee to Fund Universal Basic Income for All Hawaii Residents

OPINION

Opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the staff at Hawaii Ocean News

"Weeeeeee . . . we're going

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April 21, 2020April 22, 2020Irresponsible Hawaii Lawmaking, Irresponsible Honolulu City Government

An open letter to Hawaii Legislators

Hawaii's Leaders are Uniquely Placed to Alter Hawaii's Deadly Course

The Pandemic's "Great Pause" May Have Been a Blessing for Hawaii

The following is a response to Senator Sharon Moriwaki's latest email broadcast:

On 4/20/2020 9:45 PM, Sharon Moriwaki wrote:

The “silver lining” of the COVID19 pandemic: making us take

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April 11, 2020April 21, 2020Irresponsible Hawaii Lawmaking, Irresponsible Honolulu City Government

Hawaii: the pandemic has instantly remapped our future

Listen to the sounds of Hawaii

The Hawaii that we are accustomed to, dominated by tourism and endless development schemes, has been turned off by COVID19. Local surfers, fishermen, and many others seem to be enjoying the slow pace of these Hawaii down days minus the conveyor belt of airplanes

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March 28, 2020April 2, 2020Irresponsible Hawaii Lawmaking, Irresponsible Honolulu City Government

Hawaii: pulling back the curtain on incompetence

Like the nation, Hawaii did not have an actionable plan in place to deal with a pandemic crisis

How else is Hawaii unprepared?

The world has paused . . .

The world has paused, and the business-as-usual has taken a time out in the Aloha State. The tourists are gone

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March 10, 2020March 11, 2020Irresponsible Hawaii Lawmaking, Irresponsible Honolulu City Government

Substandard bike lane infrastructure threatens public safety in Hawaii as legislature set to pass laws forcing cyclists into the street

Moriwaki's at it again, this time sponsoring SCR68 and SR35 that would, in effect, create a deadly scenario for e-vehicle riders and motorists alike

Moriwaki might just be too out of touch for public service: from the privatization of public lands and assets, to the sponsoring of laws that could

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February 27, 2020February 27, 2020DLNR, DLNR Ethics Quagmire, Ed Underwood's DOBOR, Privatizing Public Assets

Underwood’s DoBOR Attempts to Manipulate Legislators in Audit Subterfuge

House Bill 2422 Hearing on Monday, February 24, Seeking Independent Audit of DoBOR Performance Turns into An Attempt to Bless Privatization of Public Lands

Time to Sack Incompetent Managers in Hawaii's State Government

It became evident, during a legislature Finance committee hearing, on Monday, Februrary 24, that HB2422, a proposed

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February 23, 2020February 25, 2020DLNR, DLNR Ethics Quagmire, Ed Underwood's DOBOR, Privatizing Public Assets

DoBOR is Now in the Hawaii State Legislature’s Crosshairs

House Bill 2422 Hearing on Monday, February 24, 2020 Solicits Public Input -- Legislature Seeking Independent Audit of DoBOR Performance

Public Participation not Difficult and Will Help to Steer Hawaii Leadership in Right Direction

Years of complaints -- past audits that did not target trouble spots

This may be the

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January 29, 2020February 1, 2020DLNR, DLNR Ethics Quagmire, Ed Underwood's DOBOR, Privatizing Public Assets

State government’s assault on public lands: 5 bills in the legislature now seek to bypass public consent in bid to privatize public lands

Suzanne Case’s DLNR, Ed Underwood’s DoBOR attempt to commandeer legislators in their renewed assault on public lands

Despite public oposition, four brand new pieces of legislation have been introduced in yet another attempt to privatize publicly held submerged and dry lands . . . without public consent

There are now

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January 17, 2020January 23, 2020DLNR, DLNR Ethics Quagmire, Ed Underwood's DOBOR, Lawsuits, Privatizing Public Assets

Lawsuit claims that recent mooring fee increases not authorized by statute . . .

seeks access to documents relating to 2019 Request for Proposals for bids on Ala Wai public properties

A lawsuit, filed yesterday, challenges the Department of Land and Natural Resources and its Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation to provide evidence that they had authority, under statute, to enact recent

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January 14, 2020January 14, 2020Privatizing Public Assets

Stealing from the public . . . and why Hawaii’s controllers keep trying

Attempting to paywall the public's free parking for beach access is a symptom of a now common disease in Hawaii's government

Paywalling public parking for beach goers

The most recent attempt by Ed Underwood's DoBOR to usurp still more public access to public lands came under close scrutiny, this time

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October 28, 2019October 28, 2019Privatizing Public Assets

Hawaii’s DoBOR, Facing Increasing Scrutiny, Bails on RFP for Ala Wai Properties

New RFP Process Likely to Include Kumulipo’s Community-Inclusive Proposal

The DLNR’s Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DoBOR) has, of late, found itself deluged with UIPA/Sunshine Law demands for public access to documentation. This increased interest in DoBOR due dilligence may have been, at least in part, responsible for the

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October 23, 2019October 23, 2019Hawaii's Government Imploding

Stealing Aloha . . . Hawaii Under Siege: The Documentary

Hawaii Ocean News Documentary: Privatizing Public Lands for Profit

Hawaii is Under Siege by a Government/Business Hui

Hawaii Ocean News is proud to release: "Stealing Aloha", a documentary.

History is repeating itself. In 1893, Hawaii saw the overthrow of its monarchy by colluding business interests and government representatives who wanted

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October 9, 2019October 13, 2019Hawaii's Government Imploding

Honolulu’s Mayor, Kirk Caldwell, Placidly Suckles at the Teats of the Wealthy

"There is now, in progress, a full-on assault on the people of Hawaii, to privatize their public lands and turn Hawaii into one big amusement park for the rich"

Grass-Roots Hawaii Must Unite and Get Rid of the Ever-Widening Disease that Threatens Our State

Opinion

Kirk Caldwell is the

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October 4, 2019October 9, 2019Hawaii's Government Imploding

Registered Nurse Organizing Demonstrations Against State’s Inept Handling of Hawaii’s Public Harbor Crisis

"Hong Kong Has Just One Carrie Lam . . . Hawaii's Government Has Many . . . "

Is the Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Movement a Blueprint for Expression in Hawaii?

Registered Nurse Organizing Demonstrations Against State’s inept Handling of Hawaii’s Public Harbor Crisis

Kate Thompson is a Registered Nurse and

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September 24, 2019December 6, 2023Hawaii's Government Imploding

Conversations with Hawaii’s rule makers: disconnected, arrogant, and unresponsive

Hawaii's leaders out of touch and unresponsive to the disasters they are creating for our future

Is the Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Movement a Blueprint for Expression in Hawaii?

After two years of communicating with, or attempting to communicate with key figures in the Governor’s office, attorney general’s office, legislature, DLNR,

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September 22, 2019September 23, 2019Climate Change

Are Hawaii Leaders Serious about Climate Change?

Hawaii's leaders out of touch - preoccupied with privitizing public lands and turning the State into an amusement park

Is the Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Movement a Blueprint for Expression in Hawaii?

As you’ll see in the video below, rising sea levels are threatening Hawaii’s coastline homes and businesses, right now;

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September 12, 2019September 14, 2019Climate Change

Ala Wai Harbor Residents Plant Trees as Hawaii Summers Get Hotter

Hawaii's Response to Climate Change Warnings Slow - Oahu had it's first ever climate change meeting less than a year ago

Okay, I admit it . . . I’m a weather-report junkie. I guess that comes with the territory; I’m an avid water sports person and weather reports are important,

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July 23, 2019July 26, 2019Lying to Hawaii's Public, Stealing Mauna Kea, Stealing Public Lands and Assets

The Hawaiians on Mauna Kea Are Right . . . and The Folly of Building $1.4 Billion Dollar Telescopes on Sacred Mountains

Two-Dimensional Science Can Learn from Millennia-Old Wisdom . . . But When Will That Happen?

- the opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and are not necessarily shared by all of the staff members at Hawaii Ocean News -

Kaho'okahi Kanuha, one of the

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July 17, 2019April 25, 2021Ed Underwood's DOBOR, Lying to Hawaii's Public, Stealing Public Lands and Assets

A List of Emergency Contacts for All Transpac Mariners

Who Do You Call?

- opinion -

As a courtesy to visiting Transpac sailors we provide below a list of emergency contact numbers in the event that you become traumatized by your harbor experience here in Hawaii. If you are unfamiliar with our boating scene here, you may want

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July 12, 2019March 7, 2021Ed Underwood's DOBOR, Lying to Hawaii's Public, Stealing Public Lands and Assets

“Gateway to Waikiki” Now a Homeless Shelter

Hawaii's DoBOR Creates Giant, Dangerous Mess

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Months later . . .

As you may remember from headlines a couple of months ago, the derelict 85’ 149 passenger Navatec II, recently renamed the SS Underwood by some area residents, was unceremoniously dragged off the bottom of the

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July 11, 2019April 25, 2021TransPac News

TransPac 2019 Crews in for Big Surprise When They Get Here

TransPac Crews in for Big Surprise When They Get Here

Bring Lots of Alcohol Wipes, Learn Self Defense, and Be Prepared for Silly Answers

Sally Ingstrom takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the fate that awaits all TransPac-50 participants

As of this writing the 100th competitor has just signed up

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Latest Alerts

New Community Meeting Room – Everyone Welcome CLICK HERE

New fees proposal for all BOATERS suggest substantial increases – some up to 1000% over current fees. DOBOR’s Ed Underwood, the “chief architect” of the updated statute, is currently readying approval of this proposal for ongoing consideration by DLNR’s board chaired by Suzanne Case. Boaters are advised to contact Ed Underwood at DOBOR, Suzanne Case at the DLNR, and the board members of the BLNR to comment on fee increases. Click here for more information.

Talk to Your Rulemakers!

Your comments will matter. Below is a contact list of those who need your input regarding this proposed fee hike and rules change:

Suzanne Case Is in charge of the DLNR and chairs its board (the BLNR). Contact her by name CLICK HERE. She and her board will deliberate on the fee hikes beginning May 11th or 25th (we will update when we know for sure), 2018.

DLNR board members. Contact them HERE:

Suzanne D. Case, Chairperson
Stanley H. Roehrig, Hawai`i Member (Term: 7/01/14 – 6/30/18)
Keith “Keone” Downing, At-Large (Term: 7/01/17 – 6/30/21)
James A. Gomes, Maui Member (Term: 7/01/17 – 6/30/21)
Thomas Oi, Kauai Member (Term: 7/01/16 – 6/30/2020)
Samuel “’Ohu” Gon III, O`ahu Member (Term: 7/01/17 – 6/30/21)
Christopher Yuen, At-Large (Term: 7/11/14 – 6/30/18)

Governor's Office:
https://governor.hawaii.gov/contact-us/contact-the-governor/

Click here to contact State Representative, Tom Brower, District 22 (Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor)

SBRRB Board Members. Contact them by name at dbedt.director@hawaii.gov . They will deliberate on the fee hikes beginning May 16, 2018 and their conclusions may weigh in on the final decision: Oahu: Anthony Borge, Chair, Robert Cundiff, Vice Chair, Harris Nakamoto, Nancy Atmospera-Walch, Reg Baker; Hawaii County: Garth Yamanaka, 2nd Vice Chair; Maui County: Kyoko Kimura, Second Vice Chair

Ed Underwood Ed Underwood is in charge of drafting the new fee changes (Administrator for DOBOR); contact him HERE.

Contact the DLNR with informal comments regarding any part of, or the whole of Chapter 13-234 HERE.

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