{"id":3520,"date":"2026-04-18T10:55:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T20:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/?p=3520"},"modified":"2026-04-18T11:14:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T21:14:03","slug":"hawaii-bipolar-legislation-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/?p=3520","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii: Bipolar legislation in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While there are vigorous protests of &#8220;NO KING&#8221;, &#8220;NO DICTATOR&#8221; &#8220;NO TYRANNY&#8221; outside the Hawaii <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitol.hawaii.gov\/legislature\/legislators.aspx?chamber=H\">State Capitol,<\/a> tyrannical laws are being pushed through inside the Capitol<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"703\" src=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-30-at-5.34.48-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3521\" srcset=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-30-at-5.34.48-AM.png 845w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-30-at-5.34.48-AM-470x391.png 470w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-30-at-5.34.48-AM-768x639.png 768w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-30-at-5.34.48-AM-624x519.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mahalo again for giving voice AGAINST <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitol.hawaii.gov\/sessions\/session2026\/Testimony\/HB1990_SD1_TESTIMONY_WAM-JDC_04-08-26_.PDF\">HB1990<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep calling the senators to Kill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitol.hawaii.gov\/sessions\/session2026\/Testimony\/HB1990_HD1_TESTIMONY_JHA_03-04-26_.PDF\">HB1990<\/a>! They should hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last I look, HB1990 is still recommitted to the Judicial and Ways and Means. No movement or no new amendments to it. I hope there is no Gut &amp; Replace actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s <strong>never a good idea<\/strong> to give the government more overarching, overreaching and tyrannical powers to fine you <strong>$1,000 per day minimum<\/strong>. And when it <strong>reaches to $20,000<\/strong>, you can be <strong>slammed with a foreclosure<\/strong>. This is Tyranny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bill language&nbsp; is very vague \u2013 <strong>ANY \u2013 ANY violations of county ordinances, rules, and regulations.<\/strong> Every owner becomes a sitting duck to the whim of the long arm of the government.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chronology of tyranny<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Power of Sale based on county fines first began as an annual <strong>Legislative Package to the State Legislature <\/strong>in 2021. All neighbor Mayors were part of this package.&nbsp; This covered ALL COUNTIES.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"494\" src=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-04-18-at-10.53.50-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3527\" srcset=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-04-18-at-10.53.50-AM.png 655w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-04-18-at-10.53.50-AM-470x354.png 470w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-04-18-at-10.53.50-AM-624x471.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2021 &#8211; 2024<\/strong>&nbsp; Mayor Rick Blangiardi persisted. We saw <strong>HB106<\/strong> and many similar <strong>Bills<\/strong> with the same Agenda. But fortunately, these bills never got passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"872\" src=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-27-at-10.56.03-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3530\" srcset=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-27-at-10.56.03-PM.png 787w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-27-at-10.56.03-PM-406x450.png 406w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-27-at-10.56.03-PM-768x851.png 768w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-27-at-10.56.03-PM-624x691.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>2025<\/strong>, the Honolulu Mayor distanced himself. HouseRepresentative Corey Chun from Waipahu introduced <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitol.hawaii.gov\/session\/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&amp;billnumber=29&amp;year=2026\">HB29<\/a><\/strong>. Fortunately, it was DEFERED By the Finance Committee. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2025 also saw\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Bill 811<\/strong> introduced by\u00a0Scot Matayoshi, Corey Chun, MichaelLee . Lisa Marten, Sean Quinlan, Greg Takayama. This is a bill on steriods. Foreclosure begins when your fines reaches $5,000! It will only take 5 days when the bill wants to fine you $1,000 per day minimum. What are these politicians thinking? This Bill did not gain traction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Introducer(s):<\/strong><\/td><td>MATAYOSHI, CHUN, LEE, M., MARTEN, <strong>QUINLAN,<\/strong> TAKAYAMA This one imposes only $5,000 instead of $20,000 for a foreclosure slam! It did not gain traction.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2026<\/strong>\u00a0 These Power of Sale Bills only needed 2 House Committees \u00a0to pass the House. <strong>Finance Committee was bypassed.<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitol.hawaii.gov\/session\/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&amp;billnumber=1861&amp;year=2026\">HB1861<\/a> was<\/strong> introduced by Quinland, Matayoshi, Marten, and Olds did not cross over this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"604\" src=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-28-at-4.21.17-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3523\" srcset=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-28-at-4.21.17-PM.png 725w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-28-at-4.21.17-PM-470x392.png 470w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-28-at-4.21.17-PM-624x520.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simultanteously,\u00a0 another <strong>Bill1990<\/strong> which we did not know about till recently, quietly progressed to where we are today\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Introducer(s):<\/strong><\/td><td>MATAYOSHI, GRANDINETTI, KILA, <strong>KUSCH<\/strong>, LEE, M., <strong>MARTEN<\/strong>, MORIKAWA, OLDS, <strong>TAKAYAMA<\/strong>, TAM, TARNAS, TEMPLO, TODD, WOODSON<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"785\" src=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-28-at-2.12.33-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3524\" srcset=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-28-at-2.12.33-PM.png 933w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-28-at-2.12.33-PM-470x395.png 470w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-28-at-2.12.33-PM-768x646.png 768w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-28-at-2.12.33-PM-624x525.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Demoracy is at stake. We cannot be protesting NO KINGS \u2013 NO TYRANTS and then impose tyranny upon Hawaii\u2019s residents with these secretive Bills to oppress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"831\" src=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-28-at-11.22.15-AM-1024x831.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3531\" srcset=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-28-at-11.22.15-AM-1024x831.png 1024w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-28-at-11.22.15-AM-470x381.png 470w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-28-at-11.22.15-AM-768x623.png 768w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-28-at-11.22.15-AM-624x506.png 624w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-28-at-11.22.15-AM.png 1115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While there are vigorous protests of &#8220;NO KING&#8221;, &#8220;NO DICTATOR&#8221; &#8220;NO TYRANNY&#8221; outside the Hawaii State Capitol, tyrannical laws are being pushed through inside the Capitol Mahalo again for giving voice AGAINST HB1990. Keep calling the senators to Kill HB1990! They should hear from you. 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