Entries for November 2020

...50 Remote Workers Will Be Accepted into the First Cohort of the Program and Receive a Free Round Trip Ticket to Hawai‘i....

... the State hired a DC SCOTUS player to argue that this case isn't worth the Court's time ....

... In a case called Timbs v. Indiana decided just last year, however, the U.S. Supreme Court made a couple of key points ....

... 1,262 checks totaling $21,085,583.58 ....

...The former Army officer and insurance executive was 71 when he set out to educate Hawaii residents about the benefits of freedom....

...There were no votes in Congress this week.   Members of the Hawaii congressional delegation introduced or co-introduced three bills....

... Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies – Two (2) Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit ....

...Effective Dec. 2 at 12:01 a.m., all transpacific and intercounty travelers arriving in Kaua‘i are subject to the 14-day quarantine regardless of testing....

... The annual Honolulu City Lights will look different this year ....

... While the Democrats are distant from Ms. Gabbard, the Libertarian Party is waiting with open arms, if she can embrace more of its agenda. ...

... DAGS and Office of Enterprise Technology Services, November 16, 2020, issued the RFP for an Enterprise Financial Solution ....

... The current Sheriff Al Cummings is retiring on December 1, 2020, after 40 years of service ....

... these violators were busted and complaint settled within 17 days ....

...the looming massive increase in the state’s unemployment insurance tax....

... However, traffic volumes, or the amount of vehicle trips on the roads, has also been greatly decreased ....

... one less argument for anti-development activists ....

...“Israel is a very strong partner” and the “best example of democracy and the American values that we have in the Middle East” ....

... survey on attitudes towards protective actions for the COVID-19 pandemic ....

... The first 60 homes, a portion of the greater 118-unit Laʻi ʻŌpua Village 4 – Akau, are anticipated to be offered to beneficiaries in mid-2021 ....

...tightening restrictions for trans-Pacific travelers heading to Hawai‘i....

... Under the agreement, Airbnb will create two new fields on its listing—one for the City-issued Tax Map Key (TMK) number and another for the Transient Accommodations Tax License Number (TAT) ....

... Videos aimed to delegitimize election results, boost false fraud claims have millions of views ....

...  FBI and two police departments bow to orders from their lord and master, the homeless drug addict ....

... slightly more travelers arrived in Hawaii than in previous months, when testing was not an option ....

...only 7 Hawaii-based patents awarded in 2019....

... the retired Honolulu Police Department captain said the way he was treated by Department of Health officials during his 14-day quarantine on Oahu was much worse than the disease itself ....

...The net result: Keep the cash flowing to the usual insiders....

...B&F basically told the departments, “Here’s your money. Go spend it.”....

...for every dollar the University saves with on-campus (solar) investments, other customers will pay $1.15 more -- UHERO.....

... bills introduced and votes in Congress ....

...OHA touts NHPI Collective -- but completely different group gets funding from NIH, announced by UH JABSOM and Schatz’ office....

... $54M uncommitted, and $173M unspent ....

...The largest percentage decline in non-farm payroll occurred in Hawaii (-17.3 percent)....

...Especially with recent news of successes in COVID-19 vaccine development, I think we are all looking forward to better times ahead in 2021....

...When businesses across the state are fighting for their lives, the state is about to levy an enormous hike in the unemployment tax.... 

... four schools decided to discontinue Acellus because they heard assertions that it was racist and sexist.  The discontinuation led 421 kids to pull out of Hawaii public schools and join the company's Kansas City distance learning schools for Acellus ....

...If test results are not available before boarding the final leg of the trip, the traveler must quarantine for 14 days or the length of the stay, whichever is shorter....

...The DOE said the federal waiver does not apply to the current 2020-21 school year....

...This proves the Green Energy initiative is a sham designed to justify shoveling rate payer dollars to useless non-baseload wind, solar, and battery schemes.....

... This is a five-spot improvement from the previous report, where Hawaii ranked 47th overall ....

...Environmental laws are for the little people, not the environmentalists....

... an update to the original Hawai‘i Broadband Strategic Plan released in 2012 ....

“Just when you thought we’re sort of getting back to some system of normalcy — not the case!”

...in Urban Honolulu it is 48.1% ....

... Notice the missing frames of video when the truck actually hits the bike ....

...Harry Kim won’t be mayor much longer....  

...The following is a list of resources that may be available to you....

...People who don’t wear a mask in most public settings still face a $5,000 fine or up to a year in jail....

...Johnson is currently the Parole and Pardons Administrator for the Hawai‘i Paroling Authority (HPA), a position he has held since 2001....