Entries for November 2015

By acting now U.S. can avoid Puerto Rico becoming the next version of Greece....

Kirk Co., an Oregon shipper of Christmas trees, spends about $7,000 to send its trees to Hawaii, while it costs it just $3,500 to send them twice the distance to Singapore....

This video is a condensed version of the Jones Act Business Forum held November 13th, 2015....

...Caldwell announced today that veteran journalist Andrew Pereira will be joining the Managing Director’s Office as an information officer and part of the Mayor’s communications team....

In Hawaii, all agricultural users combined account for only about one-third of total restricted use pesticide (RUP) sold in the state....

The 9th Circuit held the ban satisfied exacting scrutiny....

The Court’s docket shows the briefing on the emergency application is complete, but Justice Kennedy’s order contemplates a further order....

“Because voters may not have cast their ballots...."

in 2014 the difference in voting pattern between absentee voters and Election Day voters was as much as 37.2% ...

...the Honolulu City Council is considering an ordinance to extend the rail tax....

Gabbard criticized Ms. Wasserman Schultz, the top officer, last month for leaving her and other party officials out of the discussions about the Democratic presidential debates....

Hawaii landed in the top 5 for both drunk driving (4th) and speeding (5th)....

Sen Sam Slom indicated he will seek re-election to the Senate in 2016....

The biggest problem with this thing has always been the public funding....

US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy November 27 issued an injunction....

AN OPEN SECRET opened to critical acclaim this summer in Seattle, Denver, New York and Los Angeles...now coming to Honolulu....

The Candidate Advisory Council for the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents has presented a list of candidates to Gov. David Ige....

Those Who Support TMT ... But Want You To Believe Otherwise....

The three most open states are Hawaii, New Hampshire, and Oregon, all of which provide an online searchable database for consumers....

The out-of-state voting is the most likely to produce random voting patterns due to the limited opportunity for candidates to contact the dispersed electorate....

Matson has invested nearly $1 billion in new containerships....

US Rep Tulsi Gabbard has pointed out again and again and again the President Obama is materially aiding Islamist Terrorists....

29% Disapprove ...

...the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project site is the last new area on the mountain where a telescope project will be contemplated or sought....

...Just the idea of three letters will make people willingly spend some 30% or more on groceries all in the name of fear....

The deadline to submit proposals is Friday, December 18, 2015 at 4:00 p.m....

...500 acres of land on the southern flank of Haleakala for wind power generation....

The top rates of 9%, 10%, and 11% go away at the end of 2015. The top rate effective as of the beginning of next year is 8.25%....

Violent crime was a primary factor in our analysis, but we also looked at other measures of safety, such as motor vehicle accidents, drug use and excessive drinking....

...how high school graduates are prepared to meet the HIDOE’s Strategic Plan Goal that all students demonstrate they are on a path toward success in college, career and citizenship....

"...our efforts to overthrow Assad has increased and will continue to increase the strength of ISIS and other Islamic extremists...." -- Rep Tulsi Gabbard

24/7 access to real-time data on medical marijuana inventory, sales, and other tracking information....

Open enrollment began on Nov. 1 and concludes on Jan. 31, 2016....

Maui County continues to require drug tests as a condition of employment....

During sweeps of Kaka’ako homeless persons, the City seized and disposed of over 134,000 pounds of 'property'....

At the direction of Fair organizers, an MPD officer ordered the Goodhues to leave not just the Fair area, but other nearby public sidewalks as well....

As of 10AM Friday November 20, 2015, 1,848 persons have signed....

Plaintiffs Plan to Appeal 9th Circuit Ruling to Supreme Court....

...students on 110 campuses across the nation rallied and marched as part of a movement called  the Million Student March....

97% of poll respondents support more rooftop solar....

Hawaii small businesses wait 95 days on average to get paid on invoices....

The report indicates a shift in the visitor market....

Lying, Cheating, Stealing, Bribery—Na’i Aupuni Makes it all Legal....

...the ability to track their bus in real-time....

It’s like a bad Monty Python sketch....

This is the second time Turkish Muslims have disrupted a moment of silence for victims of ISIS....

...Ige's office has been flooded with over 500 phone calls and about 300 emails from constituents....

Much of the alleged fraud focused on the defendants’ claims that their products were made from natural plant extracts.  In truth, as one defendant put it, “lol stuff is completely 100 % synthethic [sic]”....