Entries for 'Selected News Articles'

...Multiple carbon-dioxide tax bills are under consideration in the current session of the Hawaii State Legislature....

...2019’s Most & Least Financially Literate States....

... weekly update from GovTrack.us ....

...Unlike tax rates, which vary widely based on an individual’s circumstances, tax burden measures the proportion of total personal income that residents pay toward state and local taxes....

...Hawaii residents get the least amount of sleep per night and have the 3rd-lowest job security in USA....

Editor's Note: The Big Island is different because the subdivisions in Puna and Kau change the supply-demand equation. 

...Trump Admin Awards $5.1 Million to Group of Pro-life Medical Clinics, Cuts Funding to Planned Parenthood....

...Utility bills have dropped ranging from less than a dollar a month for the average residential customer in Hawaii to about $14 for the same group in Florida....

...Stress tests help validate increases in state, worker contributions....

...Reminiscent of rail, projected Ala Wai costs have already leapt from $200M to $470M.... 

...An investigation of complaints made against the state of Hawaii came to a close this month after Hawaii Attorney General Clare Connors issued a memorandum stating that her department will not enforce a controversial law....

...contrasting state and local tax collections with the quality of the services residents receive in each of the 50 states....

...She said the alternative — an indictment — “could even have led to civil war.”....

...As much as a third of the food waste in Hawaii is due to food that has gone bad before it reaches the consumer....

...The 'Humanize Palestine' website was deactivated later in 2017, about two weeks after the University of Hawaii Chancellor became aware of a nexus that consisted of University of Hawaii content, Palestinian terrorism and the website....

...government officials are blaming others and dodging responsibility....

...Hawaii ranks 51st for 'medical environment'....

...Which States have the most Neighborhood Watch Programs per capita?....

"...Because you provided the Party with advance notice that the restrictions on the use of your official title and during the speech you asserted that you were speaking in your personal capacity, we believe that the Party acted without your permission...."

...The project has tallied one of America’s biggest transit cost overruns; a grand jury is investigating....

"...There are 12 federal agencies that award education research grants, and the executive order will leave it to them to decide what schools must do to be in compliance...."  

...Restoration of Scottish sailing boat offered as ‘lifeline’ to now-closed Appledore Shipyard....

"...I was quite idealistic in thinking that with the $2.9M Master plan Rob Iopa’s WCIT created, we were going to be issuing RFPs to implement them...."

...Paul Giannelia left his last rail transit job after only seven months because of "difficulties acclimating to the municipal workplace"....

..."Federal Funding as a Share of State Revenue"....

...A state-level decision against the property owner shows the limits of the Supreme Court's wedding cake ruling....

...Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga underwent surgery last Wednesday (March 6)....

...Kalbert Young, University of Hawaiʻi vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his analysis of the 2019 legislative session to date....

...after a decade of hype, Hawaii is still 75% coal and oil....

...Gabbard is nobody’s first choice, but she does score 2% of the second choice votes....

...If Gabbard wants to be in the lane that has the support of David Duke and Bannon and the Russian bots, she’s got that lane....

...As of the end of January, two hundred and eighty-three women had received TelAbortions, a hundred and fifty-eight of them in Hawaii....

...UH Manoa #1 in Eyes of Chinese Communists....

...Introduction of the aquarium fishery closure bill is the tourist groups’ attempt to preempt the HEPA environmental review completion....

...Chang’s measure, which has four co-sponsors, would request Washington discuss either scrapping the Second Amendment altogether or clarifying that it only applies to organizations such as state militias....

...Gabbard's campaign has not yet commented on the video of Assad's bombing in the ad....

...Just kidding! It turns out Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) is a fan of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez....

...Hawaii GE Tax takes 8.43% of income from low income families but only 3.31% from high income families -- 2nd most regressive in USA....

...Hawaii is the worst state for single women—Wahiawa is best city in Hawaii for single women....

...The school said that the name could be interpreted as culturally insensitive....

... Puerto Rico-based business groups released two analyses examining the Jones Act’s economic impact on the territory ....

...weekly update from GovTrack.us....

...Hawaii is among states which lost the most residents to outmigration over the last 10 years....

...when asked about whether she supports the Green New Deal, Hirono responded “Well, I don’t know how people are going to get to Hawaii, but I’m in favor of the plan."....

... SB1009 threatens the efficacy of a tobacco harm reduction tool that has helped millions of adult Americans quit smoking cigarettes ....

...14 Hawaii communities compared -- Hilo is the most affordable, Kailua the least....

...Just last month, George, the last known member of this snails species, died without a mate after 14 years in captivity....

...The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have created a five-star, quality rating system for nursing homes....

...the program’s requirement that investments must “substantially improve” zone property in order to qualify for tax breaks is quite loose....

...Sunscreen has been in the news a lot lately. Both Hawaii and Key West, Florida, are trying to ban sunscreens containing certain ingredients....