Entries for April 2022

... residents’ opinions across 10 facets of the community: Economy; Mobility; Community Design; Utilities; Safety; Natural Environment; Parks and Recreation; Health and Wellness; Education, Arts, and Culture; and Inclusivity and Engagement ....

... This amount reflects both housing and utilities costs for a modest two-bedroom rental ....

... In order to identify the states whose unemployment rates are bouncing back most, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia ....

... total nonagricultural jobs decreased by 300 over-the-month ....

... One of the factors that may explain Hawaii’s high home prices are government regulations that limit the ability of the housing market to create the units necessary to meet demand ....

... 13,690 more people moved out of the metro area than moved in over the last year ....

... retirement of the AES coal plant at the end of September ....

... found little health benefit of closing schools or businesses ....

... These funds were released in February and March of 2022 ....

... H.R.3587, as introduced by Grijalva on May 28, 2021, does not mention Alaska Native corporations or Native Hawaiian organizations.... But Grijalva planned to unveil a new version of the RESPECT Act with Alaska Native corporations and Native Hawaiian organizations on the morning of the April 6 markup ....

... A bill to limit the governor’s emergency power is nearing the legislative finish line ....

... auditors found 20% of case files where the state, FBI, and/or child abuse and neglect clearances were missing ....

... To eliminate waiting period physicians need only to "believe" the time period is too long ....

... On March 7, 2022, Co-Vice Chair of Honolulu Liquor Commission, Darren Y Lee, resigned ‘effective immediately’ .... 

...Increases salaries by 14.35% compounded over the three years, not including the one-time 1% bonus--99.1% vote to approve....

... Senate Bill 514 would pay one-time tax rebate checks of $300 to people making $100,000 a year or less and $100 to those making more than $100,000 a year .... 

... Simply allowing the market to operate helped create a windfall in state revenues ....

... Draft EIS 60-day public comment period April 8 through June 7, 2022 ....

... DLNR Land Division failed to bill/collect the proper base rents for the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel lease and failed to collect over $500,000 ....

... Numerous bills aimed at increasing our taxes have been shelved, and some good measures actually have a chance of passing ....

... Research showing the need to liberalize Hawaii’s land-use and zoning laws is out there for all to see, and more is forthcoming ....

... “These wells will add to our existing knowledge of the hydrogeology of the area and provide for long term monitoring of our water resources” ....

... 745 homeless individuals demonstrating chronicity. This represents an 18 percent increase ....

... Kauaʻi’s power generation mix for 2021 included 45% solar, 14% hydro and 11% biomass ....

... Urban Honolulu is #2 in USA ....

... a new study from UC Berkeley's Othering & Belonging Institute ....

... penalizing homeowners, driving up already sky-high taxes, implementing privacy-invasive and severe enforcement measures and providing little to benefit to residents in need of affordable housing ....

... HB2510 HD2 SD1 that proposes increasing Hawaii’s mandatory minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2026 while reducing the tip credit to zero over the same period ....

... pathways to policy failure ....

... This requirement has made it nearly impossible for cryptocurrency companies to do business in Hawaii ....

... Currently, anytime a person applies for a permit to acquire a firearm, they must provide a waiver allowing HPD to contact medical professionals .... 

... dates and locations ....

... survey of likely 2022 Democratic Primary voters in Hawai’i shows the race for Lieutenant Governor is essentially a four-way tie ....

... DoTax hides the EITC application form so you can't apply for the credit ....

... Once again a local Hawaii federal judge protecting a local power structure has been reversed by the 9th ....

... Senate Bill 2819 could cost the state $94 million, according to an estimate from the Senate Education Committee. The money would go to about 8,000 HSTA members ....

... following a series of leadership and oversight failures at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ....

... Gabris, a tattoo-validated member of the "La Familia" prison gang and registered sex offender, was on parole (of course!) with the State of Hawaii on October 8, 2019, when law enforcement found a Glock .40 S&W firearm and 70 rounds of ammunition hidden in his car ....

... alleging that 14 entities designed and constructed five condominium and apartment complexes in Hawaii without accessible features required by the Fair Housing Act ....

... HSTA priority bills clear House Finance Committee to full House, Senate votes ....

... Los Angeles Paralegal Admits Role in Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Legal U.S. Residency for Members of Philippines-Based Church ....

... Assisted Suicide Expansion Makes it through Final Hearing ....

... some legislation that has the potential to change our tax system in very bold ways ....

... When the demand far outweighs the available properties in a given area, costs get artificially driven up ....

... Hawaii County Council member Matt Kanealii-Kleinfelder said today he also is planning to introduce a resolution soon seeking a Hawaii waiver from the Jones Act .... 

... The state of Hawaii is currently enjoying a nearly $4 billion budget windfall ....

... New procedures have been put in place to access the Capitol building ....

... The biggest change during the pandemic came in the number of routine requests estimated by the agencies ....

... The lawsuit is needed to force the County of Maui to start issuing electric gun dealers licenses ....

"... Red Hill is not going to be shut down anytime soon or in the foreseeable future ...."