Entries for 'Selected News Articles'

... We started this legislative session with 49 gun bills and now at crossover were down to just four ....

... The final act of Congress in 2022 included passage of a new $85 million grant program aimed at zoning reform ....

... Hawaii shines as #1 out of only 18 states where it’s more cost-effective to build rather than buy ....

"...While international tourism will continue to recover, domestic travel will soften as the US economy contracts later this year...."

... In light of rising violent crime, grassroots support for the defund the police movement also appears to be slipping ....

... require departments to create specific guidelines for when police officers should or should not draw their firearms during the line of duty ....

... It’s clear that some people are better than others at handling their finances ....

... SB55 proposes the adoption of income brackets to determine eligibility for the tax credit ....

... With the average hotel occupancy projected to be about 63% across the nation this year, Hawaii is projected to have a 78% occupancy rate. Its rate in 2019 was 80%, the report showed ....

... a "free-for-all of hate and harassment" ....

... SB669 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee 3-0, but with an effective date of 2075 ....

... This can make it very difficult for Hawaii employers to offer HDHPs to their employees ....

"Well I guess we aren’t done with this balloon fad yet."

... Most of the other speakers at the event were professional activists, some of whom have worked as contributors or hosts for Kremlin-controlled RT America ....

... there are no doctors on Guam willing to provide abortion services ....

... tied with Arkansas ....

...Hawaii STEM jobs account for 5.1% of all employment in the state, the 15th lowest share among states....

... Median Monthly Mortgage Payment: $4,403 ....

... five categories: feasibility, infrastructure, affordability, climate, and safety ....

... The 3.3% annualized expansion rate was the 17th largest ....

... 62.7% of Hawaii homeless are unsheltered .... 

... A Hawaii resident diagnosed with breast cancer could not find a physician to treat her ....

... SB1043 and SB669 have been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, while HB1216 has been referred to the House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee ....

... repeal the price fixing provisions in the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu ....

... the Council also moved Bill 4 (2023): Conversion of certain legal short term condo rentals in West Maui to long term use ....

... Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement awarded $4M from Oweesta Corp ....

... The Hawaii House Committee on Tourism advanced a bill that dissolves the state's tourism authority and creates a three-member "destination management agency." ....

... Republican Sen. Brenton Awa and Democratic Sen. Mike Gabbard voted against the bill ....

... The new session has started and there are 49 gun bills in the Hawaii Legislature ....

... greenhouse gas concerns, as well as the comparatively high cost of biomass electricity ....

... Who needs telenovelas when there's the Maui County Council? ....

... The Senate Judiciary Committee heard comments for and against the bill on Friday. Ultimately, the committee deferred the bill ....

... the humpback death rate roughly tripled starting in 2016 and continued high thereafter ....

... the average cost for a dozen eggs in Hawaii is about $9.73. That's 51% higher than a year earlier and 53% higher than #2 Florida ....

... Hawaii lawmakers introducing consumer privacy bills and biometric privacy bills ....

... The man fell to the ground as the first of the two shooters sprinted to a waiting vehicle. The wounded man was lying on the sidewalk to Issa’s left as the second shooter, located to Issa’s right, began firing frantically at the downed man ....

... Areas with high living costs, large immigrant populations, and housing shortages are abundant with multigenerational homes ....

... Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest number of emergency shelters per capita in Hawaii using data from the National Shelter System Facilities database .... 

... we already have 12 Anti-Second Amendment bills ....

... the Average ‘Time-to-Crime’ for Firearms in Hawaii is 3x other states ....

... About 16,300 members of the COFA lived in Hawaii, according to numbers from fiscal year 2022 ....

... AGs voice support for New York gun-industry liability law and concealed carry law ....

... Rep Jeanne Kapela and Hawai'i Tax Fairness Coalition protest at State Capitol in favor of new tax ....

... 156 bills are on the current docket to be introduced in the House of Representatives and Senate ....

... high gas prices, rush-hour traffic congestion and poor road quality ....

... 6th highest in USA ....

... According to recent data, searches for side jobs have seen an increase of 49.89%, with Hawaii ranking sixth among the states ....

... The list is directly from the HGEA’s email to members earlier this week, January 9, 2023 ....

... and that doesn’t account for state tax rates, which are among the highest in the nation ....

“...A year ago I would have been pessimistic….”  …but … Recent developments make John O’Meara “optimistic about astronomy on Mauna Kea whether or not TMT is part of it....”