Entries for October 2023

“Nobody likes paperwork, especially criminals”

... owners of electric vehicles (Evs) and hybrid vehicles should NOT attempt to start, work on, or sit in their vehicles that remain in the disaster area ....

... The ash samples were collected on September 21 from eight burned homes in Kula ....

... DTL founder gets a cut of the action ....

... nearly two years after a spill into the area's water forced thousands from their residences ....

... The announcement comes as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares to initiate the next phase of the recovery ....

... The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is delisting 21 species from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction ....

... Hawaii is the most expensive state for realtor fees with a transaction costing $44,576 to the buyer and seller. ...

... government should not be there to take choices away ....

... doing the job the State courts just won't do ....

... now in a locked room at the Honolulu airport, waiting for state officials ....

... An estimated 400-700,000 tons of fire-damaged debris will be removed ....

... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations .... 

... the 103-year-old federal maritime law started as "garden-variety political parochialism" ....

... Considering the record of the old Aloha Stadium, there are many questions ....

... leave it to each resident’s own timeline, not government officials ....

... On Oct. 2, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HIEMA) conducted a statewide test of the emergency warning sirens statewide ....

"... The results do not show evidence of poor air quality or any hazardous levels of contaminants in the air...."

... MDA plans to publish a Notice of Termination in the Federal Register (FR) to terminate the Notice of Intent published on June 1, 2018 ....

... IIT is a way to control insect pests, like mosquitoes, without using harmful chemicals ....

... GIA proposals must be submitted by 2 p.m. on November 22, 2023 ....

... For customers whose houses were destroyed, the Director of the Department of Water Supply has temporarily canceled water service until the property owner is ready for reconnection ....

... Maps were made public right before meetings, which did not allow for adequate time to review them thoroughly .... 

... Hawaii’s hospitals, walk-in clinics and other healthcare providers have been held back for decades by arcane regulations known as 'certificate of need' laws ....

... will RFK go Libertarian or 'No Labels'? ....

... Immersion charter schools in the Aloha State infuse native language, culture, and tradition ....

... In October 2021, HSO imposed a COVID vaccine mandate on all its musicians, which even allowed for religious accommodations ....

... Leading up to this decision, DOH oversaw completion by JTF-RH, of 297 repairs and enhancements needed for repacking and defueling ....

... The report found that Hawaii's financial condition improved in 2022, but the state still needed $11.4 billion to pay its bills ....

... Hawai‘i is the third state to implement a CRVS, after Vermont and Oregon ....

... Once the liquid product is applied, a crust will form to prevent ash and dust from migrating into the environment ....

... We call on ALL candidates who were endorsed by @sierraclubhi in 2022 to repudiate their support over this awful pro-terrorism sentiment .... 

... fake 'investigation' ends as soon as Maui Council ponies up political capital ....

... Bill 52 provides an initial fine of $25,000, plus $10,000 per day without an upper limit ....

... our National Committee Representatives and leaders of the National Republican Party met with the leaders of AIPAC ....

... An anti-military group protested the Air Force's application for a permit to continue detonation of waste munitions ....

... the costs of corruption, fraud, and related bad behavior ....

... Should the government have the last word in creating a tourism timeline? ....

... Jonah Jameson from the "Spiderman" movie franchise laughing at a news headline about the stadium project with a sarcastic caption above it that reads "This won't be another disaster like the rail." ....

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

... Bill 54 (2023), which would for a five-year period to facilitate the conversion of commercial buildings to multifamily residential units ....

... Resolution 23-243, which would give property tax relief to owner-occupants who failed to file for a homeowner exemption in 2022 and whose homes were taxed at the Residential A rate as a result ....

... several unregistered fundraisers have registered with the department. Some fundraisers have voluntarily ceased solicitation, while other fundraisers are currently subject to further departmental review and scrutiny ....

... the average housing unit that cost $400,000 was only 260 square feet, about the size of a 16’x16′ room. That means the cost was $1,500 per square foot ....

“...once in a while, go in and break the system....” 

... if Hawaii wants more housing built, it should first reduce — or even eliminate — zoning regulations, particularly single-family zoning. Then it should do away with discretionary permitting ....

... The complaint alleges that the PBMs’ business practices have driven skyrocketing prices for brand-name prescription medications over the past decade ....

... Decision paves way for safe defueling operations to begin ....

... The petition seeks a full en banc review of a panel opinion issued in Teter v. Lopez on August 7, 2023 that invalidated Hawaii’s butterfly knife ban ....

... "surgeries that remove or add body parts associated with a given gender – such as genital removal or breast removal" and "treatments using puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for the purpose of developing characteristics inconsistent with a child's sex." ....