... Opponents of Statehood were landed aristocracy fearful of being ruled by their employees....

...Gallup first polled Americans on their support for Hawaii's statehood in 1940....

... Hawaii Removes “Exceptional Case” Requirement for Concealed, NOT Open, Carry!? ....

... Sixty-nine percent of Kauaʻi households remain very or somewhat concerned about their household members getting sick with COVID-19. This is unchanged from the level of concern reported in the 2020 CASPER survey....

... A pathbreaking analysis of nationwide data dispels the popular belief that out-of-state home buyers are the cause of the state's housing woes ....

... In Hawaii, a total of six police officers have been killed on the job in the last decade, or 212 officers for every 100,000 police on the force as of 2021 - the 13th highest fatality rate ....

... The 105.0% increase ranks as the fifth largest among the 44 states that reported an uptick ....

... The Board last received a formal complaint in 1999 ....

... in Hawaii County, residential permits take about 143 days to issue. In Honolulu, it’s 108 days for residential projects and 432 days for commercial projects over $1 million ....

... The book is in electronic form and is available on the DBEDT website ....

... a ‘generous five-year grant’ buys some 'science' ....

... ZAED lost the majority of its supervisory personnel in 2021, and only one has been filled as of January 2022 ....

... In Hawaii, foreclosures rose by 94.1%, from 202 in the first six months of 2021 to 392 in the first half of 2022 .....

... The three Democratic candidates for governor all support it ....

... starting August 22 to August 26, 2022. The free fare week is timed with the back-to-school jam ....

... Results from Hawaii Primary Election, August 13, 2022 -- Crime Families, Drunks, Anti-Vaxxers, and a Putin Dupe ....

... HART excuses are nearly Biblical: Plague, Frogs, Fires, and Cracks -- but the real reason slipped out as COVID shut down Hawaii's tourism industry: “After Wasting Billions to Build Rail, is it worth $160 million a year to operate?” ....

... Bills Introduced and votes in Congress ....

... $51.70 a night ....

... the state has a critical shortage of doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, the fewest hospital beds per capita in the U.S., and the 10th longest emergency room wait lines ....

... Guam’s Animal Import Standards Announced in April Prove Hollow ....

On August 12, 1898, the United States and Spain reached a cease-fire agreement in its brief conflict over Cuba and the Philippines....

... to identify geographic names and federal land unit names that are considered derogatory and solicit proposals on replacement names ....

... The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today ....

... the rules amend Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules Chapter 16-89, to allow for nurses to practice temporarily ....

... 7% bill increase forecasted ....

... EPA announced a Federal Facility Compliance Agreement with the U.S. Marine Corps to make improvements related to stormwater discharges at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii ....

... housing market appears to be coming back to earth ....

... to ensure water testing is based on EPA-certified methods ....

... The legislation authorizes the Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority to administer C-PACE for the soon-to-be available financing program ....

... more than 29,000 households across Hawai‘i are enrolled in the ACP, providing more than $7 million in benefits locally. It is estimated that more than 100,000 Hawai‘i households could qualify ....

... Will his Position on TMT Help or Hurt him? ....

... Stormwater: $100M Tax Hike After 36 Years of Lawyering and Foot-dragging ....

... The funding is part of nationwide settlements totaling $26 billion to resolve lawsuits against the three largest drug distributors and one of the largest drug manufacturers ....

... A total of 23,299 personal/private firearm permit applications were processed statewide during 2021, marking a 10.8% decrease ....

... The National Science Foundation (NSF) has begun the TMT environmental impact statement process.  Right now they are holding public hearings ....

... overall child well-being--Hawaii Ranks 22nd ....

... Largest land manager in Hawaii will evaluate its 1.3 million acres of property ....

... The housing situation on Maui is the worst in the state ....

... Tired of runaway government taxes, spending and debt?  Learn what we can do about it from budget expert Daniel Mitchell ....

"...as firms reorganize their production in response to the higher minimum, they start substituting away from these workers on whom the minimum wage binds and towards those on whom it does not....”

... According to the Hawaii Physician Shortage Crisis Task Force, taxes are one of the reason for the shortage ....

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

... According the a July 18, 2022 letter from the US Department of Education, EGCC was illegally looting Pell Grant money to provide ‘free’ tuition ....

... more regulation and delays ....

... Think your Hawaii rent is high? It probably is ....

... the average mortgage payment is 78.3% of the state's median income ....

... rental car rates at the top 100 U.S. airports for the month of August 2022 ....

... based on changes in unemployment claims for several key benchmark weeks ....

August 6 and 9 have been made into International Days of Anti-American historical revisionism.  So here is a look at reality as seen from first-hand sources instead of whining activists.

... mindless hysteria is part of our tourism marketing scheme ....

... Ordinance prohibits sale, rental or distribution of polystyrene bodyboards ....

... She served as a law clerk for Judge Michael Town ....

... The deconstruction phase of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) on University of Hawaiʻi-managed lands on the summit of Maunakea is on track to begin before summer ends and be completed by the end of the year ....

... defendants misappropriated a significant portion of the funds to pay for psychics and recreational drugs ....

... Masking continues to be required indoors in classrooms ....

... States with the Best & Worst Early Education Systems ....

... New Regulations May Slow Homebuilding ....

... “That’s what they’re calling me” ....

... Hawaii's 14% increase is second only to Arizona which increased 21% ....

... The method can be used to flag samples with trace concentrations of dissolved contaminants, as low as 10 parts per billion diesel fuel ....

... Tulsi Gabbard Accuses Biden Administration of ‘Dangerously Promoting Child Abuse’ ....

... DHHL’s General Plan, updated every 20 years, establishes statewide policies that guide land management and programs over the next two decades ....

"...We’ve been renters all our lives...."

... transaction completed July 21, 2022 ....

At the Marquesas Islands, Herman Melville and his friend jumped ship....

... with the current licensing requirements in place the workers won’t be able to work here until they get through a bunch of bureaucratic red tape.  The state of emergency could be used to bypass the licensing requirements ....

... The right way requires the involvement of the Legislature. It might be slower, but it is constitutional, democratic and results in real, lasting change ....

... votes cast and bills introduced ....