Entries for November 2022

"...It's currently estimated that the facility closure process will take three years to complete...."

... these bills are a knee-jerk reaction to the Bruen decision ....

"...higher inflation will pressure pension liabilities via rising employee wages, which raise projected benefits, and automatic cost of living adjustment mechanisms...."

... Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Stealing Nearly $5.5 Million in COVID Jobless Relief and for Drug Trafficking ....

... UPDATE: GOP comes up 40 votes short .... 

... Rethinking HTA’s “Regenerative Tourism Fee” ....

... Hawaii County has scheduled another hearing for Bill 220 Draft 3 - Sensitive Places which bans CCW in certain places ....

... a typical residential building permit application took 108 days to process, while one for a commercial project took 432 days ....

... for the first time in years Republicans in Hawai’i gained seats in the Hawai’i State Legislature ....

... The PM report found 22 of the 38 questionable transactions with evidence of fraud, waste and abuse ... OHA noted matters requiring criminal prosecution will be turned over to the relevant authorities for appropriate action ....

... the barge’s anchors and cables broke or damaged over 15,000 corals and 140-square yards of live rock ....

... Republicans win four new House seats and a new Senate seat ....

... The state is short more than 1,000 doctors, which means some patients cannot get care, and the ones who do have to wait a long time. ...

... RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms ....

... A preliminary injunction against Oahu’s ban on short-term rentals of fewer than 90 days is a bad sign for the City & County of Honolulu ....

... Hawaii is one of the most difficult states in which to start a business ....

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... Hawaii has the highest percentage of at-risk rural hospitals in USA ...

... Voters can still drop their ballots off in person at ballot drop boxes or vote in person at voter service centers .... 

... by-right approval for affordable housing projects would streamline the process for homebuilders and potentially yield big savings ....

... “Konno” has a provision that has an exemption for special or unique services that are essential to the public and cannot be filled by civil servants ....

... The Chief Justice has the discretion to assign a district judge/district family judge to either the District Court or Family Court ....

... The idea seems to be gaining steam now since our federal court has struck down Honolulu’s recent ordinance clamping down on transient vacation rentals ....

... delays, missing emails and bureaucratic difficulties ....

...  the Hawaii Department of Human Services spent seven years litigating against an honest doctor in Hilo.  They lost ....

... Until March 16, 2022, the Judicial Selection Commission Rules had prohibited the Judicial Selection Commission from sharing the names of applicants applying for judicial positions ....

... Hawaii’s unemployment insurance (UI) program is funded exclusively by employers via state and federal payroll taxes on wages ....

... The Joint Task Force – Red Hill is currently in the third phase of the original defueling plan, which involves contracting out infrastructure repairs ....

... In addition to his sentence, Saffeels must also register as a sex offender ....

... These ATM devices will monitor and count the number of pedestrians and bicyclists who pass over the sensors ....

... deliveries to the victims’ home, including a preserved fetal pig, a bloody pig Halloween mask, a funeral wreath, a book on surviving the loss of a spouse, and pornography addressed to the victims but delivered to their neighbor’s homes ....

... Thaxton pled down 2009 pimping and child rape charges to felony assault then came before Judge Steven Alm on HOPE violations 13 times between 2010 and 2015 ....

... A proposed certification scheme for community health workers would burden the workers and raise prices for everyone, according to a new report by Hawaii Office of the State Auditor ....

... Hawaii spent $1 million on a sea urchin hatchery and $300,000 for an engineering assessment of the now-condemned Aloha Stadium. …

... more transparency is required to ensure plans account for our local culture, and not simply copying a California plan for Hawaiʻi use ....

"Republican Candidates who do NOT support all of our Family Values"

... tourism is environmentalism ....

 ... Wednesday from 3:30pm to 5:00pm on Zoom, a panel discussion on housing in Hawaii with three Hawaii housing legends ....

... The Navy is looking to potentially reuse the tanks ....

“...Powerful members of our community engaged in wrongdoing…various official watchdogs engage in willful blindness....”

... Bill 56 Would Eliminate Lengthy Permit Requirements for Home Repairs ....