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Saturday, April 22, 2023
Crichton: Environmentalism is a religion
By Selected News Articles @ 12:02 AM :: 132342 Views :: Environment, Religion

There's an initial Eden, a paradise, a state of grace and unity with nature, there's a fall from grace into a state of pollution as a result of eating from the tree of knowledge....

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Saturday, April 22, 2023
Ira Einhorn, Earth Day's Dirty Secret
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 73906 Views :: Environment

Ira Einhorn, Master of Ceremonies, Earth Day Rally on Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park, Phila, PA, Apr. 22, 1970.

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Kaneohe Marine Corps Project Funnels Millions to Sierra Club
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 AM :: 2494 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Greenmail, Military

... Marine Corps Base Hawaii have devoted “millions” to clearing out invasive mangrove species and partnered with environmental groups, such as the local Sierra Club chapter, to shovel out the aggressive plants ....

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Joint Task Force – Red Hill Begins Dewatering
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 AM :: 2298 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military

... Dewatering is expected to last through April 21 ....

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
How Much Home You Can Buy for $200K in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:56 AM :: 2574 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... 300 square feet, smallest in USA ....

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Sunday, April 16, 2023
Gene Editing: Getting Serious About Hawaii Invasive Species Problem
By Selected News Articles @ 2:04 AM :: 2231 Views :: Environment, GMOs

... The debate illuminates the split that has recently emerged between back-to-nature eco-justice environmentalists and early embracers of technological innovation ....

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Friday, April 14, 2023
Lawmakers continue to hammer out details on public firearms ban
By Selected News Articles @ 6:06 AM :: 2045 Views :: Second Amendment

... Senate President Ronald Kouchi said members of the conference committee would be named at a later date ....

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Monday, April 10, 2023
Hawaii AG Brings in Billionaire's Lawyer to Fight Against Second Amendment
By Selected News Articles @ 5:47 PM :: 2263 Views :: Second Amendment

... 'EveryTown' is an anti-gun organization backed by billionaire Mike Bloomberg ....

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Saturday, April 8, 2023
Hawaii Average Monthly Utility Cost $611.87
By Selected News Articles @ 8:49 PM :: 3634 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii has the highest electricity price, nearly triple the US average rate, and the state relies on imported petroleum for 60% of its electricity generation ....

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Saturday, April 8, 2023
In Honolulu $100K only worth $36,026
By Selected News Articles @ 6:26 PM :: 2764 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... In Honolulu, $100K amounts to just $36,036 when you consider taxes and the cost of living ....

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Thursday, April 6, 2023
Hawaii Minimum salary needed to be happy: $195,300
By Selected News Articles @ 6:04 AM :: 2335 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... but you can settle for emotional well-being at $111,600 ....

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Monday, April 3, 2023
Priced Out: Millennials Buying Cheapest Homes in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 10:36 PM :: 2270 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... In most US metro areas, millennials are buying homes at prices above the general market.  But in Honolulu millennials are buying homes 4.2% below the market average.  This is the biggest downside gap in any of the 56 large metros studied ....

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Friday, March 31, 2023
VA Error Leaves Potentially Thousands Of Student Veterans Without Rent Payments
By Selected News Articles @ 4:12 PM :: 1878 Views :: Higher Education, Military

... Meanwhile, tens of thousands of servicemembers and dependents stationed in Guam and Hawaii are in danger of seeing their cost of living allowances slashed ....

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Thursday, March 30, 2023
Schatz, Hirono Vote to Continue Trump's COVID Emergency
By Selected News Articles @ 10:10 PM :: 2328 Views :: Congressional Delegation, COVID-19

... the 68-23 Senate approved a resolution Wednesday aimed at ending the national COVID emergency declared by then-President Donald Trump in 2020 ....

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Thursday, March 30, 2023
Hawaii taxpayers shell out more than $5,500 in state and local taxes
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 PM :: 1795 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... Hawaii’s state debt is also among the top five in the nation at $7,992 per capita and $11,879 when local debt is factored in as well ....

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Hawaii Towns with Highest & Lowest Credit Scores
By Selected News Articles @ 7:25 PM :: 2000 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

... median credit scores of residents in 16 Hawaii towns ....

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Hawaii 2nd-Highest Tax Burden in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:50 PM :: 1976 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... only New York is worse ....

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Hawaii Attorney general urges U.S. Congress support right-to-repair law
By Selected News Articles @ 5:24 PM :: 1710 Views :: Small Business

... Twenty-seven states’ attorneys general are asking Congress to pass Right-to-Repair legislation that they say will protect consumers, farmers and small businesses as inflation increases ....

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Study: 40% of Hawaii Roads Substandard
By Selected News Articles @ 5:24 AM :: 1591 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

... bad roads cost Hawaii motorists $764 per year ....

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Friday, March 24, 2023
The Number of People Killed by Police Officers in Hawaii in the Last 10 Years
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 1929 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police

... In Hawaii, 48 police killings were reported from 2013 to 2022, or about 3.3 for every 100,000 residents, the 22nd fewest among states ....

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Hawaii 2nd-Worst Taxpayer ROI
By Selected News Articles @ 9:06 PM :: 1831 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... 73% of people think the government doesn’t spend their tax dollars wisely ....

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Monday, March 20, 2023
Hawaii Worst State for Doctors
By Selected News Articles @ 10:54 PM :: 2178 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... Hawaii ranks 51st ....

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Monday, March 20, 2023
Hawaii lawmakers considering sweeping gun control bill
By Selected News Articles @ 10:37 PM :: 1835 Views :: Second Amendment

... The state Attorney General's Office said the bill is in reaction to the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen ruling issued by the U.S. Supreme Court last year ....

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Monday, March 20, 2023
Counties where the most people work from home in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 10:30 PM :: 3289 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19

... Hawaii County -- 13.0% of workers work from home ....

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Monday, March 20, 2023
UH Mānoa Student vs Hawaii DoE in Title IX Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 10:15 PM :: 1947 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics

... Title IX is a federal civil rights law passed 50 years ago that Hawaii DoE still doesn't obey ....

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Friday, March 17, 2023
Pentagon: Red Hill Defueling on Track
By Selected News Articles @ 7:48 PM :: 1530 Views :: Environment, Military

... Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Vice Adm. John Wade, commander of the Joint Task Force – Red Hill, and other Navy and defense leaders this week to discuss the progress on defueling the bulk fuel storage facility ....

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Friday, March 17, 2023
Hu Honua Decision Based on 'Right To A Life-Sustaining Climate'
By Selected News Articles @ 7:31 PM :: 2046 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Environment

... the PUC “understood its public interest-minded mission” and rightly considered the impact of the Hu Honua project on citizens’ “right to a clean and healthful environment” ....

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Friday, March 17, 2023
Nominee for State Planning Director responsible for Oahu’s High Electricity Costs
By Selected News Articles @ 6:01 AM :: 3351 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

... HECO announced a rate increase of 7% to buy more oil ....

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Friday, March 17, 2023
Hawaii most expensive state to live in--86% Higher than US Average
By Selected News Articles @ 4:33 AM :: 2279 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... State cost of living index: 186 ....

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Hawaii has the most expensive gas, nationwide
By Selected News Articles @ 4:19 AM :: 1585 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... over the past year gas prices in Hawaii jumped from $4.57 to $4.88, a 6.8% increase ....

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Four Anti-Gun Bills Left
By Selected News Articles @ 3:42 AM :: 1844 Views :: Second Amendment

... We started this legislative session with 49 gun bills and now at crossover were down to just four ....

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Monday, March 13, 2023
Congress Funds New ‘YIMBY’ Grants for Zoning Reform
By Selected News Articles @ 4:47 PM :: 1721 Views :: Development

... The final act of Congress in 2022 included passage of a new $85 million grant program aimed at zoning reform ....

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Sunday, March 12, 2023
Building Vs. Buying: Which Is Cheaper in The Aloha State?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 PM :: 2642 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii shines as #1 out of only 18 states where it’s more cost-effective to build rather than buy ....

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Friday, March 10, 2023
UHERO Report predicts challenging year for Hawaii tourism
By Selected News Articles @ 7:09 PM :: 1879 Views :: Economy, Tourism

"...While international tourism will continue to recover, domestic travel will soften as the US economy contracts later this year...."

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Monday, March 6, 2023
How Police Department Spending in Hawaii Compares to Other States
By Selected News Articles @ 10:27 PM :: 2013 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police

... In light of rising violent crime, grassroots support for the defund the police movement also appears to be slipping ....

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Saturday, March 4, 2023
SB151: Hawaii lawmakers considering police reforms
By Selected News Articles @ 3:22 PM :: 1688 Views :: Police

... require departments to create specific guidelines for when police officers should or should not draw their firearms during the line of duty ....

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Friday, March 3, 2023
Hawaii's Best & Worst Cities at Personal Money Management
By Selected News Articles @ 3:32 AM :: 2046 Views :: Family, Economy, Hawaii Statistics

... It’s clear that some people are better than others at handling their finances ....

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Friday, February 24, 2023
Hawaii bill would boost rental tax credit fourfold
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 PM :: 1958 Views :: Tax Credits

... SB55 proposes the adoption of income brackets to determine eligibility for the tax credit ....

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Friday, February 24, 2023
Report: Hawaii's hotel revenue back to pre-pandemic levels
By Selected News Articles @ 11:22 PM :: 2096 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... With the average hotel occupancy projected to be about 63% across the nation this year, Hawaii is projected to have a 78% occupancy rate. Its rate in 2019 was 80%, the report showed ....

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Civil Beat Publisher Bankrolls Shadowy Anti-Musk Group
By Selected News Articles @ 1:39 AM :: 2697 Views :: Pierre Omidyar

... a "free-for-all of hate and harassment" ....

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
​Hawaii Senate Committees Pass Two Bills to Legalize Marijuana Despite Federal Prohibition
By Selected News Articles @ 3:54 AM :: 3009 Views :: Drugs

... SB669 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee 3-0, but with an effective date of 2075 ....

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act Keeps Employer Insurance Costs High
By Selected News Articles @ 3:26 AM :: 2015 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living

... This can make it very difficult for Hawaii employers to offer HDHPs to their employees ....

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Monday, February 20, 2023
Pilots Spot Large White Balloon Heading for Big Island
By Selected News Articles @ 2:49 AM :: 2081 Views :: Military

"Well I guess we aren’t done with this balloon fad yet."

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Monday, February 20, 2023
Russian Flags Fly at Tulsi Gabbard's Anti-Ukraine Rally
By Selected News Articles @ 2:29 AM :: 3967 Views :: Tulsi Gabbard

... Most of the other speakers at the event were professional activists, some of whom have worked as contributors or hosts for Kremlin-controlled RT America ....

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Friday, February 17, 2023
Ninth Circuit wades into debate on abortion in Guam
By Selected News Articles @ 3:30 PM :: 1583 Views :: Life

... there are no doctors on Guam willing to provide abortion services ....

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
Hawaii ACT Scores 10th-Worst in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:17 PM :: 1644 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... tied with Arkansas ....

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
Hawaii Ranks 39th for Innovation
By Selected News Articles @ 11:01 AM :: 1406 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...Hawaii STEM jobs account for 5.1% of all employment in the state, the 15th lowest share among states....

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
Hawaii Families Spend 62.3% of Income on Mortgage--Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:53 AM :: 1863 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Median Monthly Mortgage Payment: $4,403 ....

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Sunday, February 12, 2023
How Living Off the Grid in Hawaii Compares to Other States
By Selected News Articles @ 12:40 AM :: 1895 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use

... five categories: feasibility, infrastructure, affordability, climate, and safety ....

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Saturday, February 11, 2023
How Fast is Hawaii’s Economy Growing?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:52 PM :: 1435 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics

... The 3.3% annualized expansion rate was the 17th largest ....

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