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Thursday, October 8, 2020 |
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Great Lockdown Crash of 2020 is wake-up call for Hawaii lawmakers
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:57 AM :: 3521 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Hawaii’s leading industry, tourism, has virtually disappeared; unemployment is at historic highs; hundreds, if not thousands, of businesses have permanently closed; state and county tax revenues have evaporated....
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Thursday, October 8, 2020 |
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Senate Special Session approves judicial appointments
By News Release @ 4:31 AM :: 4003 Views :: Judiciary
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...Judiciary Committee hearing on the appointments scheduled for October 1 will feature live remote public testimony....
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Thursday, October 8, 2020 |
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COVID Tourism: Maui to Attempt 'Voluntary' 2-Test System
By News Release @ 3:46 AM :: 3057 Views :: Maui County, Tourism, COVID-19
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...to urge transpacific travelers to voluntarily take a second test after they arrive in Maui County....
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Thursday, October 8, 2020 |
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Kondo, Saiki Debate Continuing OHA LLC Audit
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:49 AM :: 3580 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...We will consider options under the Government Auditing Standards, including terminating the audit, and will inform you of any decisions affecting the audit...."
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Wednesday, October 7, 2020 |
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COVID Count 110 new cases
By News Release @ 7:40 PM :: 2146 Views :: COVID-19
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... 5 new hospitalizations, 3 more deaths ....
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020 |
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Employment Recovery: Nobody Lags Like Hawaii
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 3747 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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...Hawaii has recovered just 13% of the jobs lost since the start of the pandemic....
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020 |
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Auditor: Four Years Later HART Finally Acts on Recommendations
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 2291 Views :: Rail
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...we found that 12 recommendations were completed, 3 were resolved, and 3 were in process....
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020 |
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Conservative Rankings of Hawaii State Legislators-2019 Session
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 2763 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...ACUF reviewed selected pieces of legislation voted on in both the Hawaii Senate and House to produce average scores of each chamber as well as individual scores for each sitting member....
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020 |
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Hawaii Incarceration Rate Drops 19% due to Steven Alm probation reform
By Selected News Articles @ 9:51 PM :: 3637 Views :: Honolulu County, Justice Reinvestment
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...First Circuit Judge Steven Alm’s probation reform pilot program, Hawaii’s Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE), which launched in 2004 to reduce recidivism and probation violations....
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020 |
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COVID Count 83 new cases out of 1,249 tests
By News Release @ 7:12 PM :: 1961 Views :: COVID-19
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... no new hospitalizations, 3 more deaths, 6.6% positive ....
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020 |
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The Affordable Housing Scam
By Selected News Articles @ 4:00 AM :: 5041 Views :: Ethics, Development, Cost of Living
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...well-connected people often found their way to the tops of housing waiting lists while the names of people who really needed affordable housing disappeared....
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Monday, October 5, 2020 |
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Ige Rejects Kauai 2-Test COVID Plan
By News Release @ 9:44 PM :: 3025 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Mayor’s Emergency Rule 18 would have established a post-arrival testing program for all incoming travelers to Kaua‘i....
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Monday, October 5, 2020 |
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UHERO Hawaii renters already leaving for Mainland
By UHERO @ 8:50 PM :: 4082 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Prior to COVID-19, our respondents reported a roughly 4% vacancy rate .... In August, however, this number jumped to 9% ....
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Monday, October 5, 2020 |
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COVID: Hawaii DoH Gets Funding to Prepare for Mass Vaccination
By News Release @ 8:45 PM :: 1829 Views :: COVID-19
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...to develop vaccine distribution plans, determine where the vaccine will be administered, and ensure an adequate number of vaccination providers....
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Monday, October 5, 2020 |
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COVID Count 52 new cases out of 916 tests
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 1701 Views :: COVID-19
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...no new hospitalizations, one new death, 5.7% positive....
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Sunday, October 4, 2020 |
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COVID Count 70 new cases out of 1,963 tests
By News Release @ 6:30 PM :: 1781 Views :: COVID-19
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... 4 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 3.6% positive ....
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Sunday, October 4, 2020 |
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Standardless Spending
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3436 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, COVID-19
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We are feverishly trying to spend federal dollars for the common good....
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Sunday, October 4, 2020 |
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Republican Candidate Denied Right to Campaign on Kauai
By News Release @ 5:02 AM :: 4003 Views :: Kauai County, First Amendment, COVID-19
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"...Not being afforded the same access to the electorate as my opponent...." -- CD2 Candidate Joe Akana
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Sunday, October 4, 2020 |
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UHERO: Tourism bounce back will be slow
By UHERO @ 4:48 AM :: 3482 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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...UHERO report illustrated a dark forecast—worse than the aftermath of 9/11—for travel and tourism in Hawaiʻi, across the U.S. and around the world....
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Sunday, October 4, 2020 |
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FBI Arrests Honolulu Man Allegedly Planning Chemical Weapon Attack on Apartment Building
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 3576 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...Honolulu man charged with possession of chemical weapon and unregistered destructive device....
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Saturday, October 3, 2020 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 3, 2020
By GovTrack .us @ 11:19 PM :: 2211 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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...bills introduced and votes cast in Congress, from GovTrack.us, for week ending October 3, 2020....
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Saturday, October 3, 2020 |
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COVID Count 133 new cases out of 1,936 tests
By News Release @ 7:29 PM :: 1815 Views :: COVID-19
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... 5 new hospitalizations, 11 deaths—3 new, 8 due to revisions, 6.9% positive ....
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Saturday, October 3, 2020 |
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2nd Amendment, 9th Circuit: Oral Arguments in Young v. Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 6:09 AM :: 3178 Views :: Second Amendment
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... The Ninth Circuit has established a tradition of re-hearing cases favorable to the Second Amendment ....
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Saturday, October 3, 2020 |
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Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies on Oahu and Big Island
By News Release @ 6:00 AM :: 2893 Views :: Judiciary
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... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following ....
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Friday, October 2, 2020 |
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COVID Count 87 new cases out of 1,746 tests
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 1723 Views :: COVID-19
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... 18 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 5.0% positive ....
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Friday, October 2, 2020 |
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Rein in this red-tape rascal
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:02 PM :: 3430 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...When your state lacks sufficient housing, the last thing you should do is make building a difficult, risky and lengthy process. But that’s exactly what Hawaii has done....
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Friday, October 2, 2020 |
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Distance Learning: What is your School's Plan?
By News Release @ 1:49 PM :: 3420 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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...Updated Complex by Complex elementary, middle/intermediate, and high school models for the reopening of the 2020-21 year....
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Friday, October 2, 2020 |
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Ige Appoints Parole Authority Chair Director of Public Safety Department
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 2592 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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... Ige announced today that he has appointed Edmund (“Fred”) Hyun to serve as the temporary acting director overseeing the state Department of Public Safety, effective October 1 through November 30 ....
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Friday, October 2, 2020 |
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PBS Insights OHA Candidates Forum
By Video @ 4:40 AM :: 3611 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... Keoni Souza repeats his claim that the Independent Audit of OHA was a waste of money. Current OHA Chair Machado agrees. Trustee Kelii Akina explains why they are wrong ....
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Friday, October 2, 2020 |
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Trump Tests Positive for COVID
By Andrew Walden @ 2:23 AM :: 1807 Views :: COVID-19
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...President Donald Trump tweets he and first lady Melania Trump test positive for Covid-19....
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Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
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Bipartisanship? Ige Scores Zero, Hawaii Congressional Delegation not Much Better
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 3581 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii Statistics, Politicians
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...Newly released voter assistance tool scores HI politicians’ success at working across the aisle....
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Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
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COVID Count 108 new cases out of 1,817 tests
By News Release @ 7:41 PM :: 1701 Views :: COVID-19
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... 15 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 5.9% positive ....
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Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
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Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
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Navatek CEO Arrested for CARES Act Fraud--Got Help from 'Senator'
By News Release @ 11:01 AM :: 11055 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation, Military, COVID-19
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...Price also said that other businesses are being investigated for potential fraud in connection with funds through the CARES Act....
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Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
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Ige Answers Hirono on COVID Spending Transparency
By Andrew Walden @ 5:38 AM :: 1673 Views
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...Ige announced today that 98% of the $863 million of the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) received by the state in April has been set aside to assist with COVID-19 response and recovery efforts....
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Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
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OHA Elections: 'Watch out for This'
By Video @ 5:29 AM :: 2537 Views :: OHA
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...Replacing The Problem With Those Who Are The Solution....
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Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
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OHA Board hosts neighbor island community meetings virtually
By News Release @ 5:16 AM :: 1968 Views :: OHA
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... from Sept 30 thru Oct 27, 2020 ....
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Wednesday, September 30, 2020 |
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FCC Fines Al Hee $49M for Fraud
By News Release @ 8:11 PM :: 4778 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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...Company Received Over $27 Million in Unearned Payments Due to Falsified Cost Reporting--This is one of the largest forfeitures the FCC has ever imposed....
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Wednesday, September 30, 2020 |
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COVID Count 121 new cases out of 2,049 tests
By News Release @ 7:59 PM :: 2025 Views :: COVID-19
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... 28 new hospitalizations, 4 new deaths, 6.0% positive ....
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Wednesday, September 30, 2020 |
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‘Ragged clothing and a staged homeless look’–Foreclosure for Fun and Profit with Gary V Dubin
By Andrew Walden @ 5:35 AM :: 4606 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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“(My) law firm … pioneered foreclosure defense in Hawaii….” -- Gary V Dubin
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Wednesday, September 30, 2020 |
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Navy Issues Red Hill Remediation Contracts
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 3388 Views :: Environment, Military
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...to adapt an existing commercial membrane technology for upgrading fuel storage tanks at Red Hill....
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Wednesday, September 30, 2020 |
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Pearl City Lowest Percentage of Disabled Living in Poverty
By Selected News Articles @ 12:10 AM :: 2761 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...2020’s Best & Worst Cities for People with Disabilities....
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020 |
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard irks left after citing Project Veritas in call to ban ballot harvesting
By Selected News Articles @ 11:36 PM :: 4038 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation, Office of Elections
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...“Project Veritas offers further evidence of the need to ban ballot harvesting,” Mrs. Gabbard tweeted to her 890,000 followers....
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020 |
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COVID Count 87 new cases out of 1,550 tests
By News Release @ 6:59 PM :: 1852 Views :: COVID-19
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... 31 new hospitalizations, 2 new deaths, 5.6% positive ....
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020 |
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More Housing Hawaii Residents Can Afford
By Video @ 4:09 AM :: 3078 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii’s residents need more housing that they can afford. And one of the simplest ways to provide it would be to reform a mysterious organization called the Land Use Commission....
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Monday, September 28, 2020 |
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Hawaii visitor arrivals down nearly 98% in August
By News Release @ 7:50 PM :: 2601 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...In August 2020, a total of 22,344 visitors traveled to Hawaii by air service compared to 926,417 visitors during the same month a year ago....
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Monday, September 28, 2020 |
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COVID Count 90 new cases out of 1,302 tests
By News Release @ 6:39 PM :: 1906 Views :: COVID-19
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... 3 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 6.9% positive ....
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Monday, September 28, 2020 |
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Kai Kahele holds online forum backing Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 5:25 PM :: 3101 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act
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...Among the five headlined guests to Kahele’s forum is Randy Swindell, Honolulu Port Representative, International Organization of Masters, Mates, & Pilots (IOMMP). ...
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Sunday, September 27, 2020 |
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COVID Count 98 new cases out of 1,905 tests
By News Release @ 9:18 PM :: 1921 Views :: COVID-19
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... 14 new hospitalizations, 1 new death, 5.1% positive ....
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Sunday, September 27, 2020 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they Voted September 26, 2020
By News Release @ 9:01 PM :: 2157 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... bills introduced and votes in Congress from GovTrack.us ....
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