Entries for March 2018

...Findings made by the State Auditor regarding financial impropriety at OHA echo findings made in the investigation of Bishop Estate....

...This obvious stall is an indication of mismanagement....

...Hawaii Legislators are moving HB 1489 to give males pretending to be female the right to use schools' non-existent female athletic facilities....

...“Assisted suicide is dangerous public policy with potentially deadly consequences for everyone, but especially people with disabilities, the sick, the poor, and the elderly"....

...Broad economic, environmental benefits described in electrification of transportation 'roadmap'....

...HI-EMA and News Media Fail to Inform Public of Oahu Emergency Siren Test....

...Nene proposed for downlisting from endangered to threatened thanks to strong local partnerships....

......HB1768 would disclose salary information about government workers in the form of ranges, as opposed to exact compensation....

...highlights include funding for...Ohana Zones....

Suzuki has been serving as the acting chief legal and law enforcement officer for the state since February 2 when Attorney General Doug Chin resigned to become Lieutenant Governor....

...Hawai‘i Visitor Spending Generated $1.52 Billion in February 2018....

“Complete Streets recognizes that roadways are ... not just for the movement of cars,” said Mayor Kirk Caldwell....

...United States District Court Judge J. Michael Seabright sentenced Cody Joslin, age 32, to 18 months in prison today for theft of funds from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs....

The Senate Chambers will have HB2739 HD1 on the agenda (we have no idea where it will be on the agenda) when session opens tomorrow, March 29, 2018, at 11:30 a.m....

...We're guessing both the State and the property owner will likely be taking this case up the chain to the Ninth Circuit.... 

...the 34th anniversary of the SCOTUS oral arguments in Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff....

...Watch This To See What To Do & How To Report Wrongdoing By OHA....

...projected to increase overall after-tax income in every quintile of taxpayers....

...UH Manoa catches up to UH Hilo....

...different life styles among the 14 top race groups in Hawaii....

...They argue the sea is not “land owned or controlled by the Federal government and thus not within the president’s proclaiming authority.”....

...folks waited in long lines at the driver’s licensing office, only to be told that their files couldn’t be retrieved, that they’d have to submit new fingerprints, take a new photograph, bring back their birth certificate....

...but has the 5th-least punative Medical Board....

...Senate Concurrent Resolution 9 and Senate Resolution 7 requesting the Congressional Delegation of Hawaii to vote against any national reciprocity legislation....

...Below are the 2018 rankings of the top 500 Healthiest Communities nationwide, and how they scored across each of the 10 categories....

...$4.8 Million Allocated for Marshall Islands in FY 2018 and Prior Year Funds....

...Couple Schatz's loathing hostility with his deliberate ignorance and you get gridlock. There won’t be any productive conversations, let alone legislation. Liberals can’t be surprised when they aren’t taken seriously....

...The amendment covers 98 percent of the United States’ population....

... the Hawaii Supreme Court is being asked to resolve two fundamental questions in the latest case involving the Thirty Meter Telescope ....

...$123 million in funding through 2024 for the 2010 Palau Compact Review Agreement as agreed to between the United States and the Republic of Palau....

... by closing down every homeless shelter in the state on July 1, 2018 ....

...California is now trying to enact a workaround, and some Hawaii lawmakers are actively considering similar legislation....

...people would never tolerate those levels of cigarette smoke in a public place anymore. So why were they OK with pot smoke?....

...Spending would increase by $114.8 million, or 16.3%, over current period....

...The assisted suicide bill passed 4-1 unamended by the Senate Judiciary Committee....

...the trustees are going to "suspend" OHA CEO Kamana`o Crabbe so he has to stay out of the office but still gets full pay and benefits....

...For years, it was conventional wisdom that as tax-happy as the Hawaii Legislature might be, it still would avoid raising taxes in an election year....

...A military pay increase of 2.4%....

...hackers got access to Hawaii state computers using a technique called "password spraying"....

... a very familiar looking laundry list of Hawaii spending allotments ....

...Hawaii is only building half of the units necessary to keep up with demand....

On a 2015 voyage from Jacksonville, Florida, to Puerto Rico, the Jones Act–eligible cargo ship El Faro sailed directly into Hurricane Joaquin and sank, losing all 33 crew members....

...CLAYTON HEE, subjected his ex-wife, Lyla Berg, to physical & verbal abuse, persistent infidelity, lived off her assets and absconded with her money – and now he wants to become GOVERNOR....

...activists resort to sovereign citizen tactics in a desperate effort to prevail....

...but Harry Kim wants Ige to give an emergency proclamation and $25K to open another one....

...six years of  'public corruption, misappropriation' allegations at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....

...the State is the senior partner in the tobacco business.  Just ask the vapers....

...The squatters were allowed to pack up personal possessions and valuables. What remained, including tents and other camping gear, was collected and loaded into trucks....

...Sharon Moriwaki is the founding president of Kakaako United, a nonprofit volunteer organization that fights for a better life for area residents and businesses through smart development and accountability....

...OHA Testifies in support of SB3090....