Police Identify Suspect in Dana Ireland Murder
Maui Wildfire: 10,033 Claims total $3.29B
$20M Payoff -- Climate Slush Fund for Native Hawaiian Organizations
Voter Service Centers Now Open
Native Hawaiians face higher rates of accelerated biological aging, UH study finds
Justice Department Sums up Miske Case
Do homeless people have a right to live on the streets?
KHON: … Homelessness: 30% of the chronically homeless population is estimated to have Serious Mental Illness (SMI), primarily schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder.
Arrests: over 1.8 million people with SMI are booked into jails every year.
Incarceration: 20% of jail and prison inmates are estimated to have SMI.
Suicidal: up to 50% of those with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder attempt suicide, and far more kill themselves than people without these disorders.
Danger to others: 7% of all homicides, 20% of all law enforcement officer fatalities and up to 50% of mass homicides are associated with SMI ….
(SOLUTION: Reopen the insane asylums. Put the insane back inside.)
SA Kokua Line: How do we report complaints about homeless camps?
read … Do homeless people have a right to live on the streets?
Hawai'i Gas seeks to increase rates by mid-2025
KHON: … Hawaii Gas has filed an application with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to increase its rates by 17.7 percent on all islands….
MN: Hawaiʻi Gas files utility rate adjustment with PUC for all islands : Maui Now
IM: Hawaii Gas Proposes Large Rate Increase | Ililani Media
read … Hawai'i Gas seeks to increase rates by mid-2025
Speed Up Infrastructure For Affordable Housing
CB: … One idea, already in place in other states, is a state infrastructure bank that would provide gap financing to help housing projects move forward ….
USDOT: FHWA - Center for Innovative Finance Support - Project Finance - Federal Credit Assistance Tools (dot.gov)
read … Hawaii Got a Grant To Speed Up Infrastructure For Affordable Housing But Needs Much More
Honolulu Officials In 2004 Had A Vision Of The City In 20 Years. The Reality Looks Much Different
CB: … The council will host meetings to discuss the plan’s next iteration at Moanalua High School Library on Tuesday; at Kaimuki High School Auditorium on Aug. 12; at Leeward Community College Theater on Aug. 14; and at Kawananakoa Middle School Cafeteria on Aug. 15. All meetings will run from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m….
(CLUE: Urban planning is fake.)
read … Honolulu Officials In 2004 Had A Vision Of The City In 20 Years. The Reality Looks Much Different
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