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Tuesday, April 1, 2025 |
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Hawaii: Work 17 days of month to afford mortgage payment
By Selected News Articles @ 6:29 PM :: 151 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... at $796,947, homeowners purchasing a home at this price point will need to work 17 days each month just to cover the payment of $5,222 ....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025 |
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HB300 Highlights: Senate WAM Passes Budget Bill
By News Release @ 6:06 PM :: 158 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... A summary of totals included in the approved budget ....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025 |
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Hawaii Egg Prices Nearly Double Mainland
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 173 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawai‘i still pays significantly higher prices than the rest of the U.S., which averages at $4.90 per dozen ....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025 |
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‘Long and tortuous path’ continues in Hawaii bioenergy dispute
By Court House News @ 5:16 AM :: 217 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Labor
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... A federal judge signaled he is likely to dismiss some claims in a dispute between Hu Honua and Hawaiian Electric ....
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Monday, March 31, 2025 |
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50-State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025
By Tax Foundation @ 11:59 PM :: 231 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii significantly revised its individual income tax brackets under H.B. 2404, enacted in June 2024 ....
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Monday, March 31, 2025 |
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Hawaii Road Taxes Cover 97.2% of Spending
By Tax Foundation @ 11:38 PM :: 194 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii has increased its proportion of roadway spending furnished by road users from 78 percent to 97.2 percent--7th highest in the USA ....
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Monday, March 31, 2025 |
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Barking Sands: Next step in Hypersonic Missile Defense
By Selected News Articles @ 10:09 PM :: 209 Views :: Kauai County, Military
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... demonstrated the ability to detect, track and perform a simulated engagement of an advanced maneuvering hypersonic target ....
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Monday, March 31, 2025 |
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Goats and Sheep are best Way to Control Wildfire Fuel Load--DLNR Shoots them dead
By News Release @ 9:20 PM :: 209 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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... While wildfire threatens Hawaii's communities, DLNR pays for helicopter-borne extermination operations ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 29, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 8:17 PM :: 440 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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HB900 Dies in Senate: No Lawyers for Abused Foster Kids
By Andrew Walden @ 8:14 PM :: 1640 Views :: Ethics, Family, Judiciary
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“...Hawai’i is one of only five states that does not currently guarantee the right to legal counsel for children during the duration of their child welfare case....”
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 8:02 PM :: 484 Views :: Gambling, Hawaii State Government
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... SCR121 Sports Betting Working Group ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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Grassroot Institute Testifies on Dozens of Bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:31 PM :: 488 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... dozens of bills still on the move ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Progress in reducing housing regulations
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:17 PM :: 443 Views :: Development
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... conversation between Ted Kefalas, the Grassroot Institute director of strategic campaigns, and state Rep. Lauren Matsumoto on the March 11 episode of “The Right Side” radio show ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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New maps improve Hawaiʻi’s wildfire risk warnings
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 539 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... these maps provide a daily, high-resolution look at the most current fire ignition risks statewide ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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You Want to Raise the TAT by HOW Much?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 684 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... the bills replace the current 10.25% tax rate with a blank ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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We can do more to help Hawaii businesses rebound
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:29 AM :: 484 Views :: Economy, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Hawaii’s anemic economic growth — the second slowest in the country — should be a sign ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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DHHL Distributes 665 Ewa Beach 'Project Leases'
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 485 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL
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... Unlike previous processes, beneficiaries secure a homestead lot prior to the completion of development. ...
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Saturday, March 29, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Green Slams Anti-Vax Celebrutard
By Selected News Articles @ 6:32 PM :: 987 Views :: COVID-19
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... HI Gov. on Djokovic Playing with RFK: ‘Hope Someone Hits Him with an Overhead’ ... ‘Shows Him What It Means to Hurt Somebody’ ....
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Saturday, March 29, 2025 |
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Kaua‘i Police Commission appoints Elliott Kalani Ke as Interim Chief of Police
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 530 Views :: Kauai County, Police
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... The appointment will take effect upon Chief Raybuck’s retirement this year. That date has not yet been determined ....
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Saturday, March 29, 2025 |
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Hawaii 3rd Most Expensive State to Start a Business
By Selected News Articles @ 1:26 AM :: 595 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii has the highest average commercial rent at $36 per square foot (#51) and the second-highest monthly electricity cost at $1,514.20 (#50) ....
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Saturday, March 29, 2025 |
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UPW Tracks Statewide Payout of COVID Hazard Pay
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 562 Views :: Labor, COVID-19
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... United Public Workers is actively engaged in a legal fight for Temporary Hazard Pay (THP) with employers in nine jurisdictions across Hawaii ....
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Saturday, March 29, 2025 |
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DoE Announces 2025 HS Graduation Schedule
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 541 Views :: Education K-12
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... statewide list of commencement celebrations ....
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Friday, March 28, 2025 |
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Chief Justice Appoints Sonya H. Toma as District Family Court Judge for Maui
By News Release @ 12:41 PM :: 1136 Views :: Judiciary
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... Circuit Judge in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and District Family Judge, Second Circuit ....
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Thursday, March 27, 2025 |
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Jones Act Loophole Allows Puerto Rico to Finally Access American Natural Gas--Hawaii Next?
By Cato Foundation @ 11:23 PM :: 602 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... none of the world’s more than 600 LNG tankers comply with the Jones Act ....
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Thursday, March 27, 2025 |
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February: Canadian Tourism Down Only 1.4%--Spending up
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 496 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... In February 2025, the average daily census of 20,686 Canadian visitors decreased from February 2024 (20,977 visitors, -1.4%) ....
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Thursday, March 27, 2025 |
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Green Appoints Water Commissioner and Circuit Court Judge
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 546 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Development, Judiciary, Land Use
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... Governor Green has nominated Kauanoe A. D. Jackson to serve as a Circuit Court Judge in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and Hannah Kihalani Springer to the Commission on Water Resource Management ....
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Thursday, March 27, 2025 |
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Tax hike on tourism would create ‘unintended consequences for all’
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:00 PM :: 624 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... For the third year in a row, Hawaii policymakers are considering a bill that suggests they believe tourists are an endless source of funds ....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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Jones Act Operator Calls for Shipbuilding Reforms
By Selected News Articles @ 10:03 PM :: 638 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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... it is time to develop a round table and look to modify the Act to keep pace with global technology and geopolitical events ....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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Prince Kuhio's Fight to Americanize Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 42857 Views :: DHHL, Agriculture, Hawaii History, Land Use
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...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....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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Hawaii Firearm Storage Bill Scheduled for Decision Making Hearing on April 1st
By NRA ILA @ 4:24 PM :: 664 Views :: Second Amendment
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... House Bill 125 expands upon Hawaii’s existing firearm storage mandate by requiring firearms to be stored in a locked box, safe or with a trigger locking mechanism ....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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Hawaii to Charge EVs a Road Usage Tax Starting July 1
By Selected News Articles @ 3:31 PM :: 868 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii’s road usage charge will become mandatory starting July 1, 2028, at which point the $50 flat fee will be discontinued ....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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Feds Release $2.5M to Reimburse Nonprofit for Shuttered Lahaina Jobs Program
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 489 Views :: Maui County, Labor
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... temporary jobs focused on cleaning up debris and repairing damage caused by the fires ....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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A Man Convicted of Trump Media Insider Trading Had Ties to a Firm Holding Hawaii Cannabis Contracts
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 AM :: 1311 Views :: National News, Ethics, Drugs
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... he had earned millions of dollars from insider trades involving shares in a company that merged with Trump Media & Technology Group Corp ....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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Trump Pardons Devon Archer, Hawaii High-Tech Tax Credit Scammer Turned on Bidens
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 AM :: 1236 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Tax Credits
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... Devon Archer cooperated with congressional investigators as a witness against Hunter Biden and the Biden family ....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Highest State Tax Collections Per Capita
By Tax Foundation @ 9:00 PM :: 636 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... the State of Hawaii takes $7,070 per person in taxes ....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025 |
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Hawaii 2nd Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment
By Selected News Articles @ 4:02 PM :: 670 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Tax Day can be a painful reminder of how much we have to invest in federal, state and local governments, though many of us aren’t sure exactly what we get in return....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025 |
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Hawaii State Commission on Fatherhood Announces Awards, Scholarship Opportunities
By News Release @ 12:28 AM :: 511 Views :: Family
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... commitment to promoting healthy family relationships by underscoring the vital role fathers play in the lives of their children ....
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Monday, March 24, 2025 |
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Maui judge rules Haleakala trail must be open to public access
By Court House News @ 10:53 AM :: 710 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Land Use, Tourism
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... The state must now open the historic Haleakala Trail for public access, putting an end to a decade-long fight for it to be declared a public right of way ....
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Sunday, March 23, 2025 |
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The New Tax Cuts Website
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 693 Views :: Taxes
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... in big bold type it screams ....
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Saturday, March 22, 2025 |
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SCR179 and SR149: LGBTQ Commission to Rewrite Entire Hawaii Legal Code with "Gender Neutral Language"
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:25 PM :: 1318 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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... the state LGBTQ+ Commission and the Commission on the Status of Women review the Hawaii Revised Statutes ....
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Saturday, March 22, 2025 |
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Lahaina: Still waiting for permits
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:59 PM :: 735 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... he’s paying a mortgage on an empty lot and watching his resources drain away while waiting for permits and approvals to rebuild ....
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Saturday, March 22, 2025 |
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About that Medical Freedom
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:49 AM :: 642 Views :: Health Care
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... it has been a miserable ride to say the least ....
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Friday, March 21, 2025 |
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Proposed U.S. maritime trade sanctions would impact Hawaii
By Michael Hansen @ 10:19 PM :: 1126 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... The U.S. is considering trade sanctions against Chinese shipping that would negatively impact Hawaii ....
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Friday, March 21, 2025 |
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Rep Gene Ward Retires from House--Republicans Must Nominate Successor
By Rep Gene Ward @ 5:46 PM :: 959 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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... Under HRS 17-4, Hawaii Republicans have 30 days to nominate 3 potential successors to Rep Ward’s seat. Gov Green then has 30 days to select one of the three ....
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Friday, March 21, 2025 |
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Lahaina: "Feelings of conspiracy and mistrust"
By Selected News Articles @ 4:27 PM :: 930 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... It’s a situation formed by both negligence and design ....
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Thursday, March 20, 2025 |
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Hawaii legislative committee advances gun control measures
By Court House News @ 4:05 AM :: 734 Views :: Second Amendment
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... A Hawaii State Senate Committee advanced five gun control bills ....
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Thursday, March 20, 2025 |
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UH announces search committee for next athletics director
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 744 Views :: Higher Education
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... The university aims to conduct finalist interviews in late May and announce the new hire by mid to late summer ....
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
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Hawaii Worst State for Doctors
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 PM :: 895 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii ranks dead last for medical environment ....
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
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Salem Media Sells Remaining Honolulu Radio Stations
By News Release @ 10:36 PM :: 702 Views :: First Amendment, Religion, Small Business
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... buyer Malama Media Group intends to keep all radio stations in their present formats ....
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