Entries for February 2019

...Nomi Carmona of the Babes Against Biotech was not present at the State Capitol. Ashley Lukens of the Center for Food Safety was a no show. Walter Ritte wasn’t even there too....

...This is Jon Riki Karamatsu’s second try for Keahole money....  

...The auditor found that they have lots of money lying around. More than $120 million in accounts that haven’t been even touched for five years....

...Topping the list, by a large margin, is Hawaii, scoring a risk level more than quadruple the lowest-scoring state, Rhode Island. The average score was 88, and 26 states scored over that level. Hawaii was the only state to break the 150s....

...Several bills to educate the community on suicide prevention are making their way through the legislative process....

...Data, strategic planning bills critical to transforming state government....

...HLPA Predicts Residential and Commercial Building Increase in 2019....

... HART is required to deliver documents to a Honolulu Federal Grand Jury on or before March 7, 2019 ....

...New York and California killed off expensive rail projects--Hawaii can too....

...Ige has appointed Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser chairperson of the Hawai‘i Board of Agriculture.  Former Chair Denise Albano resigned for personal reasons on January 29, 2019....

...Diminishing economic contribution, eroding resident sentiment, and increasing congestion and stress on sites and attractions provide evidence that the current governance model is inadequate....

...Honolulu is the 18th-most congested city in USA....

...my intent is to run for re-election as the chairman of the Honolulu County Republican Party at our county convention next month....

...‘Perry & The Posse’ hosts Keli'i Akina on morning radio show....

...why there are only a few ocean common carriers carrying goods between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland....

...Candidate registration open through Friday, February 15, 2019....

...The following vacancies need to be filled....

...On February 14th, 2019 the FSM National Government was informed that the United States Government has approved the sharing of information related to this case....

...The Board recommends that the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i issue an Order that Respondent Dubin be DISBARRED....

... Talk About Throwing Good Money After Bad ....

...three finalists to replace Kamehameha Schools Trustee Corbett Kalama whose term ends on June 30, 2019. They are:  Anton Krucky, Coralie Chun Matayoshi and Crystal Rose....

...Very interesting. Tulsi Gabbard, the only Democratic presidential candidate who has full Kremlin support and who praised Syria's Assad, has hired Chris Cooper of Potomoc Square Group, the same DC fixer who the Russians hired to smear me and Sergei Magnitsky in 2016. Coincidence?....

...On Wednesday, February 13th, the Hawaii state House Committee on Public Safety, Veteran and Military Affairs will be hearing several anti-gun bills....

...Not Included: HRS 171-93: Law Allows Swap of Lava-Covered Lots for State Property in Zone 3....

...“Once he sent those disciplinary notices to those employees, signed them, and said you are hereby put on notice, I think it’s moved over to tampering with a witness or obstruction of justice”....

...Arrested over the weekend, Master Halbert, son-in-law of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President Peter Christian and son of FSM Senator Dohsis Halbert, appeared before Honolulu Federal Judge Richard L. Puglisi for arraignment Monday, February 11, 2019.... 

... the DOFAW hearing will be held at 7:00 pm on February 15, 2019 at Kula Elementary School, 5000 Kula Highway in Kula ....

...In the State of Hawaii we protect turtle eggs and other animals, and yet we don’t give the same protections to our young humans....

...The University and HGEA refuse to allow her to resign union membership....

...weekly update from GovTrack.us....

...The Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs has arbitrarily decided to not accept testimony submitted to it via e-mail....

...Legislative Hearings Week 4....

...Planned Parenthood Has Plans for Hawaii....

...Joseph Dutton heard about Father Damien's work in Hawaii and joined him, helping the sick in the leper colony for 45 years....

...Here's How Much Generation Zers Will Need To Save For A Honolulu Home in 2031....

...creative tax-related bills at our legislature....

...Full Text: 211 pages of documentation related to the now-infamous 2010 DHHL contract with Lyon Associates....

...After taking over the publishing of the Hawai‘i Directory of Public Officials in 2018, PRP saw an opportunity....

...Following California’s lead, Hawaii lawmakers are seeking to use money gleaned from Aloha State taxpayers to fund their anti-gun propaganda efforts....

...We expect downward revisions in the healthcare industry and in accommodation and food services, where job gains remained lackluster throughout 2018....

...Goods and services are 61.4 percent more expensive...Housing is particularly unaffordable...an average of 9.7 percent of the city's labor force has been out of work over the last five years....

...Hawaii residents paid an average of 65.32 cents per gallon in combined gas taxes in 2018....

... it is the first time in many years that a PRO-LIFE bill was actually heard in a committee ....

...Campbell Estate heiress Abigail Kawananakoa released a video interview on Feb. 7, 2019 that was filmed on Jan. 15, 2019 at her home in Hawaii....

...Thousands of HSTA Members Could be Targeted by New Anti-Bullying Policy....

“That would be pretty hard for Hawaii” -- Sen Mazie Hirono

...To share information, resources, hear feedback from customers and to answer questions on VA health care, benefits, and memorial affairs....

... Thursday, Feb. 21, noon to 1:30 p.m. at the state Capitol, Room, 312 ....

...In fiscal year 2017, the highest state sales tax collections per capita were found in Hawaii -- $2,269....

... the ancient Hawaiians were practical people that utilized their natural resources ....