News and Media Reports

[WetAndWild]

Brigette and. Looked mighty hot tonight in her right black dress. Did she get a recent boob job? Looking nice and perky! Tig 'Ol bitties now!

[Ajarn]

Stores have been boarded up since everything closed down due to Covid. Private security as well. Every day, every night. Had nothing to do with the protests.

Exactly. All the big hotels have also boarded themselves up. Cars with blue lights on top are parked by them every night. Guards in front. Started when the 14-day quarantine slashed the supply of visitors. Nothing to do with the marches.

[PanochaMan]

Anyone who went to Ala Moana Center or Waikiki to shop were confronted with closed stores with plywood covering the windows. Some had their own guard.

Reminds me of the time I went to the Philippines a long time ago. Marcos had instituted martial law and curfew. ALL the stores and bars had their own guard out front. And of course there were gated communities with their own guards.

Stores have been boarded up since everything closed down due to Covid. Private security as well. Every day, every night. Had nothing to do with the protests.

[LocaLoppa]

Its okay to defund popo. Keep in mind this means no 911, no quick response to cries for help, no programs to help kids. No PAL leagues, nothing.

Have nots going have less.

[LocaLoppa]

The fake news was in full swing with the weekend riots. You are correct, nobody reports on all the stores that took matters into their own hands to mitigate the broken glass and, well, blatant criminal activity so widespread and hard to say they not part of the same. Many, many stores along walks and Ala Moana boarded up and posted enforcement. Never saw a single report on this. Maybe, just maybe, the president has some cred calling out the totally biased media.

Anyone who went to Ala Moana Center or Waikiki to shop were confronted with closed stores with plywood covering the windows. Some had their own guard.

Reminds me of the time I went to the Philippines a long time ago. Marcos had instituted martial law and curfew. ALL the stores and bars had their own guard out front. And of course there were gated communities with their own guards.

[Glogauer]

They should focus in property and violent crimes. Leave the harmless ladies alone.

I, too, initially reacted negatively to a call to "defund the police". But the idea is that a lot of the law enforcement actions that we ask police to perform are not or should not be considered "criminal". One of the biggest issues is the criminal-ization of drug use. Back in the 70's and 80's gov't stance was to look at drug use as a criminal problem as apposed to a health / disease problem. So we are sending police to arrest addicts for possession instead of sending social workers to help treat them. Perhaps the same approach to should be taken with our hobby. If the real concern is for the safety and dignity of the sex worker, then send social workers and health inspectors to check out massage parlors instead of cops. And decriminalize the industry.

This has happened in the past. HPD used to issue parking citations. They still do, but for the most part parking clerks do that now.

Me personally, I hate HFD traffic enforcement. Why don't they just use cameras? If you get too many tickets for speeding, then a traffic clerk installs a GPS in your vehicle.

Why send cops for noise violations? Should be building inspectors. Maybe have HFD respond to those, since building / fire code / safety enforcement should be their responsibility.

Maybe HPD shouldn't be the FIRST RESPONDER for alot of these issues. Only the second responder when safety and imminent danger requires an elevated response.

"Defund the police" is probably a misnomer. A better term would be to "reallocate" the police.

With 5% of the world's population but 25% of the world's INCARCERATED population, the call really is to decriminalize alot of behavior in the USA, and do it fairly.

Got to use public pressure to get the police unions to reduce their membership and membership fee payers.

GG.

[Bikini]

I agree, I can see everyday news media and tally of crimes, murders, deaths, etc. No can. This going be an interesting Mayor race, see who going BS on each other or just make empty promises. Will see. Hono1.

Anyone who went to Ala Moana Center or Waikiki to shop were confronted with closed stores with plywood covering the windows. Some had their own guard.

Reminds me of the time I went to the Philippines a long time ago. Marcos had instituted martial law and curfew. ALL the stores and bars had their own guard out front. And of course there were gated communities with their own guards.

[Honolulu1]

Now I've had my share of dealing with timebomb cops. Ones just looking for an excuse to whack me upside my pointy head with their long hard nightsticks. But getting rid of the cops will lead to it's own set of problems. A few years ago they tried taking money away from HPD. Cops responded by taking extra long to respond to calls or not coming at all. They said talk to the Mayor talk to the Governor, we're short staffed. Imagine you're in your favorite strip club or Korean bar and a group of knuckleheads start fighting. It's too much for security to handle and no police to call. I don't know about you but I don't go to these places to fight. Too old to do MMA fight night with them.

I agree, I can see everyday news media and tally of crimes, murders, deaths, etc. No can. This going be an interesting Mayor race, see who going BS on each other or just make empty promises. Will see. Hono1.

[Lknfrpssy]

Some cities are talking about defund the police. I am totally against it. Our police chief said the department are not going to respond to some of the properties crimes cause the dept is lack of funding, that was before the police brutality crisis happened. Just think of a city without a police dept, crimes would raise, properties value would drop like a rock cause people would just move out without any police protection. Vigilantism justice and citizens would take the matter of their own hands. People likes to defund the police dept have no logic to it, just some crazy idea!

They should focus in property and violent crimes. Leave the harmless ladies alone.

[WarriorForLife]

Some cities are talking about defund the police. I am totally against it. Our police chief said the department are not going to respond to some of the properties crimes cause the dept is lack of funding, that was before the police brutality crisis happened. Just think of a city without a police dept, crimes would raise, properties value would drop like a rock cause people would just move out without any police protection. Vigilantism justice and citizens would take the matter of their own hands. People likes to defund the police dept have no logic to it, just some crazy idea!

[Fudg88]

Now I've had my share of dealing with timebomb cops. Ones just looking for an excuse to whack me upside my pointy head with their long hard nightsticks. But getting rid of the cops will lead to it's own set of problems. A few years ago they tried taking money away from HPD. Cops responded by taking extra long to respond to calls or not coming at all. They said talk to the Mayor talk to the Governor, we're short staffed. Imagine you're in your favorite strip club or Korean bar and a group of knuckleheads start fighting. It's too much for security to handle and no police to call. I don't know about you but I don't go to these places to fight. Too old to do MMA fight night with them.

[LocaLoppa]

Many other places to cut, special interest and special funded programs all should be gone. Go ask where all the monies from special funded programs end up--its to pay constituents and get votes, pay back favours. Too many non-profits, too much welfare. Cut um all, and make tourism and military bigger and better than it is--we suck at tourism compared to the world. We also treat military like shit because that is what locals are taught. Much bigger problems exist we don't talk about enough so we can't fit um.

Been reading the news and came across a great idea. Lots of cities and jurisdictions are pushing to cut funds from law enforcement budgets and instead take those funds and put the money in programs that actually help communities. Wouldn't that be great if our legislators and council members cut the law enforcement budgets in Hawaii by 20% and put that money into programs that actually made Hawaii better.

The government could easily cut some of these showboat police programs like the Maui Morals Unit and whatever unit Nadimoto is using to hassle old ladies at spas and instead use that money to fund programs to prevent sexual violence and sexual predators. The state legislature should audit these programs and find out how much money the State of Hawaii has paid Nadimoto and his agents for his crack down that hasn't uncovered or prevented one single case of human trafficking and in reality has just been an extended publicity stunt that Nadimoto is preforming (at tax payer expense) to try to get elected.

Cut the police budget. Audit and cut these showboat law enforcement programs that are actually harming women. Use the money saved to help and empower those that are most vulnerable.

[Fudg88]

I believe the COVID-19 reopening regulations will require restaurants, bars, hair & nail salons, and other medium risk businesses to maintain detailed logs of their customers which will be used by Government health departments for contact spread databases.

I think you may get shut out of many of these businesses if you refuse. Gyms will already have that information on file as soon as you check in, but restaurants, bars, and hair salons won't and will need that info. I suppose you could lie and give them fake info, however you may find yourself on the news like so many other tourists who refused to comply with quarantine laws.

It's a brave new world. Privacy is no longer a given.

I agree, no privacy. There's a HIPPA rule that supposed to assure privacy for the patient. Then the director of Dept of Health goes on TV and gives such a detailed description of the person with Covid19 that people know exactly who it is. The person then becomes a pariah where they work and in the community. Contact tracing has little privacy. Someone of the many that interviews the patient will say something in public. Something to think about when giving up your privacy rights.

[Hawaiian Nono]

I believe the COVID-19 reopening regulations will require restaurants, bars, hair & nail salons, and other medium risk businesses to maintain detailed logs of their customers which will be used by Government health departments for contact spread databases.

I think you may get shut out of many of these businesses if you refuse. Gyms will already have that information on file as soon as you check in, but restaurants, bars, and hair salons won't and will need that info. I suppose you could lie and give them fake info, however you may find yourself on the news like so many other tourists who refused to comply with quarantine laws.

It's a brave new world. Privacy is no longer a given.

I believe this calls for a fake I'd.

[LocaLoppa]

Used to run in to her around town and she has booty and that sultry fun me look, a little thickness only adds to the sexy, LOL.

The covid 15 is true for lots of babes, and dudes too.

Mika was looking a little thick!

Would still hit it, but.

Is it my imagination?

Did she put on the Covid-15 (lbs).