Entries for November 2021

... 2020: Insider Cacao Scheme: KSBE out $4M -- but OHA Dodges Bullet ....

... While this slightly lowers Hawai‘i’s percentage of completed vaccinations from 72.5% to 71.1%, it provides a more accurate picture of the state’s vaccination effort ....

... A total of 550,781 visitors arrived by air service to the Hawaiian Islands in October 2021, mainly from the U.S. West and U.S. East. ...

... 13,000 employees in the Executive and Legislative branches, and the Office of the Hawaiian Affairs produce 90,000 electronic leave records each month ....

... Once upon a time there were some property developers on Oahu ....

... How Does Your Legislator Rank? ....

... Hawaii is the 4th most Vegan state ....

... but Hawaii has the highest transmission rate in USA ....

... Honolulu Walmart prices were on average 14% higher than in LA ....

... the Reapportionment Commission will be conducting its public hearings remotely using interactive conference technology ....

... Honolulu is improving the Safe O‘ahu Response Plan to allow more flexible operations for businesses, while still requiring Safe Access O‘ahu for higher risk activities ....

... As of Dec. 1, the counties will no longer be required to obtain the approval of the governor or the director of the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency (HIEMA) prior to issuing county emergency orders ....

... in yet another failure of leadership, Schatz misses an opportunity to put the rail nightmare behind us ....

... Court Strikes Down ‘Gut and Replace’ -- Legal Expert Robert Thomas Weighs in ....

... NOTE: Hospitals ranking best for outcomes and efficiency rank lowest for equity ....

... Teachers may apply for one semester or for the entire school year ....

... the millennial homeownership rate in Hawaii is 32.7% ....

... guess what happens next .... 

... The state’s pavement quality is very poor, among the worst in the country and the primary driver for the state’s low ranking ....

... After years rotting in Hawaii, a 19th century Clyde-built ship is finally coming home ....

... In more recent years, the Hawaii Supreme Court has been giving the tax office even more help and protection ....

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

... Vote totals are as follow: Lynn Finnegan 33, Jose Uson 12, Gil Logan 8, and 6 abstain votes ....

... the Honolulu City Lights tree lighting ceremony is back ....

... For many years various solutions have been discussed ....

...  Since 2006, state officials have rejected over $200 million worth of certificate-of-need requests, which would have added more than 200 hospital beds to meet Hawaii’s medical needs ....

... When the case was returned to Judge Mollway, she determined that the County needs a Clean Water Act NPDES permit ....

... Chemical Company Behind Anti-Sunscreen Campaign ....

... ignoring the full cost is tantamount to malpractice ....

... Agency seeks public comment through Jan. 31, 2022 ....

... Approximately 110 community members participated during the Nov. 10 workshop and 45 participated on Nov. 13 ....

...adding six new defendants, including the KOJC’s leader, Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, who was referred to as “The Appointed Son of God.”....

... DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October was 6.3 percent compared to 6.6 percent in September ....

... the Kalua’s bankruptcy submissions reveal $111K annual income -- but they are alleged to have duct-taped their adopted children's mouths shut to keep them from sneaking food ....

... ʻĀina kupuna bill to help long-time Maui families keep ancestral lands passes first council reading ....

... Enviros deploy push-poll which claims that 66% of public want gasoline and diesel cars banned.  If this is true, why are electric cars only 1% of the fleet right now? ....

... more than seven in 10 U.S. adults aged 20 and older are either overweight or obese ....

... New report details how Jones Act targeted Alaska from the start ....

... Tyler Dos Santos Tam wants to have his candidacy and keep his Chairmanship too ....

... These funds were released in October 2021 ....

... Twenty-two states earned distinction this year for providing the public with candid and transparent information about their government’s fiscal health ....

... Solid majorities agree there are too many regulations and they hurt small businesses ....

"This might be the dumbest law on the book"

... After being handcuffed and while on the ground, DOCARE reports Hoffman slipped the handcuffs under his legs and to the front of his body. He then jumped up and continued unloading green waste from the trailer ....

... A person challenging a bill still needs to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the bill is unconstitutional.  And remember, it took a 3-2 vote to hold that recidivism and hurricane shelters are unrelated ....

... U.S. donors in 2020 still gave more than $471 billion to charity, with 69% of the funds coming directly from individuals ....

... On Saturday, November 13, 2021, Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Health Care Unions reached tentative agreement on a four-year contract ....

... criminal complaint reveals many previously unreported allegations regarding the death of Isabella Kalua ....

... To fund this insider giveaway, the HGIA board voted to take away $2.5M set aside for low and middle income households and $5M set aside for multi-family projects ....

... a well-functioning republic presumes that those tasked with vigilance -- the public -- have the opportunity to understand the substance of what those whom we elect to represent us are actually doing ....