Entries for December 2020

... list of candidates presented to Gov. David Ige to fill two Honolulu County seats for 5-year appointments ....

... Kahele "elated" that New Mexico congresswoman Deb Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo, was appointed as secretary to the interior by Joe Biden ....

... Officials now pledge action, after a Honolulu Star-Advertiser and ProPublica investigation ....

... required step to uphold the Paris climate agreement ....

... will relocate to Iwilei homeless services zone ... 

"... A 25-year lack of progress is unacceptable .... "

...Ige sat on Kauai's Resort Buddle request for 10 days until Kauai agreed to allow tested sister isle travellers in without quarantine....

... It Will Help Usher Something Else In Thatʻs Even Worse ....

...Updated Resource Guide Includes Information On New Relief Funding, New Program To Support Live Venue Operators, Museums, Independent Movie Theaters....

... The Governor also approved the City and County of Honolulu’s request to test incoming “CISA essential workers” ....

... The “PUC DP All Policies Summary” is a complete collection of the draft goals and policies that will make up the final PUC DP .... 

...On Dec. 27, 2020, a federal COVID-19 relief package that extends and provides additional federal unemployment benefits was signed into law....

... 84% of government property grabs go uncontested when local agencies initiate administrative cases with the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General ....

... Hawaii’s population has been declining over the past four years ....

...Gabbard is one of the few remaining voices of moderation in her increasingly left-wing party in Congress....

... Pasha Hawaii's Horizon Spirit, recently departed Nantong after nearly 50 days in a local shipyard ....

... if your festivities still include popping a bottle of bubbly, the champagne you toast with will be taxed ....

... In November 2020, visitor arrivals decreased 77.3 percent compared to a year ago ....

... All 5 States with Worst Homeless Problems Governed by ‘Democrat Trifectas’ ....

... Magic Money from the Sky: Hawaii Getting $1.7B from New COVID 'Stimulus' ....

... “The following specific provisions of law are suspended, as allowed by federal law … Chapter 89, HRS, collective bargaining in public employment.” ....

... precinct officers and district council officers who reside in Senate District 1 have selected three names to send to Governor David Ige ....

...Hawaii’s Lum Crime Family is back in the news—allegedly channeling a Malaysian billionaire’s money to buy Chinese communist influence in Donald Trump’s White House via a top Trump fundraiser--convicted fraudster Elliott Broidy....

... bills introduced and votes in Congress from GovTrack.us ...

... Governor being coy in new budget about tax increases totaling $1 billion ....

... DHHL will host the virtual meetings through an online portal on Monday, January 18 at 6 p.m. and on Tuesday, January 19 at 12 p.m. Members of the Kapolei homestead communities will be briefed ahead of the statewide meeting ....

... Ratepayer money will be shoveled to Elon Musk to buy batteries ....

... If only it were possible to fill a stocking with economic freedom and leave lots of new jobs under the tree .... 

... steps state officials could take to turn things around ....

... Reality: A casino is 'in the box', not 'out of the box' ....

... Soft on Homelessness is inhumane.  The humane approach is to force them off the streets into shelter ....

... DPP has released its Annual Report on the status of land use on O‘ahu for fiscal year ending 2019 ....

...The DEIS has been posted online and public comments are encouraged....

... the group of commissioners detailed six immediate or critical policy recommendations and six longer-term recommendations for the Biden administration to consider ....

..."Biden has stated he’s going to focus on economic recovery and climate change, and these bills ensure we’re ready to partner on day one”....

... OHA Chair Hulu Lindsey announced today her selection of Native Hawaiian attorney and administrator Colin Kippen as OHA Board Chief of Staff. He will start on Jan. 4 ....

... There is a consensus among restaurateurs that a lack of communication, transparency, and planning by the government is to blame for the economic hardships they now face. ...

...a new policy went into effect on November 24 requiring all trans-Pacific travelers participating in the pre-travel testing program to have a negative test result before their departure to Hawai‘i....

... Commissioners Randy Awo, Zachary Helm, David Kaapu and Patty Kahanamoku-Teruya voted “no.” The “aye” votes included Aila, Russell Kaupu, Pauline Namu‘o, Dennis Neves and Michael Kaleikini ....

... an initiative that will provide applicants on the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) Waiting List with down payment assistance for a fee-simple residential purchase off Hawaiian Home Lands on Oʻahu ....

... The number of people leaving in fiscal 2020 was almost 5 times what local economic researchers were predicting just weeks ago ....

... Allegations of Misconduct at the Honolulu Flight Standards District Office ....

... revising a drafting mistake in the 1996 welfare reform bill that barred the islanders from the program ....

...“I’m hopeful that federal aid will allow us to refrain from imposing furloughs until later.”...

...Peaceful demonstrations will begin at 9:00am ahead of the of Hawaiian Homes Commission meeting that is scheduled for 9:30am....

... An eruption has commenced within Kīlauea’s summit caldera ....

... Developments during this COVID crisis have brought out tax scofflaws in some of the most unexpected ways ....

... Votes in Congress and Bills Introduced from GovTrack.us ....

...The case involves the Antiquities Act of 1906, which allows the president to proclaim landmarks and structures with historic and scientific interest as national monuments....

...in Hawaii every available Obamacare plan covers elective abortions....