... The book is in electronic form and is available on the DBEDT website ....

... The rules are in place to ensure there is a level playing field for all prearranged ground transportation companies ....

... Project involving numerous city agencies, community groups, and local non-profits for erosion mitigation ....

...the greater issue is to be taken up with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and a system that has, for generations, inadequately addressed the commercialization and exploitation of Native Hawaiian traditional knowledge and culture....

...Hawaii Dams at high hazard risk: 93.2% (the highest)....

...Annual skin cancer diagnoses: 20.3 per 100,000 residents....

...Since 2012, the Thumbtack Small Business Friendliness Survey has surveyed thousands of entrepreneurs on the state and local public policies that affect their ability to start, operate, and grow a business....

...Real property tax credit offered for Honolulu homeowners with combined income of less than $60,000....

...Of the 187 homes destroyed or severely damaged, 109 were owner-occupied....

...Sgt. 1st Class Reymund Rarogal Transfiguracion, 36, died Sunday from his injuries, the Department of Defense announced on Monday....

...Since early 2017, the State of Hawaii has been fighting the Trump administration’s travel bans in the court system (and former AG Chin almost rode that wave into Congress...but not quite)....

...Finalists for this year’s awards were Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Delaware, Hawaii, North Carolina, and Vermont....

...Now we know how Waihee isn’t getting paid.... 

...2018’s Best & Worst States to Have a Baby....

...But the movement is not over.  The Federal Election Commission is only just starting to dig into Ing’s campaign finances.  We suggest ‘movement’ to Brazil....

...Tupola Voted to Oust the GOP Minority Leader Fukumoto Over Her “Criticism of President Donald Trump.” ....

On August 12, 1898, the United States and Spain reached a cease-fire agreement in its brief conflict over Cuba and the Philippines....

Back in 2014, we wrote in this space about a nasty Honolulu City & County rule involving real property tax appeals....

... Complete Printout from State Office of Elections 122 of 249 Precincts reporting on 2nd read....

...The “Aquino Purificacion” account was easily traceable to Gabbard's copywriter, Marissa Rodriguez. Gabbard's FEC records include multiple payments to Rodriguez....

...Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.....

...only 35 percent of daughters and 19 percent of sons had received all three shots of the vaccine series....

...talk of “recovery plans,” new bonds and property tax dollars allocated to rail inevitably raises the spectre of new rail taxes....

...Hawaii foreclosure attorney Gary V Dubin and ex-Governor John Waihee III are going all-out in an effort to rustle up more foreclosure clients for the Dubin Law Firm—even as state disciplinary proceedings threaten Dubin’s law license....

...We both turned to community organization (because campaign cash can pay my credit card bills)....

...opening up more land for housing should also be on the table, if policy makers want to ease pressure on the housing market....

...This study asks the question, how valuable is residential real-time pricing (RTP) in comparison to time-of-use (TOU) rates to absorb increasing sources of intermittent renewable energy?....

...the first state in the nation to pass Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) legislation in every county....

...four of the nine working farms are total losses. The other eight lots are either vacant with leases pending or currently not in production....

...Instead of Republicans nominating a replacement, Sailau Timoteo, August 6, 2018, sent the following message to the Hawaii Attorney General....

...The court held that Mr. Flores -- a native Hawaiian who claims a cultural interest in the mountaintop -- owned "property," but that he had the opportunity to protect that interest in a a parallel administrative proceeding, and didn't need another one....

...Instead of singling out a single candidate I am choosing to recommend that voters consider advancing both Sam King and Kalei Akaka as the two candidates to face-off in the general election for the Oahu seat....

...This Saturday You Can Help Reform The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs....

...The court’s decision overrules a December 2016 decision by Third Circuit Judge Greg Nakamura that the state Board of Land and Natural Resources should have held a hearing for the 2014 sublease agreement for the six acres of land atop Mauna Kea for use by TMT....

... Hawaii gas taxes average $0.4788 per gallon ....

...Hawaii ranks 10th-worst for education....

“...Over the last weeks, there’s been a large number of people—statewide—who have pulled me aside, called me, reached out to people in our campaign in reaction to all the recent news regarding super PACs....”

...2018’s Most Pet-Friendly Cities....

...Early College has proven to be a highly effective strategy to get more students into and through college....

...OHA Trustee Peter Apo speaks out boldly and reflectively on several hot potato issues, including audits and management of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....

...She embodies the fundamental values that we as Republicans share, and represents the cultural diversity and beauty that make our islands a truly special place to live and raise a family....

... and Hawaii dead last in Physician Medicare Acceptance Rate ....

... Retired with a Million?  You've got 11 years ....

...This second phase included an additional 20,000 employees of the Legislature, Judiciary, Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Executive branch departments....

...Votes in Congress July 30 through August 5, 2018....

...Oahu residents to take an online survey between August 1 and September 30, 2018, to provide public feedback on police services....

August 6 and 9 have been made into International Days of Anti-American historical revisionism.  So here is a look at reality as seen from first-hand sources instead of whining activists.

...people who might be accused of knowingly promulgating the candidacy of a non-citizen or voting by a non-citizen should very carefully consider the ramifications of the following federal laws....

...One good thing is that Hawaii has made its position known early, so that those businesses who choose to compete in our marketplace will know what the rules are....

...because she did not meet the constitutional requirements for the office at the time of the filing of her nomination paper....

...including ethanol in the U.S. gas supply is wreaking havoc on the atmosphere and soil....

...Written comments must be postmarked or faxed by Thursday, November 1, 2018....

...Starting July 30 through August 9, registered voters may visit any early walk in voting location within their county to cast their ballot....

...This is why I am adamant about making sure OHA is audited thoroughly and its internal policies revised....

... what works, what doesn’t, and what might help Hawaii move out of its position as one of the nation’s worst “sinkhole states” ....

...Thanks to the changes in lease language, the state landlord has no clear idea of how many tenants are at NELHA, what they produce, or what rent they pay....

...PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 14 KT....

...Schatz called the Trump rally in Tampa a “dark carnival” and declared the left has “no equivalent.”....

... Under the new criteria, recipients for grants must either follow a “sexual risk reduction model” or a “sexual risk avoidance model” ....

...when candidates say they’ll support whatever voters decide—one can be confident that the candidate’s actual position is to oppose a convention....

...America's seafood consumers may soon be deprived of sustainably harvested domestic marlin products should President Trump sign legislation to prohibit interstate commerce of billfish landed in Hawaii....

...Beginning Aug. 10, 2018, the Hawai‘i Department of Health will require all Home Care Agencies to apply for licensure by the state....

...The judge agreed with Fox News’ argument that even if their statements about Rich’s death were inaccurate or defamatory, they did not necessarily constitute the extreme and outrageous conduct required for a claim....

... OHA Candidates at Olelo TV Forum and Waianae Coast Forum ....

...Beadie Kanahele Dawson was the attorney for Na Pua a Ke Alii Pauahi, a group formed by Kamehameha students, parents and alumni, in its stand against the corrupt Bishop Estate trustees at the center of the Broken Trust scandal....

...how to bring under control the almost $13 billion in unfunded liabilities of Hawaii’s public pension system....

...a Budget Primer that serves as an entry-level course covering the components of the state budget, how it is created, and the priorities and choices it reflects....

...Watch This For Who Germaine Recommends You Vote For OHA Trustee On August 11th....

...This victory does not give you a pass to open carry in states that prohibit it....

...(the usual suspects) urged Hawaii Governor David Ige to immediately halt all extraction of marine animals for aquarium purposes on Friday, July 27....