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Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |
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Silicon Valley Billionaires Order Hawaii Legislators, AG to Target Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 80 Views :: Life
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... 'Electronic Frontier Foundation' targets pro-life crisis pregnancy centers ....
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |
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Six Years Later: Hilo's Singing Bridge Still Needs Emergency Repairs
By News Release @ 9:17 AM :: 80 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics
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... HDOT made repairs to Wailuku Bridge in September 2019, November 2020, and April 2023. A full rehabilitation of the bridge is planned to begin in 2027 ....
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025 |
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Crackpot Lawsuit is all it takes--Maui Mayor Calls for Chief to be Suspended
By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 AM :: 469 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Police
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... claims Sean Combs and several other famous people showed up at a basement apartment in Orinda, CA to gang rape her in 2018 ....
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025 |
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Feds: UH Manoa not Protecting Jewish Students from Anti-Semites
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 321 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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... potential enforcement actions if UH does not fulfill its obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus ....
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Monday, March 10, 2025 |
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Pacific Biodiesel Occupies ADC Land In Keaʻau; No Lease, No Rent
By Selected News Articles @ 10:34 PM :: 247 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Ethics
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... for at least seven years the parcel has been used rent-free by Pacific Biodiesel ....
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Sunday, March 9, 2025 |
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Planned Parenthood Hawaii Begins Promoting Sex-Change Telehealth
By News Release @ 3:22 PM :: 572 Views :: Health Care, Life
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"...a game-changing expansion of our existing telehealth care...."
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Sunday, March 9, 2025 |
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Lien on Me
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 639 Views :: Taxes
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... a nasty little device used by tax agencies ....
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Sunday, March 9, 2025 |
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The Unity House Scandal Never Really Ended — decades later, it might bankrupt Hawaiian Electric
By Andrew Walden @ 1:39 AM :: 4029 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Higher Education, OHA, Cost of Living
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... a leftover Unity House scheme could be costing Hawaiian Electric as much as $476M per year ....
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Saturday, March 8, 2025 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 6:45 PM :: 406 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Gambling, Life
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... Bills Still in Play: Sports Betting & Right to Contraceptives ....
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Saturday, March 8, 2025 |
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Spreading Aloha Through Saying Goodbye
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:24 PM :: 593 Views :: Cost of Living
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“More Native Hawaiians flock to mainland cities and leave Hawaiʻi, citing high costs.”
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Saturday, March 8, 2025 |
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Social Worker Arrested in Torture Death of Foster Girl
By Andrew Walden @ 1:24 AM :: 3177 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Higher Education, COVID-19
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... The latest foster parent arrested for child torture is a university instructor, social worker, DoE behavioral health specialist, and UH Manoa PhD student ....
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Friday, March 7, 2025 |
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“It’s becoming harder and harder for the working person who doesn’t own a home yet just to rent a place to live”
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:16 PM :: 1047 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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“...Hawaii doesn’t have a scarcity of land. We build housing and urban development on only 5% of the land mass....”
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Friday, March 7, 2025 |
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Seven Gun Bills Moving Fast at Half-Way Point in Legislative Session
By Selected News Articles @ 1:16 PM :: 816 Views :: Second Amendment
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... the remaining gun control bills have now crossed over between the House and Senate ....
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Friday, March 7, 2025 |
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Hawaii AG Celebrates Injunction Against Trump Funding Cuts
By News Release @ 12:57 PM :: 578 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Higher Education
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“NIH’s proposed drastic reduction of our facilities and administrative rate would result in the elimination of approximately $16.5M in funding that the University of Hawaiʻi uses...."
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Thursday, March 6, 2025 |
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$21.19B: House Finance Committee Approves State Budget
By News Release @ 1:57 PM :: 398 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... the House draft of the budget bill (HB300), will now proceed to the House floor for third reading and are expected to cross over to the Senate on Wednesday, March 12 ....
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Thursday, March 6, 2025 |
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SB350 Fakes Contraceptive Protection in State Constitution
By News Release @ 1:37 PM :: 439 Views :: Family, Health Care, Life
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... The wording of SB350 does nothing to protect contraceptive access if federal authorization is withdrawn or denied ....
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Thursday, March 6, 2025 |
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DBEDT Reduces Hawaii Economic Growth Projection to 1.7%
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 594 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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... The downward adjustment was mainly due to the expected slowdown in tourism growth, higher projected consumer inflation and increasing policy uncertainty at the national and international levels ....
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025 |
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Kewalo: Gather to celebrate the death of bill SB 534
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 632 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, OHA
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... OHA introduced three failed bills SB534, HB605, and SB211 this legislative session ....
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025 |
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How the century-old Jones Act is hurting Hawaii’s economy
By Selected News Articles @ 1:09 PM :: 640 Views :: Jones Act
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... Every Hawaii-based company that ships its goods outside of the state has come up against the Jones Act ....
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025 |
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HB1118: Vaccination Bill Dead
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 1:33 AM :: 893 Views :: Gambling, Health Care, Life
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... The bill was RECOMMITTED to the JDC committee. It is dead for this session ....
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025 |
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Despite apology, Hawaii mobster gets 9 years for role in crime syndicate
By Court House News @ 1:23 AM :: 888 Views :: Drugs
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... Harry Kauhi cooperated with the prosecution, testified against a crime boss and apologized for his actions ....
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025 |
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Senate Fireworks Bills on the Move
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 523 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... SB222, SB227, SB1324 ....
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025 |
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Will Kōloa Rum Co. lawsuit be the nail in Jones Act coffin?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:00 AM :: 830 Views :: Jones Act
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... the act intentionally disadvantaged the ports of Hawaii and Alaska ....
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025 |
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Lawsuit Filed Against State After Latest CWS Child-Torture Death
By Andrew Walden @ 10:24 PM :: 1015 Views :: Family, Law Enforcement
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... allegedly CWS and PACT informed four times but did nothing before death of Sarai Perez-Rivera ....
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Trump Speech to Congress
By Video @ 9:04 PM :: 432 Views :: National News
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... Trump speech to joint session of Congress, March 4, 2025, 4pm HST ....
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025 |
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Applicants Wanted for State Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions
By News Release @ 5:16 PM :: 453 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Vacancies on both commissions are appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Judicial Council ....
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025 |
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Hawaii Assisted Living Costs Highest in USA
By News Release @ 3:29 PM :: 638 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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... assisted living cost up 21% since 2023 ....
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025 |
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Blangiardi Fiscal Year 2026 budget--Spending up 8.4%, CIP up 15.8%
By News Release @ 2:04 PM :: 477 Views :: Honolulu County
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... the City’s $3.93 billion Operating budget proposal represents an increase of 8.4% over the adopted $3.63 billion budget for the previous fiscal year. The proposed $1.21 billion Capital Improvement Project budget for FY 2026 is 15.8% more than the adopted $1.05 billion CIP budget for FY 2025 ....
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025 |
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Hawaii defense contractor exec must face some campaign finance conspiracy claims
By Court House News @ 12:04 AM :: 1027 Views :: Ethics, Military
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... Kobayashi ruled there was sufficient circumstantial evidence to support conspiracy and state law claims ....
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Monday, March 3, 2025 |
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Hawai‘i students turn local ingredients into unique products through entrepreneurial program
By News Release @ 11:49 PM :: 482 Views :: Education K-12, Small Business
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... featuring an array of student-made products including ‘ulu chips, lollipops, skincare products and more ....
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Sunday, March 2, 2025 |
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Grassroot Institute Legislative Week in Review
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:44 PM :: 545 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act, Taxes
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... 50 testimonies in the past two weeks ....
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Sunday, March 2, 2025 |
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Gabbard Lahaina Charity Spends only 34% on Fire Victims
By Selected News Articles @ 9:45 AM :: 1992 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Tulsi Gabbard
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... Despite promising “every dollar” would go to fire relief, the organization spent only about 34 percent of funds raised ....
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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Hawaii End Meth Summit
By News Release @ 4:40 PM :: 441 Views :: Drugs
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... March 5 at Kroc Center ....
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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Audit: Poor Design of Honolulu Rail System Contributes to Low Ridership
By News Release @ 3:59 PM :: 965 Views :: Rail
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... limited payment options, insufficient station amenities, and the need for extended operating hours ....
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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State housing program expanded to support more City Employees
By News Release @ 2:46 PM :: 583 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Cost of Living
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... "lawyers and activists" are now eligible to participate in the DEP program ....
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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Safety cameras to begin sending warnings for speed March 1
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 498 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... safety camera systems at 10 downtown Honolulu intersections will begin issuing warnings for speed on Saturday, March 1, 2025 ....
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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Shelter for Mentally Ill Homeless at Center of Iwilei TOD Plan
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 505 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Homelessness, Rail
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... especially for homeless individuals with a history of mental health, memory or brain injury challenges ....
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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Federal Law Requires Lahaina Survivors to Begin Paying Rent March 1, 2025
By News Release @ 2:03 PM :: 375 Views :: Maui County
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... FEMA is required by law to charge rent for direct housing 18 months after a disaster is declared ....
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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UHERO: Federal job cuts raise risk of Hawaii downturn
By UHERO @ 1:22 PM :: 463 Views :: Economy
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... The clearest near-term risk is federal layoffs, which will result in a loss of more than 2,000 local jobs ....
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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Hawaiʻi Cost Of Living Is Creating A Mental Health Crisis For Workers
By UHERO @ 1:01 PM :: 482 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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... Residents who spend a high percentage of their income on housing — even if they are well above the poverty line — are also more likely to experience mental health issues ....
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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Hawaii AG wants pharmacy benefit manager lawsuit in state courts
By Court House News @ 12:39 PM :: 557 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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... The lawsuit comes as part of a broader trend where states are targeting pharmacy benefit managers over their rebate practices ....
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Friday, February 28, 2025 |
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Hawaii Gun Ban Bills Advance Out of Senate Committee
By NRA ILA @ 5:29 PM :: 1031 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Senate Bill 401 and Senate Bill 308 ....
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Thursday, February 27, 2025 |
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Debt: Honolulu 4th Worst 'Sinkhole City'
By Selected News Articles @ 10:33 PM :: 714 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Taxes
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... a debt burden of $2.25 billion, translating to $17,400 per taxpayer ....
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Thursday, February 27, 2025 |
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Comments Sought on Judicial Nominees for Maui County, Hawaii County
By News Release @ 12:41 PM :: 519 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, February 27, 2025 |
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Jury in ‘Moana’ copyright trial gets primer on Polynesian, Hawaiian culture on day 1
By Court House News @ 12:12 PM :: 645 Views :: National News, Hawaii History
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... An anthropologist testified at the copyright infringement trial about the similarities between "Moana" and "Bucky" that aren't found in traditional Polynesian stories ....
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Thursday, February 27, 2025 |
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SB933: Shell Bill with Blank Dollars to Make up for Federal Funding Freeze
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 486 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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... This bill was created to address potential negative impacts of the federal funding freeze ....
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