Entries for May 2016

Hawaii had no mosquitoes up until 1826. That’s when, historians say, a whaling vessel that had taken on water in Mexico carelessly “drained dregs alive with wrigglers” into a stream on Maui....

At 18.5%, Hawaii has the lowest adult obesity rate in the U.S., closely followed by Colorado at 19.8%....

The Justice Index 2016 Findings, just released by the National Center for Access to Justice, ranks Hawaii among the top three states....

...Theyʻll Be Meeting With Almost Every Power Broker & Theyʻll Be Telling Everyone That Hawaiians Want US Federal Recognition....

... In Honolulu 1.49% of Mortgages are written off as noncollectable by lenders ....

After a decade of ILWU disruption, shippers are routing more cargo through U.S. Gulf and East Coast ports....

"...to add the extra capacity for every vehicle’s charging needs will require solar panels and wind turbines on nearly every available inch of land....”

...The 2016 National College Education Program Rankings have been released by ToBecomeATeacher.org....

...variable pricing of electricity, both wholesale and retail, can lower the cost of intermittent renewables....

...Study Examining Senior Care Cost and Quality Reveals Best and Worst States to Age in....

Innovation is the key to economic growth and prosperity....

...Are you feeling hot under the collar yet?....

...Nearly 300 bills passed the legislature this session....

...highlights of the bills that passed and bills that didn't pass....

...Green Party of Hawaii, Non Partisan, Democratic Party of Hawaii, Hawaii Independent Party, American Shopping Party, Constitution Party of Hawaii, Hawaii Republican Party, and Libertarian Party of Hawaii....

Forced exactions to fund our government don’t always come from taxing agencies....

...South Korea’s three big shipbuilders received “zero” newbuild ship orders during April 2016....

"Our overall surcharge revenue is still tracking about 1.12 per cent below projections, which amounts to roughly $36 million less than projected."

...With the addition of the U.S. VETS initiative, the City will serve a minimum of 215 households through Housing First....

All seven members of BLNR directed retired Hawai‘i island Judge Riki May Amano to proceed as the contested case hearing officer....

... The deadline to file is Tuesday June 7 ....

...Thirty-five states experienced a decrease in absolute debt levels....

...There appeared to be a number of city employees in attendance....

...The rule goes into effect August 8, 2016....

...on Tuesday, May 3, the Hawaii State Legislature passed Senate Bill 2647, which will now join House Bill 625 and Senate Bill 2954 on Governor Ige’s desk....

...To say this is uncompetitive in the modern world is a vast understatement....

"How old is an old ship?”

...Matson Q1 profits shrink 27.6% on weak demand for Chinese cargo....

“Medicaid fraud takes tax dollars from patients who need coverage and gives it to criminals."

...an emergency appropriation of $100 million to fund equipment and installation costs for air conditioning, heat abatement measures and related energy efficiency measures....

"...most likely symbolic, as it is apt to be uncollectable...."

Dr. Phil Eskew, founder of DPC Frontier, says the bill’s language requesting the insurance division of DCCA to conduct a survey suggests Hawaii lawmakers don’t understand what DPC is....

...A minority can't be productive participants unless it is accompanied by a majority that's willing to ignore labels and listen....

...the author goes to great lengths to ignore the spotty legislative record of these two legislators to deliver a fairy tale....

... Disagreements are inevitable ....

...Senate Bill 2659 passed with a unanimous vote in both Chambers....

...GoFarm Hawaii director Steven Chiang and host Keli`i Akina discuss how a new generation of farmers is being equipped to succeed....

...Jiva Jive of the Maui Dance Advocates speaks with Joe Kent to discuss the dancing laws on Maui....

... two vacancies – one in the District Court of the First Circuit (Island of Oahu) and one in the District Family Court of the Third Circuit (Island of Hawaii) ....

...new accounting rules require the state to report pension debt in its balance sheet....

... serious and sometimes fatal infections ... high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women ....

"...this measure unreasonably intrudes upon a system of federal law in violation of the Supremacy Clause...."

Total visitor arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands in March 2016 set a new record for the month with 786,262....

Native Hawaiians continue to disagree on the future of the sovereignty movement, or even whether there should be one....

The complaints describe the actions of a number of serial pedophiles active in the 1950s through the 1970s....

Hawaii's leadership team for presidential candidate Ted Cruz announced the official selection of twelve island residents to serve as delegates and alternate delegates to the Republican National Convention.....

For decades, hippies seeking paradise have polluted the Napali Coast.  Now DLNR goes in to clean up their mess ....

Today we are looking at a bill in our Legislature that contains nothing....