Entries for 'Selected News Articles'

...Its been a difficult few months for the American Samoa Democratic Party....

...DOH Official: Some Inmates Who Were Released Caused ‘Spillover’ Infections....

...Eco-Hypocrisy: How Obama Got a Legal Seawall for Another 55 Years....

...2020’s Best & Worst States for Health Care....

...The Hawaii Department of Health urges the government to remove safeguards....

...“This is what patriarchy and white supremacist culture looks like!” Ocasio-Cortez said....

... advice from successful homeschoolers ....

...an individual may only obtain "general delivery" for 30 days in any 12 month period. This forces such registered voters to choose between having a ballot delivered for the primary or for the general election, but not both....

... In Burns v. Richardson (1966) the Supreme Court held that tourists and other non-permanent residents could be excluded from apportionment in the Hawaii state legislature ....

...The Hawaii senator fails to fully consider the causes of bad policing....

... The game teaches children several curious lessons ....

...States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most....

...sources say this is the result of a grand jury indictment....

...2020’s Most & Least Energy-Expensive States....

... UH Board of Regents resolution calls for emergency proclamation, drastic cuts ....

...Hawaii’s low numbers came at enormous cost....

...Truslow was initially told it would take two to four days. Then CVS said five or six days. On the sixth day, the pharmacy estimated it would take 10 days....

...Beginning in May, CMS required nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid to inform residents, their families, and their representatives within 12 hours of when a single confirmed COVID-19 case is reported, or when three or more residents or staffers develop respiratory symptoms within 72 hours of each other....

...nobody pays more for less....

... The number of appointments available to the public is completely full. Every morning, hundreds of people try to access the website to get an appointment. This causes the system to freeze and crash, something reminiscent of the state's unemployment website in the early days of the pandemic ....

When Hawaii became the 50th U.S. State in 1959, the historic occasion was marked by ceremonies within the sanctuary walls of the Kawaiaha‘o Church .... 

...route 9 (Pearl Harbor-Kaimuki); 40 (Makaha-Honolulu); 42 (Ewa Beach-Waikiki); 88A (North Shore Express); and 501 (Mililani Mauka)....

...which states have experienced a positive trend in their residents’ health in the past few weeks....

...to determine which states have the most racial equality in education....

...Laughing at your sacrifice: Senate votes 21-3, House votes 45-4....

...and the highest Total Sales & Excise Tax Burden....

..."Without the intervention of the Hawaii Supreme Court, this case would have continued in the darkness of closed proceedings. We look forward to a formal announcement on how the public may observe the conduct of these proceedings." said attorney Lance D. Collins....

...Anyone flying to the Aloha State’s golden shores is supposed to remain in self-quarantine for two weeks....

...Hawaii State Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Least....

... Of the three candidates, two have family members that are already sitting in the Honolulu City Council ....

...200 reservists will fill in for missing workers at Pearl Harbor Shipyard....

...Young v Hawaii challenges Hawaii statutes regulating carry permits – and lack thereof – on Second Amendment grounds....

... The Maui Planning Commission appears to have violated both the Sunshine Law and its own rules by failing to give the public required notice of a hearing item ....

...29 staff members at the Star-Advertiser, the largest newspaper in the state, are losing their jobs at the end of the month....

...the Trump administration has since revised the rule, making it more difficult to challenge land-use rules that make housing more expensive....

...The 20-mile line is expected to cost $9.2 billion, more than the cost of the 243 miles of light-rail lines in Sacramento, Saint Louis, Salt Lake City, San Diego, and San Jose combined....

...Bureau of Labor Statistics recently disclosed that it misclassified many workers on temporary layoffs as “absent from work because of other reasons” rather than “unemployed.” Therefore, the real unemployment rate may be around 33 percent higher than reported....

...Chief Justice John Roberts wrote a short opinion to express his agreement with (and to explain) the denial of the church’s request....

...The roughly half of the population who cannot work from home are getting screwed over by those who can....

... Hawaii Ranks 45th for Public Hospital System Quality ....

...Alaska is a striking contrast to its noncontiguous counterpart Hawaii, which remains mostly locked down....

...attorney Scott Greenfield suggested proposals like these would raise “a great many curious issues” and “would appear to be outrageously unlawful sex discrimination with some serious likelihood of backfiring.”....

...Hawaii’s case is likely the most extreme to date....

...only Nevada and Michigan are higher....

..."This time of emergency does not justify government secrecy. The Resort is certainly not entitled to have their permits fast-tracked behind closed doors while public gatherings are banned and also excluding the press."....

...two weeks ago Hawaii was the most restrictive state....

...but Hawaii is the #1 state for homeless veterans....

...it isn’t the kind its leaders were counting on....

...Hawaii has the lowest share of population diagnosed with COPD....

...Hawaii 5th Highest Median Income Growth for Law Enforcement Officers 2018-2019....