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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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Survey says more than half of Hawaii restaurants will shut down for good by April if tourism doesn’t increase
By News Release @ 6:08 PM :: 3129 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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... There is a consensus among restaurateurs that a lack of communication, transparency, and planning by the government is to blame for the economic hardships they now face. ...
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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Hotel Report: Occupancy 20%
By Hawaii Tourism Authority @ 5:53 PM :: 2874 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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...a new policy went into effect on November 24 requiring all trans-Pacific travelers participating in the pre-travel testing program to have a negative test result before their departure to Hawai‘i....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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Divided Hawaiian Homes Commission Forwards Gambling Bill To The Governor
By News Release @ 2:06 AM :: 2794 Views :: DHHL, Gambling
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... Commissioners Randy Awo, Zachary Helm, David Kaapu and Patty Kahanamoku-Teruya voted “no.” The “aye” votes included Aila, Russell Kaupu, Pauline Namu‘o, Dennis Neves and Michael Kaleikini ....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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DHHL Receives Approval for Pilot Down Payment Program
By News Release @ 2:01 AM :: 2647 Views :: DHHL, Cost of Living
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... an initiative that will provide applicants on the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) Waiting List with down payment assistance for a fee-simple residential purchase off Hawaiian Home Lands on Oʻahu ....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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Hawaii has third-fastest population decline in nation
By News Release @ 12:59 AM :: 5947 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... The number of people leaving in fiscal 2020 was almost 5 times what local economic researchers were predicting just weeks ago ....
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Tuesday, December 22, 2020 |
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US Senate Report: Whistleblower Retaliation Behind Hawaii Helicopter Crashes
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 4307 Views :: Ethics, Small Business, Tourism
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... Allegations of Misconduct at the Honolulu Flight Standards District Office ....
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Monday, December 21, 2020 |
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Congress Restores Medicaid for COFA Citizens after 24 Years
By Selected News Articles @ 10:05 PM :: 3502 Views :: Health Care
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... revising a drafting mistake in the 1996 welfare reform bill that barred the islanders from the program ....
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Monday, December 21, 2020 |
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Ige Outlines 2021-23 Budget--'Sharp Reductions'
By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 2536 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...“I’m hopeful that federal aid will allow us to refrain from imposing furloughs until later.”...
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Monday, December 21, 2020 |
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Sen Fevella to Lead Protest Rally as DHHL Tries to Justify Casino Proposal
By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 3837 Views :: DHHL, Gambling
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...Peaceful demonstrations will begin at 9:00am ahead of the of Hawaiian Homes Commission meeting that is scheduled for 9:30am....
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Monday, December 21, 2020 |
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PHOTOS: New Kilauea Eruption
By News Release @ 9:09 AM :: 2772 Views :: Hawaii County
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... An eruption has commenced within Kīlauea’s summit caldera ....
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Sunday, December 20, 2020 |
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Don’t Give Me Back Rent, I Want to Continue Hiding from Tax
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4149 Views :: Law Enforcement, Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... Developments during this COVID crisis have brought out tax scofflaws in some of the most unexpected ways ....
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Sunday, December 20, 2020 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 19, 2020
By GovTrack .us @ 3:44 AM :: 2189 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... Votes in Congress and Bills Introduced from GovTrack.us ....
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Sunday, December 20, 2020 |
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Will Courts Stop Presidents From Calling Oceans ‘National Monuments’?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:32 AM :: 2239 Views :: Environment
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...The case involves the Antiquities Act of 1906, which allows the president to proclaim landmarks and structures with historic and scientific interest as national monuments....
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Sunday, December 20, 2020 |
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Hawaii: Obamacare Funnels Taxpayer Money To Cover Elective Abortions
By Selected News Articles @ 2:06 AM :: 2754 Views :: Health Care, Life
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...in Hawaii every available Obamacare plan covers elective abortions....
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Saturday, December 19, 2020 |
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The Government Promised to Return Ancestral Hawaiian Land, Then Never Finished the Job
By Selected News Articles @ 4:14 PM :: 3120 Views :: DHHL, Hawaii History
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... The state still owes another 1,300 acres to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands ....
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Saturday, December 19, 2020 |
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Tax hikes coming — really?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:15 AM :: 2904 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the only two things that are certain in life are debt and taxes ....
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Friday, December 18, 2020 |
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Big Brother Is Watching: Satellites Used to Survey Fishing in High Seas
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 2921 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... Rounding out the top ten of most active companies were a series of Chinese corporations and one U.S. corporation based out of Hawaii. Two other key figures in the top ten list were Sajo Group and Dongwon, two Korean companies that own the United States subsidiary Starkist ....
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Friday, December 18, 2020 |
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Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 2541 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary
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... comment on judicial nominees for positions in the District Court and District Family Court in the Second Circuit, island of Maui ....
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Friday, December 18, 2020 |
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Hawaii Most Obedient State in USA
By News Release @ 12:13 AM :: 3075 Views :: COVID-19
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... Some people are born rebels, and like everything else these days, there’s data to prove it. ...
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Thursday, December 17, 2020 |
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Thursday, December 17, 2020 |
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DoJ Busts Landlord for Discriminating Against Families with Children
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 3256 Views :: Family, Higher Education, Law Enforcement
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... refusing to rent to or negotiate for the rental of the three properties on the basis of familial status ....
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020 |
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Good News--Where's it coming from?
By Video @ 11:39 PM :: 3157 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... Where This Good News Is Coming From May Surprise You ....
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020 |
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COVID Vax Heading to Micronesia, Territories
By News Release @ 10:23 PM :: 2014 Views :: COVID-19
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...American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as the freely associated states of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau are included in the United States’ schedule of COVID-19 vaccine distribution....
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020 |
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State's $1.4B deficit is equal to its overspending since 2012
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:31 PM :: 1959 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Respecting the state’s legal spending cap might have saved the state from having to consider furloughs for its employees ....
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020 |
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020 |
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City sends 2021 real property notice of assessments
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 2857 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... Property owners who wish to dispute their real property assessment may file an appeal during the period of December 15, to January 15, 2021 ....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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Illegal Dues Seizure: Federal Labor Board Charges Filed Against UNITE HERE Local 5
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 3507 Views :: First Amendment, Labor
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...Union officials ignored two resignation requests, continue to unlawfully charge employee for union politics....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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City finally releases P3 bid numbers
By News Release @ 9:09 PM :: 3106 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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... The proposal documents for the P3 procurement will soon be available for review ....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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Supreme Court Upholds Keli'i Akina Election Victory
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 3086 Views :: Office of Elections, OHA
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"...It has taken a monumental effort to ensure that I can continue to bring integrity and effectiveness to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs...."
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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Furloughs? DTS to Blow $500M on 500 electric buses
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 3816 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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...the cost-per-mile for the bus in terms of electricity needed to charge its battery will be similar to that of the diesel-powered buses currently in use....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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After Years in Court, DoE Forced to Release Financial Data
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 2954 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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... EIH believes that transparency is the first necessary step to transform Hawaii’s over-centralized public school system into an empowered system that is schools-centered and allows education professionals closest to the children to determine how best to meet children’s needs ....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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Honolulu PD ‘Top 10 Earners’ List Revealed–Did Corporal make $341K?
By Andrew Walden @ 2:00 PM :: 10897 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Labor, Police
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...in 2017 five of the top ten earners worked directly under Ballard at Central Receiving....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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What is a Furlough?
By News Release @ 12:57 PM :: 3485 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... Will furloughs affect my “high three” ....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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First COVID Vaccines Arrive in Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:08 AM :: 2016 Views :: COVID-19
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...45,000 additional doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are expected this month. 36,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are expected by the end of the year....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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Kealoha Lawyer Disbarred in California, Suspended in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:25 AM :: 3608 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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... 2019: Who Is Earle Partington And What’s He Doing In The Kealoha Case? ....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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HART Pours Final Segment of Middle Street Section
By News Release @ 1:55 AM :: 2272 Views :: Rail
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... STG has Constructed 2,708 Overhead Guideway Segments to Complete the 5.2-Mile Section from Aloha Stadium to Middle Street ....
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Monday, December 14, 2020 |
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55.6% of DHHL direct mortgage borrowers fall behind
By News Release @ 6:25 PM :: 2783 Views :: DHHL, Economy, COVID-19
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... DHHL has extended the postponement of mortgage loan payments for all DHHL direct loans and loans assigned to the Department for an additional three-month period, through March 31, 2021 ....
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Monday, December 14, 2020 |
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Keeping Traffic Jammed: King Street Bus Lane Opens--One Block South of Hotel Street Busway
By News Release @ 6:11 PM :: 2262 Views :: Honolulu County
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...this is the laterst in an ideological plan to force the little people out of their cars....
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Sunday, December 13, 2020 |
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Business Entity Registration Scam
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2674 Views :: Ethics, Small Business
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... The first problem is that some people think that the letter comes from a government agency. It doesn’t ....
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Sunday, December 13, 2020 |
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Hawaii Joins 46 State Anti-Trust Suit Against FaceBook
By Court House News @ 3:54 AM :: 3214 Views :: National News, First Amendment
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...Nearly Every State Suing Facebook for Monopolistic Behavior....
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Sunday, December 13, 2020 |
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Hawaii AG Joined States Opposing Trump Election Suit Before Supreme Court
By News Release @ 3:37 AM :: 2452 Views :: National News
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“The election was safe and secure, and the baseless, unsupported claims underpinning this legal action only damage our democracy.”
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Sunday, December 13, 2020 |
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Saturday, December 12, 2020 |
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Obamacare Sign up Deadline December 15
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1886 Views :: Health Care
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... Individual health insurance plans must be selected by December 15, 2020 to have coverage for 2021 ....
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Saturday, December 12, 2020 |
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Shelter Refusing Drug Addict Camps Like Hazmat Sites: "Needles, human waste, and dead animals"
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 2360 Views :: Homelessness
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...Though they had been given notice last week, when clean-up teams arrived at a half dozen illegal camps on public lands yesterday, the occupants of three camps strung together seemed surprised they had to move....
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Friday, December 11, 2020 |
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A new way to address unemployment
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:39 PM :: 2608 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... Hawaii’s unemployment insurance system has become a ticking time bomb that threatens Hawaii’s fiscal future. ...
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Friday, December 11, 2020 |
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UHERO: Vaccines promise 2021 growth
By UHERO @ 6:05 PM :: 2517 Views :: Economy, COVID-19
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... Annual Hawaii Forecast With Global Outlook: Mainland COVID-19 surge means a bleak winter, but vaccines promise 2021 growth ....
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Friday, December 11, 2020 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court And Ineffective Assistance Of Appellate Counsel
By Robert Thomas @ 5:51 PM :: 2216 Views :: Judiciary
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... The trial court concluded that indeed, appellate counsel had been ineffective, but also declined to enter any relief because a trial court obviously cannot order the Supreme Court to reconsider ....
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Friday, December 11, 2020 |
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Spying on You: Cell Phone Tracking COVID Obedience
By UHERO @ 5:32 PM :: 3054 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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...The data comes from the firm Safegraph, which collects cellular location data from the apps that run in the background of many people’s smartphones....
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Friday, December 11, 2020 |
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UH, HECO Green Tariff Scheme Makes you Pay
By News Release @ 5:20 PM :: 2537 Views :: Energy, Higher Education
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...UHERO: Ratepayers Pay $1.15 More for Every $1.00 Saved by Solar Users....
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Friday, December 11, 2020 |
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HR8932: Gabbard Bill Would Protect Female Athletes from Transsexual Competition
By News Release @ 4:43 PM :: 3187 Views :: Education K-12, Congressional Delegation, Higher Education
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... this bill would clarify Title IX protection for female athletes is based on biological sex ....
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