Entries for July 2017

...City officials were accused of certifying financial statements in 2002 and 2003 that were false because they failed to disclose that the city was purposely underfunding....

...We found that UH and DLNR have partially implemented four of the recommendations. Three recommendations remain open, and one is inapplicable at this time....

... Hawaii must explain itself to the Supreme Court before 6AM Tuesday ....

...Presentation featuring Dr. Kyle Varner, former Hawaii physician....

...American Samoa seeks federal avaition cabotage waiver....

...rail is like the cousin who is always hitting you up for money....

...A dozen Micronesian students are headed to prestigious private schools this fall, thanks to Habele K-12 tuition scholarships....

...Kang, who belongs to the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii and worked as an air traffic control operator, pledged allegiance to ISIS and attempted to send classified and unclassified military documents to members of the terror group....

...plan of proposed audits for FY2017-18....

...and Hawaii is among the lowest in the USA....

...On June 6, the Governor of Hawaii signed two bills that his office described as supporting the Paris Agreement....

... “The Supreme Court has had to correct this lower court once, and we will now reluctantly return directly to the Supreme Court to again vindicate the rule of law and the executive branch’s duty to protect the nation,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said ....

"...by keeping your job and your other unearned privileges, you are running a continued debt to marginalized people and you should always be seeking ways to pay us back....” -- UH Manoa Prof Piper Harron

...After more than a decade of development and close to $4.2 million in new and amended contracts, Department of Agriculture has failed in its attempt to implement a central integrated database....  (try MS Excel next time)

...the share of state and local road spending that is covered by tolls, user fees, and taxes varies drastically. It ranges from only 12 percent in Alaska to 76.3 percent in Hawaii....

...Faith-based pregnancy centers file suit against Hawaii law, say it forces abortion promotion....

...drug overdose leading cause of injury-related deaths....

...Hawaii ranks 37th in monthly energy cost....

...average gas prices to average annual hours of traffic delays to auto-repair shops per capita....

... Judge Derrick K. Watson “lacks authority…to grant additional relief beyond what the Supreme Court permitted” ....

All five of Hawaii’s pro-life pregnancy centers will be forced to choose between advertising free abortions and defying the state’s demands starting Wednesday July 12, 2017....

...Video Shows What It Might Look Like If The US Knocked Out One Of Kim Jong Un’s Missiles....

... Hawaii's disadvantages, like the regulatory regime and the roads, are not beyond its control ....

...National conservative advocates for Jones Act on national security basis....

...Ige announced that he has vetoed 13 of 15 bills on his Intent to Veto list....

The Kang case demonstrates the longstanding military practice of genuflection before the altar of political correctness remains. ...

...rail leaders want to put $350 million on the city’s “credit card” to fund the project....

...DPH leadership engaged grassroots “resistance” groups to apprise them of the project and invite them to participate in the program....

“...this high level of service should provide better access and lower logistics costs for Asian goods....”

...Thursday, July 13 beginning at 6pm....

According to the FBI, Kang pledged allegiance to ISIS and attempted to provide military documents to ISIS contacts....

...HART stunned critics by cancelling a special audit that would have examined past cost overruns....

...Hawaii GET taxes many products multiple times and ultimately taxes 99.21 percent of the state’s personal income compared to the national median sales tax which applies to 34.46 percent of personal income....

Dr. Keli’i Akina gave the following speech on June 30th, 2017, at the 2017 Maui County Affordable Housing Summit, hosted by the Maui Chamber of Commerce and Maui County Department of Housing & Human Concerns....

...The shift out of DOTax is just a scam to justify vetoing HB1414 which mandated an audit of the State's decade-long series of IT debacles....

...Nancy Cabral (Hawai‘i County), Linda Estes (Kaua‘i County) and Gary Okuda (At-Large)....

“This court will not upset the Supreme Court’s careful balancing and ‘equitable judgment’ brought to bear when ‘tailor(ing) a stay’ in this matter....”

“It’s not my intent to muck around in the past.”

...the dedicated Asia–Hawaii Express will be upgraded from a fortnightly service to a weekly sailing starting in July 2017....

...Ward believes it is time to refurbish the tunnels as civilian shelters in case of a North Korean attack....

...A three day operation last week resulted in additional arrests and the dismantling of large, illegal camps in Kalalau Valley....

...a number of allegedly flagrant violations of the law including the following....

“Regarding our ability to retrieve energy, we don’t need anybody. Transportation may be our biggest impediment.”

“Pretty soon we will be requiring ‘cultural appropriation’ training before anyone is allowed to open a business in this town.”

...access to cash, human capital and affordable office space....

• July 14-- Capitol Auditorium

• Senate: Svinicki Nomination - Confirmation
• House: Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Limitation
• House: Immigration Law Enforcement Compliance
• House: Criminal Undocumented Immigrants Sentencing Guidelines

"It has been a long journey to bring us to this historic transition"

...for its implementation of a Long-Term Historic Property Monitoring Plan for the University of HawaiʻiManagement Areas on Maunakea....

Dr. Marion Nestle referred to the film Food Evolution as “propaganda” and the other activists like Zen Honeycutt and the Food Babe are jumping on board....