... similar to sandwich lease schemes common during the Broken Trust days ....

... 4 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 4.6% positive, releases again exceed new cases ....

...Applicants are being sought for 46 vacancies on Maui County boards, commissions, councils and committees....

...The governors zeroed in on two principal drivers of our government’s response, namely structural capability and leadership....

...Governor Ige signed SB 3054, and HB 2744 went into law without his signature, due to his failure to veto the measure....

... 26 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 1.9% positive....

... Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors announced today that her department has joined the Hawaii State Ethics Commission in an effort to identify fraud, waste and abuse involving government funds ....

...Bill 48 elevates the exemption threshold of home repairs from $1,000 to $5,000....

...the Rasputin of urban planning....

...As we mark 75 years since the cessation of hostilities in the Pacific Theater of the Second World War....

... A Ninth Circuit panel on Friday affirmed a federal judge’s finding that the U.S. Navy and the Department of Defense properly assessed the environmental impact ....

...the road to tyranny can be paved with good intentions....

...Hawaii lost the highest percentage (-3.5 percent, -1,300 jobs) of construction jobs for the month....

... 15 new hospitalizations, 13 new deaths (mostly official classification of already-announced deaths at Okutsu) ....

...Judiciary Committee hearing on the appointments scheduled for October 1 will feature live remote public testimony....

...Jobs declined by 105,200 over-the-year....

...HIDOE will use newly released guidance from the Hawaii State Department of Health to plan for appropriate learning models for the remainder of the academic year....

...he unwittingly bought into a scheme that is now the subject of an FBI investigation....

... 18 new hospitalizations, 4 new deaths, 4.2% positve ....

...max EBT of $286 per kid....

...Pre-travel testing enables travelers to avoid a mandatory 14-day quarantine if they are tested no earlier than 72 hours before their flight arrives....

... Oahu projects run as high as $0.13 pkwh even as competitors offer $0.089 pkwh ....

... 13 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths--Releases exceed new cases for 4th day in a row ....

...Meanwhile: Top Three Failure Reward: Former DLIR Director Scott Murakami takes job at DBEDT....

“...Black Futures Lab is a fiscally sponsored project of the Chinese Progressive Association....”

...Gov. Ige vetoes bill limiting “revolving door” between government and lobbyists....

...Survey in Hawaii Finds: 55% Believe Something Like the Holocaust Could Happen Again; 65% Cannot Identify How Many Jews Were Killed During the Holocaust; 55% Cannot Name a Concentration Camp, Death Camp, or Ghetto....

...Hawaii is the most restrictive state in USA....

... 16 new hospitalizations, one new death, 6.0% positive ....

...Governor Ige's emergency proclamations during the Coronavirus pandemic have violated the constitutional rights of individuals. So says attorney Marc Victor, who is taking the matter to court....

...To be considered for a one-year appointment, please submit a letter indicating your interest and a resume by December 4, 2020....

...DOH Names Care Homes Affected by COVID-19....

...National healthcare scorecard: Where does your state rank?....

...Hawaii was the second-most-dependent state on the additional $600 in unemployment benefits that expired at the end of July.....

...2 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 3.4% positive....

...even if we develop an effective vaccine to combat the pandemic, it will have a reduced impact if people don’t choose to get it....

...OHA Sacrifices $3.2M to Hide Lawyer’s Conflict of Interest?....

...147 new releases from isolation -- NOTE: Releases exceed new cases for first time in weeks....

... The Auditor was supposed to start on the first chunk last year and finish the report before the start of the 2020 legislature, but ....

...news from Hawaii Judiciary....

...The yo-yo nature of Hawaii’s lockdowns is destroying local businesses....

...Hawaii's public and charter schools combined enrollment for school year 2020-21 totals 174,704 students, compared to 179,331 last year, a difference of 2.6 percent....

...HRS127A contains no language prohibiting supplementary or additional emergency proclamations....

... 13 new hospitalizations, 1 new death, 2.1% positive ....

... Lt. Gov. Green plans to continue his duties from his home as long as he’s feeling well ....

...Judge Nakasone has served on the First Circuit Court since 2011. Previously, she was a deputy public defender....

"...we should expect that the impact to the State economy as a result of the pandemic will persist for at least 5 years...."

... 12 new hospitalizations, 2 new deaths, 4.7% positive ....

...Especially noteworthy is Miske’s involvement with unions, particularly International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 996, which represents drivers hired to do movie and television scenes....

...The District Court opinion shows how appeals courts hostile to the Second Amendment have been successfully salami slicing away Second Amendment rights....

...the dashboard is meant to ensure transparency and allow the public to view in real time City progress in allocating and spending CARES funds....

...Obama and his longtime colleague Marty Nesbitt want a 100-year-old sea wall rebuilt and fortified to protect a planned Hawaii retreat....

...6 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 2.3% positive rate....

...Live at Facebook.com/KokuaCouncil on Monday, September 14, 2020, from 11am to 12:30pm....

... The staff were doing their job to eliminate a suspected contraband pathway and the fact of the matter is, the inmates didn’t like it .... 

...Ruiz is employed by the Hawaiʻi Police Department and last served as a patrol officer in the district of South Kohala in August of 2015.  He is currently assigned to a limited duty position at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Kona....

...He called the situation "classic whistleblower retaliation.”....

... with mortgage scams on the decline, sovereignty activists appear to be shifting to phony Hawaiian Kingdom bond sales as a means to pay for lavish trips to NYC, Geneva, and The Hague ....

... The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii advises Maui planners against adding more regulations if they wants more housing ....

... 5 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 6.7% positive ....

...we...have to have plans for healing and creating transformed futures; futures without (those we deem to be racist) ....

...Pilot Program testing sites for exclusive travel between neighbor island counties (e.g. Maui-to-Kauai, Kauai-to-Big Island), with the possibility of including O‘ahu interstate travel once the surge in cases subsides....

... Kokua Council has filed a petition for mandamus with the Supreme Court ....

... “Josh Green basically took her case to the Attorney General and presented to the Attorney General for whistleblower immunity,” Dr. Miscovich said ....

...federal assistance for Hawai‘i renters at risk of eviction for non-payment of rent because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic....

...City parks, botanical gardens, certain park facilities, and beaches will reopen on Thursday, Sept. 10....

... Fred Hyun is the current chair of the Paroling Authority. Effective immediately and through the month of September, he will serve as special master of the department.... 

... 1 new hospitalization, 2 new deaths, positive rate back up to 8.5% ....

... Information from Multiple Sources in One Location ....

...1 new hospitalization, 1 new death....