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Sunday, March 23, 2025 |
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The New Tax Cuts Website
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 191 Views :: Taxes
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... in big bold type it screams ....
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Saturday, March 22, 2025 |
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SCR179 and SR149: LGBTQ Commission to Rewrite Entire Hawaii Legal Code with "Gender Neutral Language"
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:25 PM :: 352 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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... the state LGBTQ+ Commission and the Commission on the Status of Women review the Hawaii Revised Statutes ....
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Saturday, March 22, 2025 |
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Lahaina: Still waiting for permits
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:59 PM :: 197 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... he’s paying a mortgage on an empty lot and watching his resources drain away while waiting for permits and approvals to rebuild ....
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Saturday, March 22, 2025 |
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About that Medical Freedom
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:49 AM :: 256 Views :: Health Care
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... it has been a miserable ride to say the least ....
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Friday, March 21, 2025 |
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Proposed U.S. maritime trade sanctions would impact Hawaii
By Michael Hansen @ 10:19 PM :: 283 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... The U.S. is considering trade sanctions against Chinese shipping that would negatively impact Hawaii ....
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Friday, March 21, 2025 |
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Rep Gene Ward Retires from House--Republicans Must Nominate Successor
By Rep Gene Ward @ 5:46 PM :: 306 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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... Under HRS 17-4, Hawaii Republicans have 30 days to nominate 3 potential successors to Rep Ward’s seat. Gov Green then has 30 days to select one of the three ....
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Friday, March 21, 2025 |
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Lahaina: "Feelings of conspiracy and mistrust"
By Selected News Articles @ 4:27 PM :: 325 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... It’s a situation formed by both negligence and design ....
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Thursday, March 20, 2025 |
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Hawaii legislative committee advances gun control measures
By Court House News @ 4:05 AM :: 312 Views :: Second Amendment
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... A Hawaii State Senate Committee advanced five gun control bills ....
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Thursday, March 20, 2025 |
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UH announces search committee for next athletics director
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 267 Views :: Higher Education
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... The university aims to conduct finalist interviews in late May and announce the new hire by mid to late summer ....
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
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Hawaii Worst State for Doctors
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 PM :: 405 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii ranks dead last for medical environment ....
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
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Salem Media Sells Remaining Honolulu Radio Stations
By News Release @ 10:36 PM :: 360 Views :: First Amendment, Religion, Small Business
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... buyer Malama Media Group intends to keep all radio stations in their present formats ....
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
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FULL TEXT: State of the City Address 2025
By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 262 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Blangiardi on Tuesday laid out his priorities for the next four years in the annual State of the City address ....
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
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Open Letter to Governor Green: Construction failures at multiple state-funded facilities
By Selected News Articles @ 1:40 PM :: 373 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... including the Hawai‘i State Hospital, Hawai‘i State Capitol, and Hawai‘i Convention Center ....
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
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Surfing the environmental permitting bureaucracy in Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:12 PM :: 294 Views :: Environment, Development, Land Use
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... promising policies, such as those mentioned in a new CEI report, may signal Hawaii is headed in a new direction in regulating its permitting system ....
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
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The last time Congress created a new state
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 16970 Views :: Hawaii History
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...On March 19, 1959, Congress approved Hawaii for admission to the union as the 50th state....
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
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43% of HECO Customers now have solar--but Hawaii Energy Remains 90.8% Fossil Fuel
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 320 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii has among the highest rates of rooftop solar adoption in the nation and yet we are 90.8% fossil fuel ....
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
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Hawaii climate change bill shelved amid federal cutting spree
By Court House News @ 9:53 PM :: 297 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... A Hawaii House committee shelved plans to allocate rainy day fund interest to climate projects. ....
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
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State Public Charter School Commission Votes to Not Renew Kamalani Academy Charter Contract
By News Release @ 5:08 PM :: 278 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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... Insiders Looted Kamalani Academy Before State Opted To Shut It Down ....
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
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Nominees for Two Oahu First Circuit Court Judgeships
By News Release @ 4:12 AM :: 348 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... The Governor has 30 days from his receipt of the list today to make his two appointments ....
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
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Comments Open: Nominees for Oahu District Judge
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 317 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... The Chief Justice has 30 days from his receipt of the list today to make three appointments ....
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
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JSC Announces Five Nominees for Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals
By News Release @ 3:31 AM :: 318 Views :: Judiciary
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... The Governor has 30 days from his receipt of the list today to make his appointment ....
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Monday, March 17, 2025 |
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Governor vs Feds: UH Manoa not Protecting Jewish Students from Anti-Semites?
By News Release @ 11:43 PM :: 1378 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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... potential enforcement actions if UH does not fulfill its obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus ....
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Monday, March 17, 2025 |
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Hawaii Highest Union Membership in USA
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 290 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... 61% of public employees are union members in Hawaii ....
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Monday, March 17, 2025 |
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Caldwell's Duckbill Helps Global Warmers Exploit Mapunapuna Flooding
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 333 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... These floods are 100 year old news. Flooding was recently made worse by a Caldwell Admin decision to install a duckbill valve on the outlet pipe ....
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Monday, March 17, 2025 |
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Hawaii 204 Condo Projects Blacklisted by Fannie Mae
By Selected News Articles @ 8:49 PM :: 565 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii's 204 blacklisted condo projects make us 4th-worst in USA. Since the other top states are much larger, Hawaii probably has the most blacklisted condo units per capita ....
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Monday, March 17, 2025 |
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Persistent income, employment, housing challenges for Maui’s fire-impacted households
By UHERO @ 6:54 PM :: 306 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... rising poverty rates, persistent displacement, and limited job opportunities continue to hinder full economic recovery ....
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Monday, March 17, 2025 |
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Lahaina Housing: ‘Yes in God’s Backyard’
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:44 AM :: 319 Views :: Maui County, Development, Religion
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... members of the Pukalani Community Church of the Nazarene spent eight months building four homes for residents displaced by Maui’s August 2023 wildfires ....
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Sunday, March 16, 2025 |
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Grassroot Bills Alive After Crossover
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:35 PM :: 379 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Taxes
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... March 6, marked the halfway point of the Hawaii's 2025 legislative session, which is when the bills that are still alive cross over from the House chamber to the Senate and vice versa ....
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Sunday, March 16, 2025 |
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SB1434: Universal Vax for Hawaii
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 608 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... a new assessment (a new tax) against health plans and health insurers ....
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Sunday, March 16, 2025 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 3:42 AM :: 412 Views :: Family, Life
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... Constitutional Amendment to Protect Access to Contraceptives Misses Deadline ....
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Sunday, March 16, 2025 |
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SB1278: Legislature poised to fix a state wrong?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:27 AM :: 399 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... SB1278 would exempt from the state general excise tax any federal grants that Hawaii restaurants received during the COVID-19 lockdowns ....
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Saturday, March 15, 2025 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation--How they Voted March 15, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 11:59 PM :: 205 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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Saturday, March 15, 2025 |
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Army Deletes, Then Reposts Web Page Devoted to 442nd Regiment
By Ed Case @ 3:03 PM :: 638 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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... Following outcry, Army republishes web article on 442nd Regimental Combat Team ....
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Saturday, March 15, 2025 |
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Illegal Caught with 5lbs of Methamphetamines
By News Release @ 1:20 PM :: 470 Views :: Hawaii County , Drugs
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... Gonzalez Jacobo has been removed to Mexico at least four times and has three prior felony convictions related to drug trafficking ....
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Saturday, March 15, 2025 |
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State Let Felon Back out on Streets--but now the Feds Have Got Him
By News Release @ 1:34 AM :: 614 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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... If convicted of the charged offense, Pham faces up to fifteen years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 ....
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Friday, March 14, 2025 |
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Green Announces First Maui Fire Settlement Payout
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 524 Views :: Maui County
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... A total of 26 wrongful death claims have been qualified -- One claim has been paid ....
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Friday, March 14, 2025 |
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9th Circuit Rules Hawaii Gun Registration Unconstitutional
By Selected News Articles @ 10:24 PM :: 694 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Ninth Circuit (Finally) Rules Hawaii’s Gun Purchase Permit and Registration Time Limits are Unconstitutional ....
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Friday, March 14, 2025 |
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'We Were Scammed:' NZ Lawsuits Expose fraudulent Hawaii Geothermal Developer
By Andrew Walden @ 9:07 PM :: 4312 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Ethics, OHA
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... Maori Trust insolvent, placed in receivership, after being looted by IDG Hawaii Geothermal schemers ....
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Friday, March 14, 2025 |
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UH Manoa Next? Columbia Expels Anti-Semites After Trump Cuts Funding
By Selected News Articles @ 3:50 PM :: 693 Views :: Higher Education
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... Columbia U knuckled under SIX DAYS after Trump cancelled $400M in federal funds to the university. How long will it take for the UH system to get rid of its’ anti-Semites? ....
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Friday, March 14, 2025 |
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“After a decade-long battle against public corruption in Hawaii, we have successfully brought numerous cases to a close."
By News Release @ 3:05 PM :: 780 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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“The cases against these three defendants are the last among a decade-long series of public corruption prosecutions in Hawaii.”
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Friday, March 14, 2025 |
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Hawaii AG Urges Supreme Court to Keep Medicaid Dollars Flowing to Planned Parenthood
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 352 Views :: Life
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... urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a lower court’s decision recognizing Medicaid recipients’ federally guaranteed right to receive care from Planned Parenthood ....
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Friday, March 14, 2025 |
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AG Launches New Child Support Payment App
By News Release @ 1:16 AM :: 335 Views :: Family, Law Enforcement
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... greater flexibility and convenience in managing their child support cases ....
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Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
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Hawaii One Step Closer to Legalizing Sports-Betting and Expanding Gambling Addiction
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 9:58 PM :: 694 Views :: Gambling
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... The bill will now move to the Senate Ways & Means Committee ....
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Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
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Study: Hawaii's roads and bridges rank 48th for condition and cost-effectiveness
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 590 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii's highways rank last in the nation in urban Interstate pavement condition, last in rural fatality rate, 47th in urban fatality rate, and 26th in structurally deficient bridges ...
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Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
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STR advocates assess landscape in wake of law unleashing counties
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:23 PM :: 804 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... is the new law — Act 17, based on SB2919 — legally sound? ....
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Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
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Tax bills suggest obliviousness to our daily struggles
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:11 PM :: 424 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Let’s steer clear of tax hikes, instead focus on lowering costs ....
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Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
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HB422: Let’s close the book on school impact fees
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:59 PM :: 323 Views :: Education K-12, Development
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... HB422 would abolish the school impact fee program and transfer its balance to the School Facilities Special Fund ....
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Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
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Grassroot: Highs and Lows of 2025 legislative session at halfway point
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:48 PM :: 413 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Taxes
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... The Hawaii Legislature has reached its halfway point and many promising bills in the areas of housing, taxation and economic freedom are still alive ....
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