Entries for January 2024

... the report presents “aggressive scenarios of emission-reduction targets that will be incredibly challenging" ....

... 2024’s Best & Worst States to Start a Business ....

 ... road quality ranks 49th ....

“...The Official View Of Donald Trump's Lawyers Is That He, And He Alone, Should Be Exempt From The Law… That's Not A President – That's A Dictator....”

... the Transaction will address the Company’s obligations to its secured creditors and will include an injection of capital that will enable Black Press to continue serving readers ....

... HDOT is also working with contractors to mill and resurface a 10’ X 10’ area. Expected completion of the resurfacing, which will allow the runway to reopen, is prior to first light Tuesday, Jan. 16 ....

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... If you spent part of this week sitting in the dark without any electricity, you probably have some questions about the state’s energy plan ....

... Skyline’s average daily ridership since opening in July is 3,100 ....

... 2024 HAWAII OFFICE OF ELECTIONS CALENDAR ....

... It isn’t very far into the new year, but already the tax hike proposals have begun ....

... Suuurrrprise! New Supreme Court Justice Devens Concealed his role as Carpenters Union Operative ....

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

... First FEMA trailers in July? ....

... Gone: Locations already reserved and paid for: Molokai, Lanai, Hana, Captain Cook--and worst of all--Lahaina ....

“Today’s settlement holds e-Bay criminally and financially responsible for emotionally, psychologically, and physically terrorizing the publishers of an online newsletter...." 

... The government managed to dodge failure to warn claims thanks to the Federal Tort Claims Act ....

... In 2020, the Legislature passed a bill that banned coal powered energy production in the State by 2023 ....

... KES began operating in mid-December.  They are announcing it now, just after the first round of rolling blackouts.  And, yes, this is an ‘Only in Hawaii’ project.  You know how those go. ....

... on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, the Hawaiʻi State Legislature will convene ....

... dead last ....

... Honolulu prices up 0.80% in just two months .... 

... Hawaii annual retirement expenditures highest in USA: $103,610 ....

... a Senate Majority Retreat to identify and discuss legislative priorities ....

... Hawaii 8th highest cost of smoking ....  

... Small, focused policies could free up homebuilders and generate a wave of new housing construction ....

... they often foot the bill for property tax increases in the form of higher rent ....

... Hawaii 3rd biggest loser ....

... working group to oversee DHHL's execution of funds pursuant to Act 279 ....

"...due to heavy cloud cover and rainy conditions across the island, production from solar energy systems has been reduced and battery energy storage systems could not charge...."

... it’s taken almost half a year to see anything come from the governor’s emergency proclamation ....

... remedy the consequences of some other folks who dropped the ball ....

... the plan will not only continue to exacerbate the rental market's hyperinflation but also displace West Maui families by relocating them to long-term accommodations at Maui Lani ....

... the so-called ‘leadership’ of the Hawaii Republican Party is experiencing the cold realities of the situation they have so very foolishly created for themselves ....

... reflecting upon some exciting accomplishments ....

... 2,400-plus households, totaling more than 5,928 individuals, remain housed in more than 30 hotels throughout Maui ....

... Also included was draft legislation intended to minimize these risks and promote the public welfare to the greatest extent possible, should the Legislature choose to legalize cannabis ....

... 43% profit for Black Sand / Kobayashi ....

... 2023 featured “challenges galore,” but ....

... increasing East Coast fuel costs, killing a massive wind farm project and crippling LNG tranport ....

... Thursday, Jan. 18, 5 p.m. at Ko'olau Ballroom ....

... State departmental representatives will provide updates and requests on their budget proposals ....

... unlike Maine and Colorado, in Hawaii the Trump supporters did it to each other ....