...Hawaii recently became the first state to make a major push towards a universal basic income....

"What happened was a national disgrace, and yet some of the employees involved in these scandals remained on the payrolls." -- President Donald J Trump

...Peruta v San Diego: 9th Circuit Finds No Right to Carry Concealed Firearms in Hawaii, California....

...“Today’s unanimous Supreme Court decision is a clear victory for our national security,” the president said.... 

• Senate: Long Nomination - Confirmation
• Senate: Mandelker Nomination - Confirmation
• Senate: Billingslea Nomination - Confirmation
• House: Federal Lands Vegetation Management Protocol
• House: Surface Water Storage Permitting
• House: State Coordinated Temporary Employment Subsidies

“The Hawaii aquarium fishing community has offered alternative legislation and a willingness to work with DLNR to improve the permit system and ensure that it is based in sound science” 

... understated costs, overstated ridership, why it would be an environmental disaster, why it will use far more energy than cars, let alone buses ....

To what or whom should we be looking for leadership to get us out of this mess?

It really comes down to workers not getting much out of their paychecks because of a high cost of living and high taxes....

The noise generated by wind turbines affected the sonar that whales use to navigate, causing them to beach themselves....

...“Benign neglect,” were the words Lieutenant Gov. Ray Tenorio used to describe Washington’s relationship with his island. “The feds view Guam only as a military asset. Nothing more.”....

The plan will be submitted following a 30-day opportunity for Governor David Ige to sign it.

HIDOE will commit $250,000 annually for four years using federal Impact Aid funds towards school Transition Center facility improvements, technology, furnishings and special events....

SB410 Labor Union Givesway, SB1240 Aquarium Fishing, SB562 AG to Defend Counties, HB2 'Tiny Homes' on Big Island Ag Land, HB627 Public-Private Partnerships....

... this week, the rail board cancelled a special audit designed to show taxpayers why the costs have ballooned so high ....

...there is nothing in the public record that would indicate Admiral Buzby’s views on national maritime policy....

...the need for the Jones Act is sensibly being questioned and challenged as never before....

...Hawaii is one of only four states where over 30 percent of high school graduates who hope to join the Army cannot achieve an adequate score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test.... 

... some in Washington want to ignore years of readily available and cost-effective missile defense technology in favor of developing new technology known as the Homeland Discrimination Radar-Hawaii (HDR-HI), a costly system that is years away from being fielded ....

...prior to Hōkūleʻa departing, crewmembers met with the Commander of Navy Region Hawaii and other key leaders, who discussed risk mitigation and provided guidance on adjusting waypoints during their voyage to remain out of dangerous waters....

...there has never been a full independent audit investigating the rail for fraud, waste and abuse....

...Hawaii also stood out as having one of the lowest average home size of all states.... 

...Hawaii taxes the spirit at $5.98 per gallon....

Defeat – for now – of onerous paid leave and minimum wage proposals highlight accomplishments for small business. Big court victory an added bonus....

If it were not for the brave souls who decided to collect information from the wind, stars, weather, and ocean currents, what we know as Native Hawaiians may have not arrived here in Hawaii....

... to replace the current Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) with a modern facility ....

Private security companies have worked to keep Hawaii’s airport facilities safe since 1976....

...how a cadre of non-experts is willing to bastardize science, and sacrifice progress and people for ideology and profit....

...A Scientist Didn’t Disclose Important Data—and Let Everyone Believe a Popular Weedkiller Causes Cancer....

The justices ordered the latest round of briefing after the 9th Circuit ruled for Hawaii June 12....

...2017’s Most & Least Independent States....

...According to Nature and Scientific American, claims of coral damage from sunscreen are a bunch of hype....

Pasha faces the more immediate need to renew its fleet, which still has four steamships over 30 years old....

Honolulu raked in over $50 million in property taxes last year, from the top 10 taxpaying properties alone....

...no specific dates have been set for the special session and no rail funding mechanism has been agreed upon....

"The department has made every effort to find solutions to cooling our classrooms in ways that are not only cost-efficient but also energy efficient..."

“Our study shows...it takes very little warming for conditions to turn deadly in the tropics.”

Stuck in traffic? Panos Prevedouros will share traffic solutions that will free up our state's gridlock and get traffic flowing again....

• Senate: Rapuano Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Saudi Arms Sale Disapproval – Motion to Discharge
• Senate: Iranian and Russian Sanctions
• House: Health Insurance Tax Credit Verification
• House: Veterans Affairs Department Accountability
• House: Health Care Tax Credit Expansion

Decisive Endorsement? Gay Thief Approves Fukumoto for Democratic Party membership....

States that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act (the ACA) saw 2.5 emergency department visits more per 1,000 people after 2014....

...None of the 65 Special Funds proposed in the 2017 Legislative session met criteria....

The Department of Health, which administers the Program, has been aware of this flawed payment system since 2006 but has done little to address it....

...The County Finance Director’s travel was presumed to be to attend an Association of Certified Fraud Examiners in Nashville, TN, relating to “bribery and corruption”....

...the HPD and PAT (Office of Prosecuting Attorney) lifecycle for domestic violence incidents can result in reclassifications and decisions that affect the case....

...economic security of women and men aged 65 and older in Hawaii, including their marital status, poverty, and various sources and amounts of income....

...Check out today’s map below to see where your state lies on the wine tax spectrum....

...negotiations with the public employee unions take place mostly at the state level, but the counties nevertheless are on the hook....