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Monday, August 26, 2019 |
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DPP Can't Handle Your Permit, but Has Time for Global Warming 'Pop-ups'
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 6156 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development, Land Use
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...The Department of Planning and Permitting is holding a series of pop-up workshops to gather input on how climate change and sea level rise will affect the area between Kāhala and Pearl City, also known as the Primary Urban Center....
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Sunday, August 25, 2019 |
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Loophole On the Way to the Top of Mauna Kea?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 6947 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, Law Enforcement, OHA
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...Criminal laws are still in force, even as to Hawaiian protesters demonstrating on Hawaiian home lands....
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Sunday, August 25, 2019 |
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Hawaii: How Middle-Class Friendly is Your Community?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:20 AM :: 4536 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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...69 Communities in Hawaii Ranked for Middleclassness....
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Saturday, August 24, 2019 |
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With All Eyes on Mauna Kea, OHA, KSBE Insiders Make a Quick Grab for $6.7M
By Andrew Walden @ 9:33 PM :: 8007 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...But instead of being rushed into rubber-stamping an obvious insider deal, Trustees Keli’i Akina, Carmen Hulu Lindsey, and Kalei Akaka voted ‘No.’....
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Saturday, August 24, 2019 |
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DoT Among Most Inefficient: Hawaii Highways Rank 47th
By News Release @ 3:04 AM :: 4058 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...Study Ranks Every State’s Highway System, Finds Road Conditions Worsening In Important Categories....
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Saturday, August 24, 2019 |
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Oahu Traffic 4th Worst in USA
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 5690 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Hawaii Statistics
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...The average Oahu driver spends 64 hours in congestion each year....
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Friday, August 23, 2019 |
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DBEDT: Economic Outlook Stable--too Early to Detect Effects of TVR Ban
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 4903 Views :: Economy, Small Business, Tourism
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...The impact of the vacation rental ban on Oahu has not yet been seen in visitor arrivals....
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Friday, August 23, 2019 |
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Hawaiian Airlines Touts Role as 'Economic Driver'
By News Release @ 9:55 PM :: 2242 Views
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...The report was commissioned by the airline....
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Friday, August 23, 2019 |
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Homelessness: Ige Issues 5th Supplementary Emergency Proclamation
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 3326 Views :: Homelessness
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...to support the development of additional affordable housing for people transitioning out of homelessness....
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Friday, August 23, 2019 |
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Make the Jones Act worse?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:32 PM :: 4752 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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...there is a move in Congress to make things worse....
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Friday, August 23, 2019 |
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$15 Minimum Wage Differential for City & County of Honolulu Employees Ratified
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 5209 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Small Business
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...A supplemental agreement pilot project that provides a wage differential for City & County of Honolulu employees to make $15 an hour....
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Friday, August 23, 2019 |
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Former union boss charged in massive fraud, embezzlement indictment
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 6514 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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...Ahakuelo lead the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1260 until he was ousted three years ago after the union was placed under trusteeship....
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Friday, August 23, 2019 |
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Deadline Nears to Block UHPA Political Fund Deductions
By News Release @ 4:46 AM :: 3933 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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...The UHPA Board of Directors has taken this action in response to the strong feelings held by some members that the union should not participate in making candidate endorsements or political contributions....
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Thursday, August 22, 2019 |
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UH Regents reschedule action on Maunakea administrative rules to November
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 4134 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...The board will take up the rules on November 6 at a special meeting on the UH West Oʻahu campus....
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Thursday, August 22, 2019 |
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Traffic: Number of 'Super Commuters' up 81% on Oahu
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 3026 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...workers who rely on public transit are most likely to be super commuters, by a wide margin....
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Thursday, August 22, 2019 |
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Mauna Kea: Police Arrest 7, Issue 610 Citations
By News Release @ 9:55 PM :: 5804 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA, Police
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...Enhanced traffic enforcement efforts will continue on Daniel K. Inouye Highway by Hawaiʻi Police Department for the duration of the ongoing situation....
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Thursday, August 22, 2019 |
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Cool Schools? DoE Cuts a Little Red Tape
By News Release @ 5:41 PM :: 3327 Views :: Education K-12
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...The Schools Directed AC program enables school leaders to initiate the process by requesting an official electrical assessment from HIDOE’s Office of Facilities and Operations to determine where there is sufficient electrical capacity for AC in classrooms....
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Thursday, August 22, 2019 |
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Hawaii Millionaire Will Go Broke Faster Than Any Other State
By Selected News Articles @ 3:44 AM :: 4312 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...If you retire with $1 million in Hawaii, you’ll have less than a dozen years to ride out your savings....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2019 |
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To Keep Pushing Abortion Hawaii and Planned Parenthood Quit Title X
By Selected News Articles @ 8:41 PM :: 3481 Views :: Life
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...until just a few months ago, Hawaii was trying to force churches to promote abortion. Now....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2019 |
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Hawaii has 18th-lowest juvenile arrest rate in country
By Selected News Articles @ 8:31 PM :: 3882 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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...Theft and Juvenile Delinquency: Where Are Teens Most Likely to Steal?....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2019 |
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Hawaii Community Colleges: How Does Your School Rank?
By Selected News Articles @ 12:22 AM :: 4019 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...Six Hawaii community colleges ranked on quality and affordability....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2019 |
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Is the government helping or hurting the Hawaii economy?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:50 PM :: 4320 Views :: Economy, Small Business
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... minimum wage, the Hawaii brain drain, and Trump tariffs ....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2019 |
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For Hawaii, Cost of Dying is Like Cost of Living
By Selected News Articles @ 11:40 PM :: 5662 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...Death in Hawaii is by far the priciest among all the states....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2019 |
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Pro-Telescope Rally Set for Thursday
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 4596 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...IMUA TMT RALLY This Thursday August 22 @ 5pm STATE CAPITOL....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2019 |
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Governor Ige, It's Time
By News Release @ 7:02 PM :: 6141 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...Open Letter from State Sen. Lorraine Inouye to Governor Ige and Attorney General Connors, August 18, 2019....
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Monday, August 19, 2019 |
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Mauna Kea: Is this all a joke now?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:28 PM :: 6714 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...and a Tweet Momoa sent out a day before this saying that he got run over by a tractor and couldn’t film Aquaman 2....
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Sunday, August 18, 2019 |
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Hawaii Among Least Innovative States
By News Release @ 7:50 PM :: 3067 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii 47th -- Amount of R&D per 100,000 people -- $1,640....
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Sunday, August 18, 2019 |
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Two mass killings a world apart share a common theme: ‘ecofascism’
By Selected News Articles @ 7:21 PM :: 3640 Views :: Environment
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..."A lot of people felt they were getting burned by talking about population growth and its adverse impact," Holdren said. As a result, he said, the movement's leaders began focusing on the education and empowerment of women….
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Sunday, August 18, 2019 |
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Leadership on the Mauna
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 6809 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA, Politicians
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...Leadership entails not only planning for possible obstructions to your chosen plan of action, but also having the resolve to follow through with your plan....
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Saturday, August 17, 2019 |
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“Absolutely never,” says Maui OHA Trustee Hulu Lindsey on TMT
By Selected News Articles @ 5:21 PM :: 6173 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...Hulu Lindsey is the only OHA Trustee to be Arrested on Mauna Kea....
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Friday, August 16, 2019 |
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End 'gut and replace'
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:39 PM :: 3319 Views :: Rail
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...by the time Gov. David Ige signed it carried a price tag of $350 million....
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Thursday, August 15, 2019 |
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DBEDT Releases 2018 Hawaii Data Book
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 2960 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...The Hawaii State Data Book is the most comprehensive statistical book about Hawaii in a single compilation....
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Thursday, August 15, 2019 |
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Ebbtide Waikiki: Fullard-Leo Family Fights Pimps for Control of Hotel (literally)
By Andrew Walden @ 6:16 PM :: 13932 Views :: Development, Law Enforcement, Police, Tourism, Drugs
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...a July 22, 2019 'melee' between members of the Fullard-Leo family and 20 pimps and drug dealers....
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019 |
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Lyon Corruption: Secretary Bernhardt Transforms Interior’s Ethics Program
By News Release @ 8:22 PM :: 3195 Views :: Ethics
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...Source: Esther Kia’aina and Andy Winer Warned Jim Lyon About Investigation....
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019 |
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University of Guam Professor Arrested for Conspiring a Bid Rigging Scheme
By News Release @ 8:08 PM :: 4167 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education
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...Charged professor, Thomas Marler, still employed by UOG....
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019 |
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Hawaii: $100 Worth Only $84
By Tax Foundation @ 6:50 PM :: 4766 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... $100 is effectively worth the least in Hawaii ($84.39) ....
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019 |
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Hawaii 3rd-Lowest Percentage of Kids in PreSchool
By Selected News Articles @ 6:31 PM :: 6347 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii Child Care Costs More than College Tuition....
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019 |
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Gun Control Study Based on Fake Hawaii Data
By Selected News Articles @ 6:29 PM :: 4147 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Highly Touted Study Tests Non-Existent Policies, Uses Deceptive Data....
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019 |
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Critical observation made on Maunakea during first night of return to operations
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 3784 Views :: Higher Education
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...The existing astronomical observatories on Maunakea returned to operations this weekend, and it didn’t take long for a significant result to be achieved, not only for science, but for assuring the safety of the Earth....
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Sunday, August 11, 2019 |
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Kate Stanley Elected Chair of Hawaii Democratic Party
By News Release @ 8:37 PM :: 4271 Views :: Democratic Party
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...after the resignation of corporate lobbyist Kealii Lopez....
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Sunday, August 11, 2019 |
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Soft on Crime – Because of the Money
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4347 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement
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...The ability to drive a car is a privilege, not a right....
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Saturday, August 10, 2019 |
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Disciplinary Board: Lawyer Gary V Dubin Billed Client for 30 Hours in One Day
By Andrew Walden @ 10:32 PM :: 8057 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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... Has a Honolulu lawyer invented time travel—or is he now set for his 15 minutes of fame? ....
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Saturday, August 10, 2019 |
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Windfarms Bribe Environmentalists for Permission to Kill 300 Bats, 44 Nene
By Selected News Articles @ 8:42 PM :: 6758 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics
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...With some fanfare, the DLNR acquired the 2,900 acres from Dole late last year for about $15 million, with $2.75 million of that coming from Kawailoa Wind....
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Friday, August 9, 2019 |
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Astronomers Agree to Access Maunakea Through Protest Camp
By News Release @ 11:22 PM :: 5769 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...This route is unimproved and lined with tents, cars and people. However, pursuant to this agreement, on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 the state laid cinder and cones in an attempt to address safety concerns....
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Friday, August 9, 2019 |
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Honolulu City Lights non-profit display application deadline is Sept. 6
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 5082 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion
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...Non-profit organizations wishing to create a display on the grounds of the Frank F. Fasi Civic Center during the annual Honolulu City Lights exhibition must submit applications....
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Friday, August 9, 2019 |
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How really to help low-income earners
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:40 PM :: 4285 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...Minimum wage hikes are often promoted as a way to help the less fortunate out of poverty. But are they really the best tool for the job?....
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Friday, August 9, 2019 |
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Matson forecasts lower net income and EBITDA for 2019
By Michael Hansen @ 6:34 PM :: 3301 Views :: Jones Act
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...Matson Inc. reported second quarter 2019 results on August 7, 2019....
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Friday, August 9, 2019 |
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Hearings to Set Rail Fares
By News Release @ 12:36 AM :: 3674 Views :: Rail
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...the City's Rate Commission has scheduled meetings for July, August, and September to receive public input on fares for the rail system....
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