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Tuesday, July 7, 2020 |
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Hawaii became a U.S. Territory July 7, 1898
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 11959 Views :: Hawaii History
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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 ....
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Monday, July 6, 2020 |
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COVID Count: Seven new cases out of 615 tests
By News Release @ 8:38 PM :: 2382 Views :: COVID-19
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...one new hospitalization, no new deaths....
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Monday, July 6, 2020 |
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Unpacking Court Order Denying TRO to Block COVID Emergency Rules
By Robert Thomas @ 7:27 PM :: 2676 Views :: COVID-19
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...When the opinion starts this way, you know which way it is headed....
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Monday, July 6, 2020 |
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ACLU: Hawaii COVID Enforcement Racist
By News Release @ 6:13 PM :: 2697 Views :: Police, COVID-19
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...HPD was 30 times more likely to arrest a Micronesian person and five times more likely to arrest a Black or Samoan person for violations of the COVID-19 orders than to arrest a white person....
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Sunday, July 5, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 25 new cases out of 733 tests
By News Release @ 7:17 PM :: 1950 Views :: COVID-19
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...no new deaths, no new hospitalizations....
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Sunday, July 5, 2020 |
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Damn the Tax Clearances, Full Speed Ahead!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3357 Views :: Ethics, Taxes, COVID-19
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...Ige's COVID order suspends law requiring that people who want to do business with the State or municipal governments need to be current with their state and federal taxes....
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Saturday, July 4, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 24 new cases out of 849 tests
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 1837 Views :: COVID-19
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...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....
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Saturday, July 4, 2020 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 1:12 AM :: 4003 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Life
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...Friday July 10, 2020 Adjournment Sine Die....
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Saturday, July 4, 2020 |
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Happy July 4th, despite the irony
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:13 AM :: 2360 Views :: COVID-19
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...celebrate the nation’s independence … while still under lockdown....
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Friday, July 3, 2020 |
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Can the current YB management actually control costs?
By Michael Hansen @ 11:55 PM :: 3905 Views :: Jones Act, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...The HPUC perceives the underlying problem as YB management’s inability to control costs and operate an effective service....
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Friday, July 3, 2020 |
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Yes, we are different from Minneapolis; our police misdeeds are kept secret
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:37 PM :: 3754 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Police
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...The intense secrecy that has come to characterize the Honolulu Police Department....
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Friday, July 3, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 29 new cases out of 1,858 tests
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 1811 Views :: COVID-19
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...one new death, two new hospitalizations....
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Thursday, July 2, 2020 |
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Fake it to Make it: DoE Releases 'Return to Learn' Plan
By News Release @ 6:53 PM :: 3382 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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...The Real Plan for Fall Semester—School 2 Days per Week, Teachers Get Paid for 5 days....
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Thursday, July 2, 2020 |
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COVID Count 20 new cases out of 1,328 tests
By News Release @ 6:22 PM :: 1967 Views :: COVID-19
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...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....
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Thursday, July 2, 2020 |
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HB2502 Still Dangerous: Grassroot Institute warns again about granting wide powers to health director
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:09 AM :: 3175 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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...the institute said it "continues to have grave concerns," since "the powers contemplated in this bill are so sweeping and broad as to raise significant questions about privacy, civil liberties and constitutionality."....
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Thursday, July 2, 2020 |
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UH releases interim COVID-19 guidelines for its 10 campuses
By Video @ 5:45 AM :: 2709 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19
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"...Reducing the number of in-person courses by using online and hybrid options while ensuring students can achieve the same learning objectives regardless of instructional format...."
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020 |
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Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills Eligible for the Floor
By NRA ILA @ 11:04 PM :: 2989 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Despite making a commitment to working on COVID-19 related legislation and budget issues, anti-gun legislation continues to move forward in the Hawaii legislature....
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020 |
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Ige: Mauna Kea the Cornerstone for US Astronomy
By Video @ 10:08 PM :: 4375 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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" ... the fate of the Thirty Meter Telescope really coincides with the entire astronomy industry in the United States...." --Ige
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020 |
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Mayor Victorino opposes Maui Council Charter Amendments Creating New Departments
By News Release @ 9:47 PM :: 2340 Views :: Maui County
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...which would inflate the cost of government while Maui’s economy has been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020 |
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Akina for OHA: TMT Yes with Pono Management
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:34 PM :: 4573 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...Like many Hawaiians, I believe there is room on the Mauna for both science and the sacred. But we must protect the environment and honor the culture. With pono management, the presence of world class scientific equipment will benefit Hawaiians and all people through advances in education, jobs, economic opportunity, and global competitiveness.”....
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020 |
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COVID Count: Nine new cases out of 1,232 tests
By News Release @ 7:44 PM :: 1916 Views :: COVID-19
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...three new hospitalizations, no new deaths....
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020 |
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Video: HD49 Candidate Arrested for Quarantine Violation
By Video @ 4:33 AM :: 4311 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party, COVID-19
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...videos show multiple confrontations between Republican HD49 candidate Michael 'Kilomana' Danner and police....
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020 |
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Feds Indict Three Hilo Jail Guards for Beating up Inmate
By News Release @ 12:47 AM :: 3056 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement
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...A lawsuit was filed in Hilo Circuit Court in 2017 alleging essentially the same set of facts on the same date....
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020 |
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Former little league softball coach charged with producing child pornography
By News Release @ 12:38 AM :: 3722 Views :: Family, Law Enforcement
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...the defendant has been and is currently involved with managing and/or coaching youth sports teams, and was the agent and President of Kainalu Little League, Inc. ...
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020 |
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Panos: Anti-Mask Rhetoric Absurd
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 12:06 AM :: 3540 Views :: COVID-19
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...The anti-mask rhetoric has become absurd: We all know that decades of use of masks by doctors, nurses and the Japanese did not asphyxiate them, and did not turn them into communist peons or face covering Muslims....
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020 |
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May, 2020: Tourism Down 98.9%
By News Release @ 11:21 PM :: 2776 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... In May, a total of 9,116 visitors traveled to Hawaii by air service compared to 841,376 total visitors (by air and cruise ships) during the same period a year ago ....
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020 |
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Gender neutral option available for state credentials beginning July 1, 2020
By News Release @ 11:15 PM :: 3057 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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...Those seeking to apply, renew, or obtain a duplicate credential can now choose “X” or “Not Specified” in the gender category instead of the binary “M” (Male) or “F” (Female)....
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020 |
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Abercrombie Campaign Contributions Become Issue in Alabama Congressional Race
By Video @ 10:46 PM :: 3762 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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...Club for Growth hits AL-02 hopeful Jeff Coleman for campaign contributions to Hawaii Democrat Neil Abercrombie in new ad....
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020 |
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Hawaii Republicans Blocked from Observing Voter Count
By Brett Kulbis @ 10:38 PM :: 4935 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections, Republican Party
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...This year Hawaii will vote exclusively by mail. Now as many of us know this increases the chances of fraud. Couple that with the checkered history of our Office of Elections, makes it more important as ever that all political parties have representation in our vote counting centers across the State....
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020 |
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Puerto Rico to demand COVID-19 test results from passengers
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 2203 Views :: COVID-19
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...Starting July 15, all passengers have to wear a mask and must take a molecular test 72 hours prior to their arrival and submit the results to officials at the airport....
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 18 new cases out of 1,315 tests
By News Release @ 7:34 PM :: 1830 Views :: COVID-19
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...two new hospitalizations, no new deaths....
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020 |
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Hawaii Attorney General Sues E-Cigarette Giants JUUL and Altria
By News Release @ 5:03 PM :: 3199 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...The complaint alleges that, for a period of more than five years, the defendants misleadingly marketed JUUL e-cigarettes, intending to hook users on the product in the same manner used by tobacco companies in the marketing of cigarettes....
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Monday, June 29, 2020 |
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Big Brother coming soon to Honolulu Airport
By Rep Gene Ward @ 11:25 PM :: 3232 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Rep Gene Ward today sent a letter to Governor Ige and the Department of Transportation – Airports Division questioning why the State is installing facial recognition cameras at Hawaii's airports....
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Monday, June 29, 2020 |
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Tax Like an Egyptian: The wholesale rate, the retail rate, and tax “pyramiding”
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 6:58 PM :: 3986 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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...we struggled to determine the purposes of the provisions reviewed, and in some cases, were unable to even infer the purposes. Additionally, we had no objective means to assess whether provisions were achieving their purposes....
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Monday, June 29, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 2 new cases out of 588 tests
By News Release @ 6:36 PM :: 2025 Views :: COVID-19
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...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....
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Monday, June 29, 2020 |
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Clinical healthcare professionals needed to become full-time contact tracers
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 2408 Views :: COVID-19
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...seeking additional applicants with clinical healthcare backgrounds and an undergraduate degree who are available to be activated by DOH as full-time contact tracers for up to three months in the near future....
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Monday, June 29, 2020 |
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List of Routes: Bus Driver Worked Sick with COVID for a Week
By Selected News Articles @ 3:57 PM :: 3776 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...route 9 (Pearl Harbor-Kaimuki); 40 (Makaha-Honolulu); 42 (Ewa Beach-Waikiki); 88A (North Shore Express); and 501 (Mililani Mauka)....
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Monday, June 29, 2020 |
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Hawaii--Biggest Health Improvement During COVID-19
By Selected News Articles @ 11:14 AM :: 2168 Views :: COVID-19
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...which states have experienced a positive trend in their residents’ health in the past few weeks....
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Monday, June 29, 2020 |
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HSTA reaches school reopening agreement with state of Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:13 AM :: 3730 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... Hawaii public schools to reopen with safeguards ....
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Sunday, June 28, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 27 new cases out of 1,677 tests
By News Release @ 8:12 PM :: 2213 Views :: COVID-19
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... 17 cases associated with one Oahu funeral ....
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Sunday, June 28, 2020 |
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Future of the Aloha Stadium
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3806 Views :: Development, Higher Education, Tourism
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... Can we afford to take the risk of building a new stadium with an entertainment center that may become a financial white elephant like our convention center? ....
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Saturday, June 27, 2020 |
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State Education Systems with the Most Racial Equality -- Hawaii 16th
By Selected News Articles @ 11:42 PM :: 2892 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...to determine which states have the most racial equality in education....
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Saturday, June 27, 2020 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 10:50 PM :: 3966 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Religion
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...The legislature reconvened on June 22, 2020 and will end on July 10, 2020. Here's a snapshot of some of the things that happened this week....
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Saturday, June 27, 2020 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 27, 2020
By GovTrack .us @ 10:16 PM :: 2292 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes in Congress and bills introduced for week ending June 27, 2020 ....
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Saturday, June 27, 2020 |
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COVID Count: Six new cases out of 1,177 tests
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 2071 Views :: COVID-19
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...and Hawaii's 18th death--the first COVID death since May....
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Saturday, June 27, 2020 |
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SB785 --$150M Raises for Public Employees-- How They Voted
By Selected News Articles @ 5:53 PM :: 4675 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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...Laughing at your sacrifice: Senate votes 21-3, House votes 45-4....
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Saturday, June 27, 2020 |
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Hawaii 2nd Highest Tax Burden in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 6:25 AM :: 3142 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...and the highest Total Sales & Excise Tax Burden....
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Saturday, June 27, 2020 |
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Video: "Lockdown, Testing and Tracking: Are They Really Legal?"
By Video @ 5:11 AM :: 2975 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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...Honolulu lawyers Robert Thomas and Jeff Portnoy address questions that have arisen during the coronavirus shut-down....
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