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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
20 Years Prison for Mortgage Fraudster Targeting Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:00 AM :: 2460 Views :: Law Enforcement

... Williams marketed a fraudulent mortgage debt reduction scheme to distressed homeowners, who were mostly non-native English speakers in the Filipino immigrant community in Hawaii ....

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
FCC Grants DHHL WiFi Spectrum Licenses
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 2520 Views :: DHHL

...the Department now has permission to utilize a portion of the 2.5 GHz band to deliver wireless broadband to rural homestead communities on Kauaʻi and in Maui County....

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Monday, October 26, 2020
Lawsuit: HPD Officer Arrests Kid After Fight with Son
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 5387 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Law Enforcement, Police

... J.R. was being bullied by an HPD officer’s son. One day in November 2018, J.R. was forced into a fight with the officer’s son at school. The next day, that same HPD officer showed up to J.R.’s school, and—in full view of teachers and students—arrested J.R. ....

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Monday, October 26, 2020
Hawaii gets 13 more weeks of unemployment
By News Release @ 11:19 PM :: 3631 Views :: Economy, Labor, COVID-19

... Federal-State Extended benefits begin Tuesday, Oct. 27 for Hawaii workers who have exhausted their state and federal jobless benefits ....

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Monday, October 26, 2020
Pension Debt: Hawaii Among 5 Worst
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 3778 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor

...Five states continue to carry elevated long-term liability burdens above 20% of personal income in fiscal 2019, including Illinois (at 27% of personal income), Connecticut, New Jersey, Hawaii and Alaska. For all of them, pensions remain the driver of elevated liabilities....

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Monday, October 26, 2020
COVID Count: 38 new cases
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 2198 Views :: COVID-19

...two new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 1.1% positive....

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Sunday, October 25, 2020
COVID Count: 121 new cases
By News Release @ 6:45 PM :: 2033 Views :: COVID-19

... no new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 2.6% positive ....

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Sunday, October 25, 2020
Ethics: DCCA Audit Examiner likes Nobu, Suntory, Hihimanu
By News Release @ 1:53 AM :: 3196 Views :: Ethics

... What does an Audit contract cost in Hawaii?  The Hihimanu Sushi meal was $669 but Nobu was only a measly $500 ....

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Sunday, October 25, 2020
Ige 45th: ALEC Ranks Governors
By News Release @ 12:23 AM :: 2865 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics

...Laffer-ALEC Report on Economic Freedom: Grading America’s 50 Governors....

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Saturday, October 24, 2020
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 24, 2020
By News Release @ 11:38 PM :: 2112 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... bills introduced and votes in Congress from GovTrack.us ....

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Saturday, October 24, 2020
COVID Count: 90 new cases out of 4,163 tests
By News Release @ 10:36 PM :: 2510 Views :: COVID-19

... 8 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 2.1% positive ....

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Saturday, October 24, 2020
Honolulu GOP Chair Violated Federal Hatch Act
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 3788 Views :: Ethics, Military, Republican Party

...Navy Employee Fined, Debarred from Federal Service for Numerous Hatch Act Violations....

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Saturday, October 24, 2020
Hawaii Energy Consumption During Lockdown
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 3236 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19

... commercial and industrial use down sharply, residential use up ....

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Saturday, October 24, 2020
Prison for Natural Supplement Makers Behind Wave of Liver Damage, Death in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:09 AM :: 3481 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement

...CDC identified 97 people with acute non-viral hepatitis in an outbreak that began in Hawaii—72 of whom reported exposure to an OxyElite Pro branded product....

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Saturday, October 24, 2020
Coast Guard to Deploy More Fast Response Cutters to West Pacific
By News Release @ 1:53 AM :: 2351 Views :: Military

... The new generation of Fast Response Cutters will conduct maritime security missions, such as fisheries patrols, enhance maritime domain awareness and enforcement efforts in collaboration with regional partners ....

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Saturday, October 24, 2020
Hawaii Hits 99.9% Complete in 2020 Census
By News Release @ 12:57 AM :: 2172 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

... As of the end of data collection for the 2020 Census, 99.9% of housing units and addresses have been accounted for in Hawaii ....

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Friday, October 23, 2020
Ige Names Todd Eddins Supreme Court Justice
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 4209 Views :: Judiciary

...The seat had been vacant since Associate Justice Richard W. Pollack retired in June 2020....

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Friday, October 23, 2020
Chief Justice Appoints Stephanie Char Fifth Circuit District Family Court
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 4583 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary

... Char has been with the Office of the Public Defender since 2003 and was named Supervising Deputy Public Defender in the Kauai office in 2017 ....

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Friday, October 23, 2020
COVID Count: 131 new cases out of 4,843 tests
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 2433 Views :: COVID-19

... 12 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 2.9% positive ....

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Friday, October 23, 2020
Ige Announces Vaccine Rationing Plan
By News Release @ 12:15 AM :: 2385 Views :: COVID-19

... The plan outlines four priority groups that would get the vaccine, which will be available in limited supply ....

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Thursday, October 22, 2020
COVID Count 102 new cases out of 4,329 tests
By News Release @ 10:10 PM :: 1989 Views :: COVID-19

... 12 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 2.5% positive .... 

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Thursday, October 22, 2020
It’s Time to Review Your Medicare Coverage
By News Release @ 7:48 PM :: 2030 Views :: Health Care

...Medicare’s annual Open Enrollment season is underway....

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Thursday, October 22, 2020
UH Manoa ranked 378th by U.S. News and World Report
By News Release @ 6:05 AM :: 2745 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

...UH Manoa is ahead of the University of Oklahoma (No. 414), California State University, Fresno (No. 494)....

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Thursday, October 22, 2020
COVID News: Domestic Violence up 46% Since March
By News Release @ 5:36 AM :: 3882 Views :: Family, Law Enforcement, OHA, COVID-19

...Hawaiʻi’s DVAC saw a 46 percent increase in contacts between March and October 2020, indicating a rise in the need for domestic violence services....

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Low COVID: Ige Approves 'Tier 2' for Oahu
By News Release @ 11:10 PM :: 4140 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19

... Personal Services prepare to re-open, hoping Mayor's Tier 2 proposal is approved by Thursday ....

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
COVID Count: 78 new cases out of 4,329 tests
By News Release @ 7:11 PM :: 1939 Views :: COVID-19

... 8 new hospitalizations, 14 new deaths, 1.8% positive ....

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Convicted Palestinian Hijacker Set to Speak at UH Manoa--Unless Zoom Blocks her (again)
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 3461 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education

... her terrorism convictions in connection with the 1969 hijacking of TWA Flight 840 and the 1970 hijacking of El Al Flight 219 ....

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
COVID Count: 91 new cases out of 3,681 tests
By News Release @ 10:38 PM :: 1717 Views :: COVID-19

... 13 new hospitalizations, two new deaths, 2.5% positive ....

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Ige Announces $25M 'Pivot Grants' for Businesses
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 2472 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19

...$25M in financial and training support....

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
DoH Revises COVID Guidance for School Reopening
By News Release @ 2:38 AM :: 2311 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19

... Last month, the Hawai‘i Department of Health issued a comprehensive, 28-page guidance document for public and charter schools ....

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Monday, October 19, 2020
Rule by Decree: Ige 4th Extension of Kauai Flooding Emergency
By News Release @ 9:54 PM :: 1816 Views :: Kauai County

...Ige has signed a fourth emergency proclamation for the County of Kaua‘i, which suffered extensive damage to public property caused by heavy rains and flooding on Mar. 27 and 28....

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Monday, October 19, 2020
COVID Count 39 new cases out of 1,985 tests
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 1706 Views :: COVID-19

... 7 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 2.0% positive ....

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Sunday, October 18, 2020
COVID Count: 83 new cases out of 3,735 tests
By News Release @ 7:13 PM :: 1645 Views :: COVID-19

... 4 new hospitalizations, 1 new death, 2.2% positive ....

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Sunday, October 18, 2020
Circuit Court Decision Upholds Lawfulness of Governor’s Emergency Proclamations
By News Release @ 4:24 PM :: 3165 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, COVID-19

...In Partal et al. v. Ige et al., the plaintiffs argued that the Governor’s emergency powers under Hawaiʻi law were time-limited....

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Sunday, October 18, 2020
Ige Announces Testing Partners for Inter-Island Travel
By News Release @ 3:57 PM :: 2698 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19

... Travelers register on and upload their test results to the Safe Travels Hawaiʻi account and inter-county travelers must have the test result with them upon arrival ....

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Sunday, October 18, 2020
JSC Seeks Nominees for First, Third Circuit
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 1878 Views :: Judiciary

... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancies ....

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Saturday, October 17, 2020
Nobel Prize Winner Talks About TMT Challenges 
By News Release @ 10:43 PM :: 4148 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA

... “Having two disparate points of view is ultimately the way of finding a more creative solution. What I hope ultimately is having a better collaboration between the scientific community and the native Hawaiians will help us arrive at a solution that's right for all of humanity.” ....

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Saturday, October 17, 2020
COVID Count: 96 new cases out of 3,897 tests
By News Release @ 7:44 PM :: 1739 Views :: COVID-19

... 13 new hospitalizations, 1 new death, 2.5% positive ....

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Friday, October 16, 2020
COVID Count: 89 new cases out of 3,654 tests
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 1798 Views :: COVID-19

... 10 new hospitalizations, 1 new death, 2.4% positive ....

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Friday, October 16, 2020
UH News: University Enrollment Up--Community College Enrollment Down
By News Release @ 4:46 AM :: 2503 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

...UH‘s four year universities are up 1.9% and the UH community colleges are down 3.2%....

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Friday, October 16, 2020
Regents appoint Maunakea Planning Task Group
By News Release @ 4:40 AM :: 4065 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA

... The group will make recommendations to the board ....

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Thursday, October 15, 2020
COVID Count: 91 new cases out of 3,489 tests
By News Release @ 7:03 PM :: 1713 Views :: COVID-19

... 17 new hospitalizations, 1 new death, 32 new releases ....

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Hawaii To Welcome Back Travelers Starting October 15
By News Release @ 9:28 PM :: 2336 Views :: COVID-19

... Ige signs 14th supplementary emergency proclamation extending COVID-19 emergency period through Nov. 30 ....

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
UH Manoa student loan defaults among lowest in the nation
By News Release @ 8:19 PM :: 2482 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

... UH Manoa’s default rate was 3.3% compared to 9.7% nationally ....

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
COVID Count: 101 new cases out of 4,069 tests
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 2158 Views :: COVID-19

... 10 new hospitalizations, 10 new deaths, 2.5% positive ....

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020
COVID Count 62 new cases out of 2,354 tests
By News Release @ 9:12 PM :: 1634 Views :: COVID-19

... 12 new hospitalizations, 4 new deaths, 2.6% positive ....

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020
TMT: A Message from Aloha Aina Party Cofounder Pua Ishibashi
By News Release @ 8:42 PM :: 2883 Views :: Higher Education, OHA

"... With all that is needed in the Lahui we should not IMO simplify a candidate's worth for our Lahui based on his/her stance on a single issue ...."

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Monday, October 12, 2020
COVID Count: 42 new cases out of 1,405 tests
By News Release @ 7:12 PM :: 1941 Views :: COVID-19

... 4 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 3.0% positive ....

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Monday, October 12, 2020
Lemming News: Maui County Jumps on 'Sue Big Oil' Bandwagon
By News Release @ 6:57 PM :: 3472 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment

...every court to reach the substance of the allegations has dismissed them—including the U.S. Supreme Court....

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Sunday, October 11, 2020
COVID Count: 103 new cases out of 3,819 tests
By News Release @ 10:02 PM :: 1717 Views :: COVID-19

... 6 new hospitalizations, 1 more death, 2.7% positive ....

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