...If the average pay hike is $3.50/hr for 208K workers, a $17 minimum would cost $5.6M per 8 hour shift--$28M per 40 hr week--$1.456B per year....

...this is the price Hawaii pays for pandering to anti-fluoridation nuts....

...Certifying the project under Verra’s VCS, which includes the verification and validation of the project by independent auditors, enables DOFAW to generate certified carbon credits that it, in turn, can sell to interested buyers, brokers, traders, or retailers....

...A spokeswoman for Hirono implied that financial disclosures that the congresswoman is already required to submit are sufficient....

...the memo contradicts arguments EPA and the Department of Justice made on the same case three years ago....

...CSEA disbursed amounts received without knowing whether the non-custodial parent had sufficient funds at the bank....

...UIPA Request: DoE Refusing to Release Check Register....

...This is harsh criticism, but it is well-founded....

...In some locales it generates more crashes as many motorists make early and sudden stops at the onset of the yellow light....

...Wouldn’t be wonderful if a wealthy non-profit volunteered to pay for all the regulations they demand?....

...requiring Respondent Kelekoma to pay an administrative penalty of $4,500 to the State of Hawaii, and referring this matter to DLNR for further action as appropriate....

...Try out the “adjust performance” feature.  You can abolish the GE Tax and cut other taxes, eliminate public employees, enact a right to work law, raise or lower the minimum wage, and see how each move affects Hawaii’s economic performance....

...in response to concerns that there was no systematic review of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' procurement processes, limited liability companies, or loans....

...With legal representation from Neil Abercrombie’s former Attorney General David Louie, former penny stock tout Jeffrey Dunster tried to use a bag full of receipts to claim ownership of a house known as ‘13’.  It didn't work....

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

...and its all legal....

...2019’s States Most Dependent on the Gun Industry....

...No, that isn’t a cuss word. It’s just the facts, ma’am....

...Even as the Honolulu Rail project collapses around Mayor Caldwell’s ears, the election result gives a pro-Caldwell faction the majority on the council.  This contradiction is due to the failure of anti-rail politicians to separate themselves from criminals....

...HIDOE completing school roof repairs more quickly under 'new' contracting method....

...Upcoming Legislative Deadlines....

...The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy....

...farmers are increasingly frustrated and dispirited by having to deal with the demands and unrealistic expectations of a public that is growing ever more distant from the realities of agriculture....

...The regents will take up the request at their April 18 meeting at Leeward Community College....

...The rules took effect on March 31 and implement the affordable housing requirements in Ordinance 18-10 and other approvals issued by the city....

...HART and the City will evaluate the submittals received today and then select a short list to move on to the second part of the procurement....

...As the Secretary-Treasurer of the Longshore Division, Brown was responsible for the union’s financial matters....

...As of Friday, March 29, 2019, the Office of the City Clerk has received 17,752 vote-by-mail ballots....

...Hawaii policymakers cannot mandate people into prosperity....

...Hawaii Tax Freedom Day is 43rd among states....

...“Knives are arms protected by the Second Amendment,” a complaint filed Wednesday in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii contends....

...“Maybe they shouldn't post lies about Planned Parenthood selling baby body parts."....

...Effort Underway to Halt Hawaii's Restrictive Firearm Permitting Requirements....

...This line of thinking is one step away from web sites touting “miracle cures THEY don’t want you to know about.”....

...when an officer has custody of a child under the age of 16, the child shall consult with legal counsel before waiving any constitutional rights and before any custodial interrogation....

...If Someone Offered You $139 Million Dollars To Reveal Your Darkest Secrets, Would You Do It?....

... Trustee Akina Votes No to Further Delay of OHA Independent Audit -- OHA Board Pushes Audit Completion to December ....

...Multiple carbon-dioxide tax bills are under consideration in the current session of the Hawaii State Legislature....

...Madame Pele shows the way to solve homelessness--APPLY MORE FORCE....

...Financial and Compliance Audit of the Department of Health....

...With two days left before the Second Crossover deadline, the House today passed an additional 85 Senate bills. These bills now head back to the Senate for their consideration....

...the State Department of Health spends $10 million annually in health care costs and the Department of Human Services spends $38 million in human services for COFA citizens....

...the president of the University of Hawaiʻi now leads the UH Mānoa campus....

...Senate Bill 1466 to allow for the seizure of firearms without due process will be eligible for a floor vote in the Hawaii House of Representatives as early as tomorrow, April 9th....

...The on-bill repayment program allows electric ratepayers on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Island, Maui, Lāna‘i and Moloka‘i to invest in green energy installments....

... Hawaii: County by County Overview ....

...American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) analysis of the recently-released U.S. Department of Transportation 2018 National Bridge Inventory (NBI) database....

...For many Maui families, purchasing a home is a pipe dream. However, there may be an opportunity for them to realize that dream, if county residents would be open to reforming local housing regulations....

...2019’s Most & Least Financially Literate States....

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

"...Earlier this year, we told the State Auditor (and essentially, the Legislature) that this audit was one of the proactive steps OHA was taking to address the state audit findings.” -- Trustee Hulu Lindsey Nov 30, 2018

...Sex-Change 'Conversion Therapy' Ban Passes Full Senate....

...our legislature has a dogged focus on new taxes....

...The Impact of Public Health Insurance on Medical Utilization in a Vulnerable Population: Evidence from COFA Migrants....

...after dumping as many independent tests as possible, the DoE tries to make it look good.  Here's their report....

"...branded an “F.” How does that make the hardworking kids, educators and families of that school community feel?...."

...Due to difficulty verifying validity of petition signatures on a previous Change.org impeachment petition, Impeach Kaneshiro organizers have launched a new on-line petition designed to collect verifiable signatures of Honolulu registered voters....

"...the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment bars a city from prosecuting people criminally for sleeping outside on public property when those people have no home or other shelter to go to...."

...The Honolulu rail is now famous, but for all the wrong reasons. The question is: “What we are going to do about it?....

...could receive a vote as early as April 5, 2019....

...The redevelopment should take into consideration input received in the DTL, LLC Final Report....

...The group was led by OHA Vice Chair Lee and included Chair Machado and Trustees Robert Lindsey and John Waiheʻe IV, as well as OHA Chief Executive Officer/Ka Pouhana Kamanaʻopono Crabbe, OHA Chief Operating Officer/Ka Pou Nui Sylvia Hussey, and trustee and administration staff....

...Killing this bill sends $62M from A&B to Mahi Pono which has its staff larded up with anti-GMO activists....

...Ten organizations to receive funding....

"...the manner in which Chief Ballard is administering her statutory authority to process applications for concealed and open carry licenses...could potentially precipitate one of the greatest legal catastrophes...the nation (has) ever experienced...." -- Steven Levinson and Loretta Sheehan

...Right before the riots took place there were (214) inmates housed in the Modules, all playing " pretend lockdown", fully capable of breaching their cell doors at will....

...HIDOE announces its 2019 graduation dates for 64 schools statewide including public charter schools....

...Elon Musk is going to get even more of your money....

...'Sin' taxes are levied on a relatively narrow tax base, and many are regressive, with a larger share of the tax burden falling on those with lower incomes....

...Is There A Way Of Living In Hawai'i Without All The Problems?....