... Gov. David Ige has received the names of five nominees to fill a circuit judge vacancy in the First Circuit Court ....

... nominees for one vacancy in the District Family Court of the First Circuit, and one vacancy in the District Court of the First Circuit (island of Oahu) ....

... It is tempting to look for scapegoats when we talk about Hawaii’s housing crisis ....

... Exceeded only by Housing--but on the Big Island, Taxes are the largest household expense item ....

... Permits will be issued for five display sites through a lottery ....  

... From 2019 to 2020, life expectancy declined for all 50 states and D.C., from 0.2 years for Hawaii to 3.0 years for New York ....

... A judge denied the couple’s appeal for release, citing flight risk related to one defendant’s military history ....

... taxes on the purchases of those expenditures disproportionately hurt low income households ....

... Why don’t we just get rid of it? ....

... If you do not wish to contribute to the “candidate endorsement” fund for fiscal year 2022-2023, then you must sign, date, and return an UHPA Allocation Objection Form by September 16, 2022....

... “doing the happy dance” ....

... Hawaii's six community colleges vary in quality ....

... on Oahu 10.6% of employees have a 60+ minute commute ....

... Hawaii had the second-largest percentage shortfall -6.6 percent, -2,500 jobs ....

... votes cast and bills introduced ....

... I respectfully dissent from our failure to resolve the straightforward legal issues presented by this case. ...

...Chinese intelligence monitoring of the RIMPAC exercises appears increasingly routine....

... the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July was 4.1 percent, compared to the revised rate of 4.2 percent in June ....

... Mental health workers will join their counterparts in California already on strike over understaffing and long wait times for patients ....

... Hawaii Removes “Exceptional Case” Requirement for Concealed, NOT Open, Carry!? ....

... Sixty-nine percent of Kauaʻi households remain very or somewhat concerned about their household members getting sick with COVID-19. This is unchanged from the level of concern reported in the 2020 CASPER survey....

... A pathbreaking analysis of nationwide data dispels the popular belief that out-of-state home buyers are the cause of the state's housing woes ....

... In Hawaii, a total of six police officers have been killed on the job in the last decade, or 212 officers for every 100,000 police on the force as of 2021 - the 13th highest fatality rate ....

... The 105.0% increase ranks as the fifth largest among the 44 states that reported an uptick ....

... The Board last received a formal complaint in 1999 ....

... in Hawaii County, residential permits take about 143 days to issue. In Honolulu, it’s 108 days for residential projects and 432 days for commercial projects over $1 million ....

... The book is in electronic form and is available on the DBEDT website ....

... a ‘generous five-year grant’ buys some 'science' ....

... ZAED lost the majority of its supervisory personnel in 2021, and only one has been filled as of January 2022 ....

... In Hawaii, foreclosures rose by 94.1%, from 202 in the first six months of 2021 to 392 in the first half of 2022 .....

... The three Democratic candidates for governor all support it ....

... starting August 22 to August 26, 2022. The free fare week is timed with the back-to-school jam ....

... Results from Hawaii Primary Election, August 13, 2022 -- Crime Families, Drunks, Anti-Vaxxers, and a Putin Dupe ....

... HART excuses are nearly Biblical: Plague, Frogs, Fires, and Cracks -- but the real reason slipped out as COVID shut down Hawaii's tourism industry: “After Wasting Billions to Build Rail, is it worth $160 million a year to operate?” ....

... Bills Introduced and votes in Congress ....

... $51.70 a night ....

... the state has a critical shortage of doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, the fewest hospital beds per capita in the U.S., and the 10th longest emergency room wait lines ....

... Guam’s Animal Import Standards Announced in April Prove Hollow ....

... to identify geographic names and federal land unit names that are considered derogatory and solicit proposals on replacement names ....

... The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today ....

... the rules amend Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules Chapter 16-89, to allow for nurses to practice temporarily ....

... 7% bill increase forecasted ....

... EPA announced a Federal Facility Compliance Agreement with the U.S. Marine Corps to make improvements related to stormwater discharges at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii ....

... housing market appears to be coming back to earth ....

... to ensure water testing is based on EPA-certified methods ....

... The legislation authorizes the Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority to administer C-PACE for the soon-to-be available financing program ....

... more than 29,000 households across Hawai‘i are enrolled in the ACP, providing more than $7 million in benefits locally. It is estimated that more than 100,000 Hawai‘i households could qualify ....

... Will his Position on TMT Help or Hurt him? ....

... Stormwater: $100M Tax Hike After 36 Years of Lawyering and Foot-dragging ....