Entries for December 2019

..."Failing States" do not meet even basic standards of online spending transparency for economic development subsidies....

...Now that the Telescope is off the table. "The police are going to come heavy handed Dec 26 with enforcement and they going to clear all the tents from the highway."  The police will only be allowed to do this because it does not settle the telescope issue .... 

...For us, this dates all the way back to our groundbreaking in October 2014 and subsequent attempts to begin construction in April and June 2015 and in July 2019....

...on the access road about 30 protesters chanted and danced....

...Beverly Hills, California authorities are requesting extradition....

"...He's the only one that got the forensic audit done...."

...The Supreme Court of Hawaii will take over the Common Cause / League of Women Voters' gut-n-replace appeal. The transfer order was filed today....

...Bottom Line: Gabbard depends on Republican cross over voters for support in the Democratic Presidential Primaries -- just as Ed Case depends on Republican crossover voters to win a Hawaii 'Democratic' Congressional Primary race....

...Ige’s proposed $15 billion budget for fiscal 2021 is headed toward a fiscal cliff because it would draw on the state’s financial reserves, leaving the state unprepared to deal with a recession....

...the museum did quite a bit more work at Kaleloa Airport than just display airplanes....

“...We believe this is a unique accomplishment for a stand-alone electrical grid relying on small-scale renewable generation....”

...HAWSCT: When Agency Includes Conditions In Phase 1 Land Use Permit, But Later Removes The Conditions In Phase 2 Permit, Party Who Asked For Conditions Is Entitled To Notification....

...Pereira’s last day at Honolulu Hale will be Tuesday, Dec. 31....

...Kalbert Young, UH vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his analysis of the 2020 UH budget request to the Legislature....

...The shipping regulation known as the Jones Act turns 100 next year.... 

...Schatz: Federal Funding For Hawai‘i Continues To Rise....

...tax hikes coming....

...Ige signed the first emergency proclamation for homelessness on Dec. 14, 2018....

...Dec 21, 2019 2-4PM at the Grand Naniloa Hotel, Hilo....

...Ed Case had to make it look good for the Republican voters he depends on to win an open 'Democratic' primary....

...pilot project deals with substance abuse, homelessness and low-level crime....

...this week's votes in Congress and bills introduced....

...The bill would classify bed and breakfast homes and other transient vacation rental units as “hotel and resort” for property tax purposes....

...the property tax component of the 2020 State Business Tax Climate Index....

...OIP deconstructs OHA insiders’ latest gambit in their flagging attempt to silence dissident Trustee Keli’i Akina....

...a civil fine of $20,000 plus $10,000 per day for each day the unlawful operation persists....

...the name game is at the heart of the Legislature’s practice of “gut and replace"....

...The Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission (HCRC) today announced the settlement of a complaint alleging employment discrimination by the Honolulu Police Department (“HPD”) on the basis of credit history and credit report.... 

...We are committed to the preservation of Fa’a Samoa, and we intend to appeal this ruling....

...The combined total of the 17-week long Daniel K. Inouye Highway enhanced traffic enforcement efforts by Hawaii Police Department stands at 8013 citations issued and 74 persons arrested for 135 offenses....  

...Here's the motion we filed today....

"...Unfortunately, these anti-vaxx people all live overseas, but they’re using social media to influence our population and our community. What can the government do? We’re not wasting time with those people....”

• Navigator/Captain/Educator Kaelpa Baybayan
• Attorney/Educator/Cultural Practitioner Kimo Stone
• Former Trustee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Peter Apo

...Hawaii GOP Will Bind all its 2020 Convention Delegates to Presidential Candidate Donald J. Trump....

... Fitch Ratings upgraded the state’s general obligation bond rating from AA to AA+ ....

...I’m not there yet because I haven’t reviewed all of the actual articles, the Judiciary Committee’s report and the full House debate. When I have done so, I will discharge my constitutional duty....

...The cooperative agreement between the zoo and the Zoo Society hampered roles and responsibilities.... 

...after more than a decade of working with the community and a multimillion dollar investment into Hawaii's economy, TMT must now reassess the viability of building a telescope in Hawaii.... 

"...to reflect on how we have responded as a community to challenging and sometimes polarizing issues, including but not limited to TMT...."

...One of the most visible features of what has been called a “new day” for Hā’ena State Park and the adjacent Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park, is the presence of park rangers....

...Whether taking their surfboards to do diplomacy in North Korea or feeding the homeless in Wahiawa, the nonprofit Surfing the Nations is having an impact.... 

...Hawaii residents pay over $20,000 more per year than the second-most expensive state, California....

...bills introduced and votes in Congress.... 

...Nēnē downlisted from endangered to threatened thanks to strong local partnerships....

...Are there other items fraudulently deleted from the check registers?....

...the landscape here is filled with complexity and disparities between transportation industries....

...sometimes you wonder who edits articles in the newspaper....

...Responding to questions about OHA Trustee Chair Colette Machado’s imaginary “OIP Opinion”....

...one-year grant awards for projects that benefit the Native Hawaiian community and align with the agency’s broad strategic priority areas....

...District Family Judge, Second Circuit and District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit....