Entries for June 2020

...116 active cases....

...Hawaii AirBnB occupancy rates are running far below those of other US destinations....

...HB 220 now waits a replacement bill from the State Senate later this week....

...Online registration pilot project complete. Walk-in range usage beginning Wednesday, July 1....

“...Without proper care, these individuals would likely be back on the street without treatment, would resort to going to a hospital emergency department for primary care, or rely on public safety, law enforcement, and the criminal justice systems, which do not have the capability to provide an appropriate level of care....”

...48% of middle and high school teachers report 0-20% of students consistently participated in distance learning....

...Anyone flying to the Aloha State’s golden shores is supposed to remain in self-quarantine for two weeks....

...ineffective, unnecessary, rife for abuse, expensive, potentially unconstitutional, and, in a word, “terrifying”....

...117 active cases....

...hearings June 24 and 25....

...HB2500 SD1 would allow the state to borrow billions of dollars at a time when revenues are falling and expenses are increasing....

...an initial assessment of the economic impacts of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 on the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau....

...The plan provides discretion to the Ige Administration to spend the remaining CARES funds to pay for unanticipated and emerging needs....

...how long can democracy be suspended?....

...Hawaii State Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Least....

...eight patients released....

...another general excise tax exemption that the State Auditor has put under the microscope....

...Who opposes repeal of the Jones Act?....

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

...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

...Victorino said his proposed property tax rates would have provided relief for hotels, resorts and short-term rentals from the economic downturn....

...A grim financial outlook is on the horizon for the state of Hawaiʻi due to the impact of COVID-19....

...just a few quick clicks and Hawaii went from a $1.4 billion deficit to a modest surplus....

...Pooled testing would allow the state to test more travelers using fewer tests....

...the highest number reported since April 2....

...Caldwell expressed worries about the uncertainty of revenue collections that are supposed to pay for the city’s $9.2 billion rail project....

...This tax credit will be applied to next year’s taxes. Annual filing is required for this credit....

...Program to include Undivided Interest (UI) lessees who have lost income or their job as a result of COVID-19....

...the cases are community related....

...the augmented unemployment payments have done a fairly good job  preventing the worst from happening so far. But that program is set to expire August 1....

...only Nevada and Puerto Rico are higher....

...The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is seeking public input on the decommissioning of the Hōkū Keʻa telescope on the summit of Maunakea....

...and three new hospitalizations....

... Of the three candidates, two have family members that are already sitting in the Honolulu City Council ....

"...an executive order that will encourage police departments nationwide to meet the most current professional standards for the use of force, including tactics for de-escalation.  Also, we’ll encourage pilot programs that allow social workers to join certain law enforcement officers so that they work together....” 

...setting aside some areas where fishing is prohibited....

...200 reservists will fill in for missing workers at Pearl Harbor Shipyard....

...the second complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii challenging the governor's coronavirus shut down orders....

...one new hospitalization, no new deaths, seven released....

...Mugiishi said because our contact tracing and testing are robust, the state quickly identified a recent cluster of infections to limit the spread....

...Given the dramatic drop in advertising revenue, Star-Advertiser journalists are ready to do their part to keep the newspaper solvent....

...Young v Hawaii challenges Hawaii statutes regulating carry permits – and lack thereof – on Second Amendment grounds....

...EPA has taken enforcement actions in Kauai to close 16 pollution-causing large capacity cesspools and collect $55,182 in penalties....

...Ige strongly encourages people to fill in the form before they get to the airport....

"...From now on everyone who is in line at HPD's firearms registration department by 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays will be served...."

...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

...anonymous, threatening messages, disturbing deliveries – including a box of live cockroaches, a funeral wreath and a bloody pig mask – and conducting covert surveillance of the victims....

... The Maui Planning Commission appears to have violated both the Sunshine Law and its own rules by failing to give the public required notice of a hearing item ....

...two new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

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