Entries for October 2023

... The greatest needs identified by the community included financial recovery (26%), finding permanent residence (24%), and finding employment (9%) ....

... Sunday November 5, 2023, at State Capitol ....

... Based in Michaels' Hawai'i Office, Ms. Har will oversee all aspects of development on the Island ....

... body cam video from Lahaina Fire ....

... Hawaii is the only state where a six-figure salary is required to live comfortably — and no other state even comes close ....

... spending on Maui down more than 50% in September ....

... meet the monster’s creators ....

... One of the longest running court cases in modern history is Kalima v. State ....

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

... releasing incompatible male mosquitoes to try and stop the near-certain extinction of at least four species of Native Hawaiian honeycreepers ....

... Coalition members say repealing Section 23 is an important step in securing marriage equality for the LGBTQIA+ community in Hawaiʻi ....

... filing false tax returns, wire fraud, money laundering and structuring related to her fraudulent application for unemployment assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic ....

... The committee advanced Shanlyn Park and Micah Smith, both appointed to the District of Hawaii ....

... adaptive reuse as a possible solution to two pressing issues in Honolulu: downtown office vacancies and Oahu’s housing shortage ....

... testimony to the Honolulu, Maui and Kauai county councils about measures that could increase the supply of housing ....

... The families and individuals who owned homes and businesses in Lahaina should not have their property rights arbitrarily stripped away from them to satisfy the grand plans of some bureaucracy ....

... 99 agricultural parcels, totaling 21,672 acres ....

... fully and finally resolving all outstanding challenges in the Kalima litigation ....

... all boards involved in an affordable housing project covered by the proclamation should comply with the Sunshine Law’s requirements ....

...Public comment for a 2022-23 waiver request under Section 8401(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended, due the Maui Island wildfires....

... Hawaii ranks third-highest with a $223 median student loan payment ....

... Roughly 80% of solar components are manufactured in China using slave labor ....

... A buyer says the product's label is misleading because it claims the product is "Reef Friendly" despite including chemicals known to harm coral reefs ....

... the state’s property tax system ranked 31st and its unemployment insurance tax ranked 41st. The state is 42nd overall ....

... Fallow agricultural lands now comprise approximately 40% of all agricultural lands or 25% of lands across the state ....

... Results from this survey will help the city allocate resources to better support the business community ....

... Legislative experience is not required ....

... alleging that the company knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Instagram and its other social media platforms that purposefully addict children and teens ....

... inform the Department of the Attorney General if their landlords are illegally raising rent or threatening them with eviction ....

... Greater than $5bn Gross Written Premiums ....

... following a protest by the incumbent service provider that was not selected, American Medical Response (AMR) ....

... raised in the boiler room of Hawaii local politics ....

... Not a single building permit has been granted within the Lahaina burn zone since the August 8-9, 2023, disaster .....

... fat, dumb, and happy ....

... All permit applications are equal, but some are more equal than others ....

... Hawaii Bar Association discusses Lahaina fires .... 

... under a pair of landmark U.S. Supreme Court rulings expanding gun rights, the prohibition on semi-automatic rifles ownership is unconstitutional ....

... Maui’s unemployment rate surges for second straight month ....

... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....

“...Does social housing actually work? Setting the record straight on the Vienna Model....”

... the statement denounces discrimination, including transphobia and transphobic action, which is recognized as a threat to public health ....

... look how very efficient the Hawaii County PD becomes when an outsider starts selling here ....

... provide input on the budget for Fiscal Year 2025, which begins July 1, 2024 ....

... Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced Thursday that Honolulu Hale will be illuminated in the colors blue and white from sundown on Saturday, October 21, through sunrise on Sunday, October 22, in support of Israel ....

... destroyed by lightning, vandalism or drunk drivers  ....

... crews are continuing repairs to restore an approximate 350 remaining customers in Lahaina ....

... Maui County Council Bills 95 and 102 ....

... The report also highlighted Honolulu as having the highest number of farmers markets per capita ....

... her fake qualifications will protect every officer she trained ....

"... an intentional effort to capitalize on this tragedy by defrauding the government ...."