Entries for February 2018

...Marijuana Edibles Passes First Committee in the Senate....

...Mr. Price is currently the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaiʻi....

“...By signaling the importance of financial flows we have highlighted a potential leverage point for implementing sustainable policies….”

...The Department’s investigation revealed that between 2011 and 2016, Honolulu auctioned 1,440 cars registered to individuals who had identified themselves as servicemembers on City forms during the motor vehicle registration process.....

...the Mayor acknowledged the need to overhaul the permit rules, to support competitive opportunities....

...and, by one estimate, ultimately taxes 105.08 percent of the state’s personal income....

...A bill proposed in the Hawaii Legislature would ban the use of plastic straws. But the problem runs much deeper than the straw bill....

...Chattergy told WSJ Hawaii will continue to sell these put contracts, convinced the income will offset market turbulence....

...“Do you know anyone who says ‘Anglo-American heritage’ in a sentence?” asked Democratic Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz. “What could possibly be the purpose of saying that other than to pit Americans against each other?"....

...Non-citizens are counted in the Census for the purposes of federal funds, apportioning of congressional seats and Electoral College votes, and the drawing of state and local districts....

...government inefficiency is resulting in excessively high costs to Hawaii taxpayers....

...This is Chapter 2 of the story....

...The bills, HB 2191 and HB 2194, would return the state court appeals system to the way it was prior to the 2006 amendments....

...Rep Ing and Sen Green bash farmer online....

...ahead of releasing of their 2017 annual results and earnings conference call scheduled for February 20....

...HART rail is being built one segment at a time by a single builder, instead of having, say 4 builders building 5 miles each, simultaneously....

...Allows Qualifying Families To Pay For Tuition At Private And Parochial Schools....

...urging Congress to end secret, forced arbitration in cases of workplace sexual harassment--while Hawaii State Legislators do exactly the same thing....

...comparing more than 500 of the largest U.S. cities across three key indicators of cultural diversity....

...Construction is scheduled to begin in five years....

...Some were approved by the OHA Administration without Board of Trustee vote or even knowledge....

...this report examines well-being across the nation, including how well-being varies by state and which states lead and lag across the five elements of well-being....

...ACLU sent a letter to the Hawaiʻi Department of Education demanding it take immediate action to cease sex discrimination against female athletes in DOE schools....

"... I’m an unconventional Republican ...."

... It turns out that “Moses Enoka Heanu, ‘Chief Justice, Court of the Sovereign’” was sentenced in 1998 to five years in the state penitentiary ....

...Here are some bills introduced by members of our Republican Caucus that are moving through the legislature....

...Tuvalu has been held-up globally as case study of a place where sea level rise due to man-made global warming will destroy the ability of people to inhabit it....

"...The Department is very disappointed in the courts decision on the Nelson case and will confer with counsel on this matter....”

...in recent years, OIP’s average time for review quadrupled, it is deciding fewer matters per year on average, and its backlog is trending upward despite a downward trend in new filings....

...In little Peter's case, he was not of compulsory age, and therefore not homeschooled.  The other case referred to in the bill, the girl who died in 2017 on the Big Island, was already under CPS before her mother took her out to be homeschooled.... 

...President Proposes $608 Million FY 2019 Budget for the U.S. Territories and the Freely Associated States--$111 Million for Palau Compact Agreement is also requested....

...data set ranges from cost of doctor visit to fruit and vegetable consumption to fitness clubs per capita....

...If confirmed, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaiʻi will serve as a Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.....

...Trump declared that an emergency exists in the territory of American Samoa and ordered Federal assistance to supplement response efforts in the territory due to the emergency conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Gita....

...Elle Cochran attempted to wrestle the gun away from the security guard before she could be subdued....

...Should ex-coke dealers get more political representation?....

...In the 2017 legislative session, our legislature passed an earned income tax credit (EITC)....

...On Tuesday, February 13, the House Committee on Judiciary has scheduled to hear House Bill 1908....

...nine meetings set for Feb 12-19th, 2018....

...Many bills are moving through the legislative process....

...Meanwhile: While Most States Clean Up, Hawaii CO2 Emissions Rise Since '08....

...The bill impact of the interim rate is expected to be reduced by the application of anticipated corporate tax savings that are the result of the new federal tax law that took effect on Jan. 1, 2018....

...44% of homeless youth are from the Mainland...48% first became homeless with their homeless parents....

...new regulations in October 2016 requiring coal and raw palm oil exporters to ship on Indonesian flag ships....

...Want to know what labor and employment bills will be considered during this year’s legislative session?....

...SB2291 would raise the minimum wage in Hawaii to $15 an hour by 2020....

... Ige this week signed an executive order that most likely will discourage competition and innovation among internet service providers ....

...a cargo of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) was surreptitiously imported into the United States on January 28, 2018 at Boston, Massachusetts, in apparent violation of sanctions....

...Ranking each state's highway system in 11 categories, including highway spending, pavement and bridge conditions, traffic congestion, and fatality rates....

...the DoD Office of Inspector General has issued a disclaimer on the DoD’s own financial statements....