Carl Bonham presented this 2014 economic recap and 2015 forecast on January 20, 2015 at an event hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii....

...the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) has released a report. ranking the states in terms of how progressive their tax systems are....

In total, Crabbe's memo budgets $2,598,546 for "Consortium" and another $407,332 for the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission.  None of this is mentioned in HB209....

“Serving on your Neighborhood Board presents the opportunity to create real change in your community, build a legacy, and network with other leaders.”

Monday, Jan 26, 2015, hearing starts at 2:30pm, State Capitol Auditorium

Comments are due by March 13....

...he worked for Westloch, Inc., Castle & Cooke Kunia, Molokai Ranch and SSFM International. Currently he is the Vice President, Community and Government Relations, for Castle & Cooke Hawaii....

Teddy Roosevelt said, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” And that is exactly what we are doing....

Hawaii union membership slips from 22.1% in 2013 to 21.8% in 2014 ....

She’s on a grand tour, marked by private fund-raising pitches to wealthy locals and wannabees from the mainland....

...a House Concurrent Resolution to strongly oppose the U.S. Army’s proposed force reduction of Schofield Barracks and Fort Shafter Bases....

“It is critically important to address energy concerns and propose effective local solutions this legislative year because of HECO's acquisition offer from Florida-based company, NextEra,” said Rep. Thielen....

...we've been waiting for the other shoe to drop, and today it did....

Broad priorities take shape but details remain a mystery....

...if prices stay this low, it will take up to four months before electricity prices fully reflect the drop in oil prices....

...The Army is conducting two listening sessions in Hawaii this month to hear from communities about how potential troop reductions and restructuring could impact them....

...in the Villages of Kapolei, the road approvals have not been processed in more than 10 years - since they were first built....

...Repeal certificate of need (CON) laws....

...we pursue a comprehensive bullying prevention bill and legislation to make it easier for trans folks to get proper (sic) birth certificates in the spring legislative session....

"...unless you clearly identify your enemy, then you cannot come up with a very effective strategy to defeat that enemy...."

...Matson’s order at $209 million per ship is more than five times more expensive than those same ships were procured outside the United States....

The CARE Act will help families by involving family caregivers more intentionally in the hospital discharge process....

...Illinois Gov. Rauner names Hawaii's former 'superstar governor' Linda Lingle as Illinois COO....

Delaware (49.5 percent) and Hawaii (48 percent) are the only states with pass-through employment less than 50% share of total private sector employment....

...the homestead associations he championed in his first decade of service were multi-ethnic groups seeking the fee-simple ownership of land promised in the Hawaii Organic Act....

After a strong start, the lawmaker from the 9th senatorial district began to slow and slur his words ....

Video from FreeHawaii.blogspot.com.... 

Mike Hansen, President of the Hawaii Shippers Council (HSC) interviewed by K57 Guam’s leading talk radio host Ray Gibson....

Hawaii ranks 4th with 32,829 millionaire households out of 473,750 total households = 6.93%....

Nationally, bed bug business increased 18 percent last year with nearly half of cities showing a rise in bed bug treatments....

...ensure that Hawai‘i is well-prepared for any disaster, economic disruption, or other external factor by encouraging the production and consumption of locally grown and locally raised food....

Souki called for the House to draft enabling legislation to provide the state’s public hospital the option of looking at private-public partnerships...

In 2014, Mississippi had the lowest number of homeless people per 100,000, as it did for the previous three years....

If you allow that diversity, if you encourage it, if you value it, then this body will make stronger legislation that can make people’s lives better in real, tangible ways....

There are 65 National School Choice Week events and counting in Hawaii....

“Why would the AHCC BOD so blatantly disregard the voice of Hawaiian Civic Club members?"

When lawmakers rely on bad science from activists, it takes something away from all of us and they don’t even realize it....

...history has shown there’s nothing our nation, and our people, can’t accomplish....

It has been, and still is, a hard time for many....

...the proportion of children who’d missed one or more shots increased from an average of 8 percent at the beginning of the study period to 12.4 percent at the end....

Power fluctuations from a first large plant installed in 2012 have already largely burned out the big batteries....

“Serving on your Neighborhood Board presents the opportunity to create real change in your community, build a legacy, and network with other leaders.”

Long term risks to taxpayers: How Projects Get out of Control Using the Wrong Procurement Methods....

Any program changes from this proposal would apply only to new customers....

...Complications from her previous cancer treatments have arisen in recent months....

This agreement provides NextEra Energy Resources with long-term access rights to PRFT lands to develop renewable energy derived from PRFT's wind resources....

...McCain’s instant amendment would be a rider to the Keystone Pipeline legislation....

The cost of tobacco for every smoker is $1,029,646 over a lifetime....

...Danny Kaleikini speaks in this Martin Luther King Day interview as an ambassador for racial harmony....

...the appointment of James “Duke” Aiona as interim executive director will strengthen the organization’s ability to speak for families across the state....

Republicans will gather to elect precinct and district officers, and elect delegates and alternates to the 2015 State Convention....

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...it's been at least a decade since I or any agent or broker prepared a time line or ordered a condo doc....

“Serving on your Neighborhood Board presents the opportunity to create real change in your community, build a legacy, and network with other leaders.”

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees has approved the following bills and resolutions to be put forward as OHA’s 2015 state legislative package....

The state has been draining money out of the rail surcharge. Lots of money....

The Alaska governor is actually required to “use best efforts and all appropriate means to persuade the United States Congress to repeal those provisions of the Jones Act formerly codified at 46 U.S.C. 861, et seq.”...

...current admin budgeting format and procedures create an open checkbook under various program areas....

...newly eligible adults will have access to addiction treatments this year, many for the first time....

Senator John McCain introduced a measure to modify the Jones Act so that American ship companies can purchase their ships from our allies....

This annual resource, dubbed “the playbook” of model legislation, combines more than 50 pieces of our model legislation, expert analysis, and 50 state report cards into a single nonpartisan guide for legislators....

The drop in crude oil prices from $112/ barrel in June of 2014 to $46/barrel today will, if sustained, provide a nice boost to Hawaii’s economy....

"...the trends of the last decade will be prologue for a nation not at risk, but a nation in decline.…"

Doug Chin is former managing director for the City and County of Honolulu.  Randy Iwase was Supervising Deputy Attorney General whose division provided legal counsel to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the Public Utilities Commission....

Tuesday January 20, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Kailua District Park, Multipurpose Room, 21 South Kainalu Drive....

...a new report from the Hawaii Commerce and Consumer Affairs Department shows the Connector won’t be fiscally sustainable until 2022....

...at the Wai'anae Boat Harbor, outreach workers are trying to help transition to supportive housing....

The collaborative is a partnership among four Hawaiian firms: Edith Kanaka‘ole Foundation; DTL; PBR Hawai‘i; and WCIT Architecture....