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Wednesday, September 11, 2019 |
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Hawaii 2nd Most Likely to Slip into Recession
By Selected News Articles @ 4:04 AM :: 3692 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Probability of weak economic fundamentals in Q4 2019: 30.53%....
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Wednesday, September 11, 2019 |
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US News Ranks UH campuses
By News Release @ 3:48 AM :: 3486 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... UH Mānoa is ranked 79 as a top U.S. public school, 166 among national universities and 177 as a best value school ....
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Tuesday, September 10, 2019 |
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DoE Enrollment Drops Again--Charter School Enrollment Up
By News Release @ 4:26 AM :: 4768 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...This year, Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) schools enrolled 167,454 students (down from 168,152 last year) and charter schools enrolled 11,877 students (up from 11,546 last year)....
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Monday, September 9, 2019 |
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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:49 PM :: 4176 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...The Small Business Caucus is hosting the first-ever panel of speakers at the Hawaii State Capitol to discuss the future of A.I. in Hawaii's economy....
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Monday, September 9, 2019 |
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Jones Act denies domestic ocean shipments of propane
By Michael Hansen @ 10:41 PM :: 6070 Views :: Energy, Jones Act, Cost of Living
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...The situation with LPG carriers parallels that of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers in that none of these ships exist in the Jones Act fleet....
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Monday, September 9, 2019 |
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Matson pays the highest wages in Hawaii
By Michael Hansen @ 10:35 PM :: 5723 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...The relatively high median compensation level is probably related to Matson’s high degree of unionization....
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Monday, September 9, 2019 |
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Hawaii Among States with Lowest Death Rate
By News Release @ 9:07 PM :: 3196 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... The average age-adjusted death rate for the five states with the highest death rates was 49% higher than that for the five states with the lowest death rates ….
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Monday, September 9, 2019 |
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The Experience of Homeless, Runaway and Other Street Youth on O‘ahu
By News Release @ 8:46 PM :: 4907 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...Hawai‘i’s 2017 homeless point-in-time count reported 319 unaccompanied youth, with 82.0% of these youth living unsheltered....
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Monday, September 9, 2019 |
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2020 Candidates Are Pushing To End Private Prisons — But The States They Serve Use Them For Better Inmate Conditions
By Selected News Articles @ 8:16 PM :: 4022 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Law Enforcement
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“...Overcrowding, high recidivism rates and skyrocketing costs aren’t solved with politics or posturing...."
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Monday, September 9, 2019 |
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Tulsi Gabbard Says She Supports Regulating Abortion in the Third Trimester
By Video @ 8:06 PM :: 3975 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Life
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...Gabbard conceded that abortion should not be permitted during the last three months of pregnancy unless the mother was at severe risk....
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Monday, September 9, 2019 |
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DLNR Hikes Small Boat Harbor Fees
By News Release @ 6:38 PM :: 4572 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... Fee increases for users of Hawai‘i small boat harbors and boating facilities will be implemented soon, after they were signed into law by Governor David Ige on August 13, 2019 ....
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Monday, September 9, 2019 |
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Lahaina Injection Wells: Maui Mayor Scores Council for Refusing to Consider County's Settlement Offer
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 5086 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Cost of Living
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...The effects of the Ninth Circuit Court’s expansion of the Clean Water Act on our already tight housing market could be severe....
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Sunday, September 8, 2019 |
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Legal Fees: OHA Lawyers Bill 15 Times Higher
By Andrew Walden @ 8:24 PM :: 6483 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...One experienced downtown attorney tells Hawai’i Free Press he has never before seen a “no position” filing in response to a motion for legal fees....
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Sunday, September 8, 2019 |
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The Fight Over Honolulu Vacation Rentals Begins
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4151 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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...Some of the requirements contradict themselves....
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Saturday, September 7, 2019 |
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Neo-Nazis Brag About Boosting Gabbard's Small-Donor Count
By Selected News Articles @ 3:54 AM :: 4818 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation
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...RT, the Kremlin-backed news agency, often highlights Gabbard’s campaign. The Russian embassy in South Africa has tweeted defensively about her, Russian bots have boosted her....
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Saturday, September 7, 2019 |
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DoE Releases Draft 2030 Promise Plan
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 3036 Views :: Education K-12
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...A feedback window on the draft of that plan is open through Sept. 20, 2019....
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Saturday, September 7, 2019 |
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Senate Special Session to Confirm Judicial Nominees
By News Release @ 1:13 AM :: 3181 Views :: Judiciary
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...The Senate will meet in Special Session on Monday and Tuesday, September 16 and 17, 2019 at 10:00 A.M....
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Friday, September 6, 2019 |
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UH Terminates Contractor After Data Covering 70,000 Students Exposed
By News Release @ 8:15 PM :: 3788 Views :: Higher Education
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...Graduation Alliance failed to implement certain requirements of the agreement intended to protect the data....
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Friday, September 6, 2019 |
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DHHL vs OHA on Teardown of Protesters Sacred Shack
By News Release @ 8:05 PM :: 7121 Views :: Hawaii County , DHHL, Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...Removal efforts were conducted by Hawai’i Department of Transportation (HDOT) personnel, at the request of DHHL....
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Friday, September 6, 2019 |
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The cure for Hawaii’s doctor shortage
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:13 PM :: 4916 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...doctors can make 50 percent more if they work on the mainland instead of in Hawaii....
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Friday, September 6, 2019 |
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UPDATE: Police Demolish 3rd Illegal Structure on 'Sacred' Mauna Kea
By News Release @ 4:12 PM :: 9084 Views :: Hawaii County , DHHL, Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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..."We got a library being built, we got kanakas getting established on their national lands."....
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Friday, September 6, 2019 |
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DHS Amends REAL ID Rules for Micronesia
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 5859 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Labor
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...to Secure REAL ID Act-Compliant Identification for FAS Citizens....
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Thursday, September 5, 2019 |
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Mauna Kea: 1,806 citations, 19 arrests
By News Release @ 9:39 PM :: 3699 Views :: Hawaii County , Police
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...The combined total of the 3-week long Daniel K. Inouye Highway enhanced traffic enforcement efforts by Hawaii Police Department stands at 1806 citations issued and 19 persons arrested for 34 offenses. ...
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Thursday, September 5, 2019 |
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Sen Lorraine Inouye: "We are complicit if we don’t do something.”
By News Release @ 8:45 PM :: 5883 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...what if protesters show up in your community blocking a road because they don’t think they like a certain business or activity? What’s to say they won’t decide to block an airport, harbor or other economic lifeline in your community?....
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Thursday, September 5, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Hawaii residents are leaving the state in record numbers
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:40 PM :: 4585 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...video Hawaii residents are leaving the state in record numbers....
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Wednesday, September 4, 2019 |
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Hawaii 'Throwback Rule' Keeps Business Out
By Tax Foundation @ 11:19 PM :: 4013 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...Throwback rules can yield exceedingly high and often uncompetitive levels of taxation for some businesses, to the point that the outmigration they generate can more than offset any revenue gains from taxing “nowhere income.”....
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Wednesday, September 4, 2019 |
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Tattered Flags
By Joni Kamiya @ 10:38 PM :: 5986 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... It has been about 6 weeks since this debacle started ....
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Wednesday, September 4, 2019 |
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Build a Wall? Mokapu Wall Money Moves to Border
By Ed Case @ 6:41 PM :: 5175 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Military
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...Action specifically affects $32 million in already-appropriated priority projects for Hawai’i....
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Wednesday, September 4, 2019 |
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DoTax Deploys Final Phase of Tech Upgrade
By News Release @ 4:12 AM :: 3348 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...With this final installment, the department will add cigarette/tobacco, fuel and liquor taxes to the new system, completing the configurations needed to administer all Hawaiʻi taxes....
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Tuesday, September 3, 2019 |
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Regents Chair: University Must Lead Effort for Mauna Kea Resolution
By News Release @ 4:50 AM :: 4921 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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"...I hope that the call to this action frees our president to lead in this direction, fortifies those leaders already working toward this end, and inspires other Hawaiʻi leaders, both in our Hawaiian community and in other sectors, to seek the same outcome...."
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Tuesday, September 3, 2019 |
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RAND: Chinese Influence in Micronesia
By News Release @ 4:40 AM :: 3405 Views :: Military
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...America's Pacific Island Allies -- The Freely Associated States and Chinese Influence....
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Monday, September 2, 2019 |
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Can Tulsi Gabbard Protect India's Government from Sanctions?
By Selected News Articles @ 9:35 PM :: 5643 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Religion
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... Everybody knows Gabbard is running for President because Chris Butler seeks recognition from mainstream Hinduism in India. But what does India want in exchange? ....
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Monday, September 2, 2019 |
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2019 Report: Fixed Wireline Broadband Speeds in Hawaii
By News Release @ 7:41 PM :: 2647 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...reports are based upon an analysis of Hawaii data obtained from consumer-initiated wireline speed tests taken using Speedtest....
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Sunday, September 1, 2019 |
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Thirty Years of State Tax, Part 1
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4111 Views :: Hawaii History, Taxes
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...the taxes that have changed the most dramatically in the past 30 years....
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Saturday, August 31, 2019 |
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OHA: Crabbe Spent Last Month in Office Hiding From Auditors
By Andrew Walden @ 9:53 PM :: 6293 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Crabbe managed to hide from Auditors who were present at OHA HQ June 3 through June 14, 2019....
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Friday, August 30, 2019 |
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DHHL-HDoT: Joint Statement on Mauna Kea Access Road
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 8193 Views :: Hawaii County , DHHL, Greenmail, Higher Education, Law Enforcement, OHA
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"...Mauna Kea Access Road is under the control and jurisdiction of DOT...."
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Friday, August 30, 2019 |
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How to give everybody a raise
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:32 PM :: 3108 Views :: Cost of Living
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...Lowering the cost of living would make everyone’s pay go further, especially the less fortunate....
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Friday, August 30, 2019 |
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Case and Akina discuss future of Jones Act
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:06 PM :: 4271 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act
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...During his first term in Congress, from 2002 to 2007, Case introduced three bills to reform the Jones Act....
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Friday, August 30, 2019 |
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Survey: Over 2,200 Healthcare Jobs Open in Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 5024 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Higher Education
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...more than 2,200 healthcare jobs open across the state, with an average vacancy rate of 10% and most jobs taking six to 12 months to fill....
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Friday, August 30, 2019 |
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Tourist Arrivals up 6.2%
By News Release @ 9:28 PM :: 3350 Views :: Tourism
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...Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $1.70 billion in July 2019, an increase of 2.4 percent compared to July 2018....
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Friday, August 30, 2019 |
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Mauna Kea: 16 Arrests, 1240 Tickets
By News Release @ 3:04 AM :: 5726 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA, Police
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...The combined total of the 2-week long Daniel K. Inouye Highway enhanced traffic enforcement efforts by Hawaiʻi Police Department stands at 1240 citations issued and 16 persons arrested for 29 offenses....
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Thursday, August 29, 2019 |
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Hawaii: $100 goes a lot further on Sister Isles
By Tax Foundation @ 6:45 PM :: 3613 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Metropolitan Area --Real Value of $100
- 4th Lowest in USA -- Urban Honolulu, HI -- $80.19
- Maui County $93.20
- Kauai and Hawaii Counties – $99.50
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Thursday, August 29, 2019 |
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Workshops: How to Participate in Legislative Process
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 4000 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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...The workshop/presentation "Your Voice!" is about an hour in length and covers the Legislature and how to effectively participate in the legislative process....
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Thursday, August 29, 2019 |
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DoH: New school immunization requirements
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 4844 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care, Higher Education
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...additional immunizations will be required for students entering preschool, kindergarten through grade 12, and colleges/universities in Hawai‘i....
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Thursday, August 29, 2019 |
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Ige Announces Six Judicial Appointments
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 4247 Views :: Judiciary
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...Clyde J. Wadsworth – 61, Solicitor General, Department of the Attorney General, State of Hawaiʻi, is appointed to the Intermediate Court of Appeals....
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019 |
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Batteries: Hawaii Ratepayers Give the Most to Elon Musk
By News Release @ 9:58 PM :: 4614 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... Elon Musk needs money. That's why he is a billionaire and its why you are paying higher electric rates ....
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019 |
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LGBT activist: Kamehameha School girls should change in nurse’s station if they don’t like boy in locker room
By News Release @ 9:35 PM :: 7429 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Family
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...meanwhile at public schools girls don't have locker rooms for trannies to push their way in to....
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019 |
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Gabbard Cries 'Unfair' as Debate Qualification Deadline Looms
By Selected News Articles @ 4:53 AM :: 4245 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation
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...Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock and billionaire liberal activist Tom Steyer all say they’ve been cheated out of a podium....
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Monday, August 26, 2019 |
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Maui Officer Arrested After Sex Harassment Complaints
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 5146 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Police
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...He has been charged with attempted perjury, attempted hindering prosecution in the first degree, and tampering with a witness....
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