...from Tyler Trent, Native Hawaiian physics student....

...tax assessments were inconsistent and inequitable, exemption and dedication property requirements were violated, and taxes assessed did not reflect the highest and best use of the properties....

...an ineffective communications system that sometimes prevents riders from making reservations, drops calls, and does not record voicemail complaints....

...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii urges the Legislature to rein in spending and taxes....

...video takes on Hawaii's high cost of living, with some quick examples, then some suggestions advising how to help fix it....

"...We found that the Department of Planning and Permitting does not effectively manage the permitting process for timeliness...."

...Hawaii women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $797, or 82.6 percent of the $965 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts....

...The New Year's Barely Started & There's Already A Cover-Up at OHA....

... The lawsuit could have far broader implications for the AG’s office given the large number of national cases the Hawaii AG’s office involves itself in.  How many of those cases are driven by the profit interest of private law firms? ....

...the administrative asset forfeiture rules will become effective on January 17, 2020....

...We at Hawai’i Free Press only needed 30 minutes to write this point-by-point rebuttal.  Yes.  It is that easy....

...from 2014 to 2019, Tong used an alias to act as property manager and landlord for five properties she rented to Section 8 voucher holders....

...Alaska professor compares Jones Act to other forms of cabotage....

...Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies – Two (2) District Judges, District Court of the First Circuit and District Family Judge, First Circuit (island of O’ahu)....

...Will we see the same issues arise in 2020 or will there be new ones?....

...Maui Electric purchased the assets of the Lanai City power plant in 1988....

...Could the real estate market put 100s of Hawaiian families into the DHHL homes they have been waiting for?....

...Former OHA CEO Kamana’o Crabbe is gone and OHA claims Crabbe’s departure shows the agency is cleaning up.  But the Board lawyer who signed off on everything is still in place....

...solar powered systems costing an average of $40,000 per classroom have started breaking down or will only work for a short time every day....

...January 5 and 6, 2020 in Waikiki and Jan 11 Panel Discussion in Nanakuli....

...bad guys ignore the law and obtain them illegally anyway....

...Meanwhile  -- ANOTHER Homeless Alleged Rapist Arrested -- Attacks in Honolulu Office Building....

...ultimately, it comes down to how far do those retirement dollars go....

...Sediment that BWS contractors failed to dredge flowed through the reservoir’s drain and was discharged into upper Nuuanu stream....

...For years PGV had been paid on an 'avoided cost' basis, thus preventing consumers from enjoying the benefit of cheap geothermal energy.  This, in turn, makes overpriced wind and solar look good....

...reject the idea that the “price of paradise” must inevitably be unreasonable....

...ensuring that four members of both the Land Use Commission and the Board of Land and Natural Resources are selected from lists submitted to the Governor by OHA....

...a commentary by Keli'i Akina published this past weekend by The Wall Street Journal generated hundreds of comments and was even picked up by the Drudge Report....

...but depression rate jumps 17.76% from 2014-2018....

...The exodus of doctors from practice in Hawai’i this year was much worse than was indicated in preliminary figures released just a few months ago....

...DHHL Responds to SCHHA Claims on Lease Cancellations....

...On Tuesday, the service delisted the Hawaiian hawk, saying the population of the bird is at least 3,000....

...DLNR-DOFAW and The Trust for Public Land (TPL) have completed the purchase of 3,716 acres – the upper Waimea watershed – from Dole....

...The deadline to submit grant applications is 4:30 p.m. January 17, 2020....

...The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii cites Hawaii's cost of living and lack of opportunities....

...OHA Trustees Machado, Lee Admit Refusing to Provide Unredacted Minutes to Auditor....

...Navy considers shipbuilding cuts for upcoming budget....

...On Saturday the 28th of December, a museum closed its doors for the final time....

...thirteen years of jumping through hoops....

...The young adult and prime-working age population in ages 18-34 was the largest age group among migrants....

...a poll asking gun owners if they would talk to their doctors about any mental health issues they may be having, knowing that their doctor could file a red flag order against them....

...Hawaii has seen 18 civilian helicopter crashes in the last five years....

...Watch This For A Quick Run-Down & Where You Can See It For Yourself....

...OHA would be prudent to consider taking this report to the law enforcement authorities who would be able to investigate whether any of the conduct described in the report rises to the level of criminal conduct, such as fraud, theft, or bribery.... 

...votes cast and bills introduced by Hawai'i US senators and representatives....

...There are serious questions which must now be answered....

...With an 11% top rate, many Hawaii residents are looking for two tickets out of paradise....

...The combined total of the 18-week long Daniel K. Inouye Highway enhanced traffic enforcement efforts by Hawaiʻi Police Department stood at 8,324 citations issued and 78 persons arrested for 143 offenses....

...Hawaii taxes champagne at the rate of $2.12 per gallon--5th highest in USA....