Hawaii State Government

...how to adapt the new federal tax law changes to Hawaii....

...The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) and the Office of the Attorney General are pleased....

...A bill proposed in the Hawaii Legislature would ban the use of plastic straws. But the problem runs much deeper than the straw bill....

...Chattergy told WSJ Hawaii will continue to sell these put contracts, convinced the income will offset market turbulence....

...Construction is scheduled to begin in five years....

...Here are some bills introduced by members of our Republican Caucus that are moving through the legislature....

...in recent years, OIP’s average time for review quadrupled, it is deciding fewer matters per year on average, and its backlog is trending upward despite a downward trend in new filings....

... Ige this week signed an executive order that most likely will discourage competition and innovation among internet service providers ....

...Ranking each state's highway system in 11 categories, including highway spending, pavement and bridge conditions, traffic congestion, and fatality rates....

...Hoshijo served as education and political director with the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters. He also worked for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union for 26 years....

...HB 2368 and SB 2795 would begin replacing private contractors with civil service employees....

...Local ISPs: Net Neutrality is a Fake Issue....

...Senate Bill 2004, tells the story of just one signalized crosswalk yet to be built....

...Ige Admin testimony shows that OHA rent-seeking is driving up hospital bills, public housing rents, and University of Hawaii tuition for everybody—including native Hawaiians.... 

...First Deputy Attorney General Russell Suzuki has been appointed to serve as acting attorney general....

...Federal Communications Commission conducts open meeting to hear investigator's report on false missile alert....

...Spectrum is channel slamming ‘Ōlelo – displacing channels 49, 53, 54, and 55, including Video On Demand channels 50 and 52....

...To stop the factional fighting and stalemate-causing dysfunction in the Hawaii House of Representatives, Representative Cynthia Thielen has placed her name for consideration as Speaker....

...the 2017 Economic Freedom of North America report, ranks Hawaii a low 46th in the nation in terms of economic freedom, due to its high taxation, high regulation and high cost of living....

...Updates required at Hawai’i Terminals would prevent TOTE from entering Hawai’i trade in 2020/2021....

...jump-start the testing and operation of "driverless" cars in Hawaii....

...Our bill package strives to make our government and our state more accountable, affordable, and accessible....

...Ige said Monday that one of the reasons it took so long to inform the public that a ballistic missile alert in the state was in fact a false alarm was because he couldn’t remember his Twitter password....

"...Hanabusa looks forward to sharing a clear vision for our state’s future in the months ahead....” (or whenever)

...The Minority Caucus identifies 5 issues that Ige fails to discuss....

"...We often need to be reminded of what makes us so special. ..."

...Within five minutes of the erroneous missile alert, Iolani School student William Heyler had tweeted to the world that it was a mistake....

"...the only thing accomplished today was more unanswered questions and the announcement that we must wait and see what the Governor's study-report by General Hara turns up...."

...award-winning cartoonist and illustrator David Swann....

...The funding will be provided to the Department of Human Services ....

...Hawaii Federal Aid equals 22.8 percent of State revenues....

...Rep Andria Tupola address Opening Day....

...Kouchi also assured the Governor that all 25 State Senators are committed to working on legislation that provide the best results for the people of Hawai‘i....

...Joins 99 cities that are committed to making city government more effective using data and evidence....

...This closure is due to a delay in payments from the Department of Health. Once the back payments have been received, operations will resume as normal....

...Supporting Hanabusa, Speaker Saiki said "Unfortunately, one need only look to the past weekend to see a glaring instance of the inability of government at various levels to manage major issues facing out state."....

... whether they’re full-time fishers or “weekend warriors” ....

...Catch us ‘Live at the Legislature’ every Monday at 8:30 AM on ‘Olelo Channel 49....

...if you expect Friday’s hearing at the Legislature to lead to closure of this matter....

...“Once a Japanese manager or his underlings are caught in a scandalous situation, they have no other choice but to resign so that the many others who are dependent on them do not take the blame or suffer any of the consequences.”....

...Governor Ige and HIEMA administrator Vern Miyagi say they had to obtain permission from FEMA ... FEMA says that’s not true....

...We also must ensure that corrections are issued immediately....

...Hawaii Emergency Management Agency statement on missile launch false alarm....

"...NO missile threat to Hawaii...."

...Star in a gold circle marking to appear on Hawaii State Driver’s Licenses or State Identification Cards issued on or after Jan. 16, 2018....

...that which has been done can no longer be done....

...It is commonly said that Hawaii has too many government regulations, but how many regulations are there exactly?....

...The administration just told New York and New Jersey they would have to fund their $13 billion Hudson Tunnel rail project on their own, backing out of an Obama-era promise to foot half the bill....

...look for the following bills to be revived in the 2018 legislative session....

...Energy Office’s personnel costs now account for more than 90 percent of the office’s expenses....