Entries for March 2023

... can you count how many times the word 'adding' is used? ....

... we can’t afford not to cut taxes because really, what we’re sitting on right now, are unhealthy ending balances ....

... the state’s mandate to eliminate cesspools is too costly for homeowners ....

... Meanwhile, tens of thousands of servicemembers and dependents stationed in Guam and Hawaii are in danger of seeing their cost of living allowances slashed ....

... Mailer has been leading the Museum on an interim basis since Feb. 2, 2023 ....

... Choy begins work on April 10 and will be responsible for overseeing HTA’s management of finances and government funding, including compliance with legislative and auditing requirements ....

... health, safety and deferred maintenance ....

... tourist spending in nominal non-inflating dollars is +18.0% vs February 2019.  Inflation is 16.77% 2019-2023 so we are just treading water ....

... County lawmakers haven’t decided yet how to deal with property tax hikes that are expected to result from higher property assessments across the state ....

... the 68-23 Senate approved a resolution Wednesday aimed at ending the national COVID emergency declared by then-President Donald Trump in 2020 ....

... Between July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2022 the state population declined at an average rate of 0.4% per year ....

... Hawaii’s state debt is also among the top five in the nation at $7,992 per capita and $11,879 when local debt is factored in as well ....

... Since start, nearly 1,800 citations issued along Vineyard and Pali ....

"...You must promise me that if things ever get really ugly between the both of us, you will not say a word about this...."

... median credit scores of residents in 16 Hawaii towns ....

... many bad changes to Hawaii's gun laws ....

... The perennial’s natural habitat happens to overlap with a military-owned training area ....

... The committees approved $185 million in total to finance the teacher housing projects at or near three schools ....

... stealing money intended to provide scholarships to underprivileged students at Kamehameha Schools ....

... The Vice President was asked by Ambassador Huang if he could sit up front, with other Senators, and also to accept an envelope filled with money; Vice President Palik refused, telling the Ambassador to never offer him a bribe again ....