Entries for March 2018

... “It wasn’t that long ago that I was before this same committee testifying on a very similar bill on the very same tax provision, seeking to do the very same thing....”

...There is much more that needs to be examined, and that will be the purpose of the upcoming independent audit....

...Three of them were secretly created by two former Trustees and the former Administrator without Board approval....

...Furthermore, according to official court documents of the State of Hawaii, Moses Enoka Heanu, the alleged “Chief Justice” of your “court” is a registered sex offender who was sentenced to five (5) years in prison for three (3) felony counts of sexual assault in the Third Circuit court of the State of Hawaii in 1998....

...For the 2018 Elections, five political parties have qualified to appear on the ballot. They are....

...converting approximately 53,500 city-owned street lights to more energy efficient LED (light-emitting diode) lights....

...will they believe us if we blame Trump?...

...This report found that through the course of the past ten years, the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan was disregarded....

...Ward urges Trump to hold the meeting in Honolulu....

...Will Hawaii’s public unions lose power if their membership dues become voluntary under a pending Supreme Court ruling in the case known as Janus v. AFSCME?....

...“This is unacceptable in a progressive coalition or any political coalition. Antisemitism has no place in American society. We must reject this, left right and center,” Schatz wrote on Twitter....

...Mallory received backlash for attending Farrakhan's annual Saviours' Day address, an event where the Nation of Islam leader attacked "that Satanic Jew," called Jews "the mother and father of apartheid," and proclaimed that "when you want something in this world, the Jew holds the door...."

...Chinese Communist 'Confucius Institute' a Threat to Academic Freedom at UH Manoa....

...“How many of you know someone who has been bullied?” asked Judge Heely....

...and James Ashford to the Circuit Court of the First Circuit....and Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald appoints Kevin T. Morikone to the District Court of the First Circuit....

...bills introduced by members of the House Republican Caucus that crossed over to the Senate....

...Panelists included: Tony Gill, partner at Gill Zukeran & Sgan Robert Alt, president of the Buckeye Institute....

...The study is being released on International Women’s Day....

... stop Trump from "provid(ing) new, more affordable options to Americans in the individual market who are getting hammered by skyrocketing premiums” ....

...one month ago, OHA Trustees voted to order managers of OHA's six LLCs to hand over financial records....

...Reforming its shipping laws to allow foreign ships to transport foreign goods between Philippine ports seems to have worked out well for the Philippines....

...We focused on 10 common aspects of the landlord-tenant relationship, which include security deposits, rent increases, the warranty of habitability and eviction notices....

... the proportion of renters in Honolulu rose from 44.6% in 2006 to 56.1% in 2016 ....

... Hawaii has reinstated its formerly temporary individual income tax brackets, ranging from 8.25 to 11 percent .... 

... these 128 are in addition to bills passed earlier ....

...The following are a few of the measures to pass on third reading....

...Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton traveled to the summit of Maunakea in early January 2018....

... On Thursday, March 8th, a number of resolutions and concurrent resolutions will be heard to request the Congressional Delegation of Hawaii to vote against any national reciprocity legislation .... 

...between 6pm-8pm, see list of precinct meetings here....

... Rep. Tupola offers amendments to HB 2739 ....

...In this conversation with Dr. Keli'i Akina, attorney Sam King discusses the recent audit of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, of which he is a beneficiary....

...‘No.  I think in this case the beneficiary may be right and you guys may be just a bunch of auditors.’ ....

...the 50 states and the District of Columbia compared across 23 key indicators of living standards for women....

...View Details of all Hawaii Goals, Targets, & Indicators....

...Thousands of files have been digitized at the state’s disability compensation program. However, they need hardware with capacity for more storage to continue progress....

...We reviewed 85 house and senate bills proposing 64 special and revolving funds during the 2018 legislative session of which none met criteria....

...In the middle of this process, sometimes a letter from the Governor arrives saying, “We need to make some adjustments...."

...Democrat media unanimous: 'Nothing to see here'....

...the Feds will monitor UH Mānoa until it completes its obligations under the agreement....

...due to Tropical Storm Gita from February 7 to February 12, 2018....

...The bills include housing, homelessness, education, health, the environment, public safety, governmental affairs, the environment, and other important issues....

...The state Department of Education is instructing schools statewide to create a “designated walkout area” for students...to participate in upcoming protests against gun violence, Superintendent Christina Kishimoto said in a Friday letter to parents....

...calls on the Planning Department to propose rule changes to the Maui, Molokai and Lanai Planning Commissions to include sea level rise in their shoreline setback calculations....

... HTDC awarded 15 Hawaii-based companies $1,417,050 ....

...Nine towns in Hawaii rank in lowest quintile....

...The ESRB’s decision to label video games with paid add-ons essentially does nothing to address the complaint that loot boxes are akin to gambling....

...tag-team efforts of Russian trolls and ‘keep it in the ground’ activists....

...After 4 Hours of Testimony, Democrats take 13 minutes to PASS HB-2739 HD1 out of committee....

...With its founder locked in a Federal Penitentiary on felony tax evasion charges, Sandwich Isles Communications is closing and laying off all 40 of its remaining employees this Friday March 2, 2018....