...Hawaii is No. 1 in the country when it comes to residents whose consumer debt, not including mortgages, outweighs their yearly salary....

...Federal Transit Administration Could Improve Information on Estimating Project Costs....

... The administrative rules were previously scheduled to be heard at a BOR meeting on July 18 and was rescheduled to August 22. The August 22 meeting was rescheduled in an effort to accommodate increased public interest on the proposed rules ....

...Bill Would Block 2/3 of Contractors from Bidding on City Contracts.... 

...Communicating public policy is challenging when you want to raise awareness on an idea without having people read a 20-page study.... 

...Geothermal is both cheap and reliable, that is why it is constantly being blocked in Hawaii....

... To date, the U.S. Interior Department has not implemented the 6 recommendations we previously made to address the risks to the funds' ability to provide income after 2023 ....

"...Officially, OHA takes no position on the site or construction of the TMT.  Accordingly, OHA should affirm the rights of all Hawaiians to express themselves, both those who oppose the TMT and those who support it...." 

...Regardless of your position on the Thirty Meter Telescope....

...TMT supporters must be patient, but start taking action....

...BBB release Military Report on Marketplace Challenges....

...On June 28th, 2019 in the immediate hours following the first Democratic Presidential debate, millions of Americans were searching online for information about Tulsi Gabbard.  In fact, according to multiple news reports, Tulsi was the most searched candidate on Google.  Then, without any explanation, Google suspended Tulsi’s Google Ads account....

...HDOT will continue to work with law enforcement to address illegal actions by protestors on neighboring islands to impact the daily lives of commuters on other state roads such as the H-1 Freeway....

...The Rural Utilities Service loaned millions to Sandwich Isles Communications to finance the installation of a telecommunications network in the state....

...The PUC spans from Wai‘alae-Kāhala to Pearl City....

...Conflicts and protests on the mountain in 2014 and 2015 frame our expectations of 2019, and perhaps beyond....

...Board of Regents to consider proposed Maunakea administrative rules at August meeting....

...Court’s suspension of governor’s emergency proclamation applies only to one Person....

"...The problem is the data we provide is based on an accounting system that is more than two decades out of use...."

...The union since has been placed under trusteeship by LIUNA headquarters after running into difficulties not unrelated to the thefts....

...“I honestly don’t know how this is going to end,” says Doug Simons, an astronomer and executive director of the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope....

...Chapter 84 permits the legislator to represent a private client in submitting an offer to purchase state property from a state agency....

...the impact on government employment ranged from three to 17 percent in the territories and close to 45 percent in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands....

...The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill a new judicial position in the State of Hawaii....

...Stop shooting the messenger and concentrate on cleaning house!....

...The HECO LNG plans were abandoned after their proposed merger with NextEra Energy, Inc. was disapproved by the Hawaii State Public Utilities Commission....

...“I don't wanna be here,” said Kamakau who is the DOCARE Hawai‘i Island Branch Chief....

...Trustees are reminding Governor Ige of OHA’s real goal—not stopping the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) but gaining control of thousands of acres atop Mauna Kea.... 

...More Woo than You....

...In my opinion no single project, not any, is important enough to allow ourselves to damage the fabric of our Ohana in Hawaii....

...Pennies add up. And when we’re talking about the Jones Act, they add up to billions of dollars....

...Today my kids learned a lesson about thinking logically the hard way....

...Hawaii state law completely forbids anyone who is not a citizen of the United States of America from even applying for a gun permit....

...The poll was conducted from April 1 through June 30....

...the yard remains idle as its continues to burn cash....

...How Well-Funded are Pension Plans in Your State?....

...2019’s States with the Most At-Risk Youth....

...Jones Act researcher lays out its failures and false arguments....

...with information in the event they encounter forms of expression that may alarm them or prevent them from accessing or leaving their place of employment....

...The emergency proclamation gives law enforcement increased flexibility and authority to close more areas and restrict access on Mauna Kea....

...It’s getting hard to take Kirk Caldwell seriously....

"...Regardless of your position on TMT, we must all agree with Gov. Ige’s 2015 statement that the state has 'failed' Maunakea...."

...Kim says he will stay until a replacement Board member is selected....

...Politicians and trial lawyers eager to sue energy companies over the costs of climate change received an unwelcome message from a university professor....

"...the commencement of construction activities for the TMT will result in bodily harm and psychological trauma to OHA’s beneficiaries and others at the hands of the State...."

"...corralling of protesters is simply unconstitutional...."

...Hawaii has the broadest sales tax in the United States, but it taxes many products multiple times....

... weekly update from GovTrack.us ....

...we are starting to see laws passed in the 2019 Legislature take effect....

...Bress will fill the seat vacated by Judge Alex Kozinski, who stepped down in 2017 amid sexual misconduct allegations....