Entries for May 2020

...This month, the state has seen only 45 new confirmed cases and has had seven days with no increase in confirmed infections....

...figuring out how to spend $1 billion of federal money that is being made available to Hawaii under the CARES Act....

...Their legislation follows their recent initiative to create Hawaii’s first National Heritage Area at Ka’ena Point....

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

...no new deaths, no new hospitalizations, one patient released....

...In Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Med-QUEST to Issue New Request for Proposal for Managed Care Organizations....

...93% consider COVID-19 to be a “very serious” or “somewhat serious” health concern, and 75% believe it poses a real danger or threat to themselves or others living in their household....

...New report details challenges, needs and potential of Native Hawaiian businesses during and after pandemic....

... a surprise on today's candidate printout ....

...If Hawaii extends its 14-day quarantine or imposes testing requirements on visitors, this could lead to “a steeper decline in arrivals in 2020 and would likely delay the recovery”....

...no details until after the June 2 deadline to file for election....

...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

...City Council to hear union preference 'fixer bill' next Wednesday, June 3....

...Top US official misused office to get son-in-law job....

...that both the FSM Congress and the US Congress would need to approve the delegations’ work once agreement is reached....

...Roadmap to Prosperity: How Hawaii can recover and even excel after the coronavirus lockdown....

...Oil is so cheap that HECO should be forced to CUT rates.  This is the consolation prize....

...Survey Finds More Than Eight In Ten Primary Care Providers Would Not Recommend New Practitioner Come To Hawai’i As State Battles Physician Shortage Amid COVID-19 Crisis....

...there are only 25 active COVID cases in Hawaii today....

...The question is what that reopening will look like, how long it will take, and what the legacy of COVID-19 will be for the Hawaii economy....

... They need better protections such as higher wages and safer working conditions....  Keith understands this deeply ....

...61 percent of Hawaii residents support moving ahead with construction of TMT, with 32 percent opposed....

...“This was a publicity stunt through and through, and this filing makes that clear,” Nick Merrill, a spokesman for Clinton, told CNN Wednesday....

...New Study Highlights Hawaii, Montana, and Vermont Among Top 10 Best Places for Seniors to Live During the Pandemic....

...The roughly half of the population who cannot work from home are getting screwed over by those who can....

...The County’s proposed rules and reopening date have been sent to the Governor and Attorney General’s Office for review and approval....

...Although travelers’ fascination with sunny getaways fell 60% compared to one year ago, Hawaii beaches are still trending, taking five spots on our top 10 most resilient beach destinations....

...“Personal Service Providers” would be allowed to resume operations with modifications on Friday, May 29....

...seven patients released today....

... Hawaii Ranks 45th for Public Hospital System Quality ....

...the battery project will provide load shifting and fast-frequency response services to Hawaiian Electric....

... YB is absorbing operating costs for Saltchuck's unregulated services.  This is a standard accounting trick for companies that are partly regulated and partly unregulated ....

... Earlier this month, the Hawaii Republican Party’s (HRP) Chairwoman Ms. Shirlene Ostrov sent a letter to Chief Daniel Hanagami, Special Agent, Office of the State Attorney General, who is investigating Honolulu’s Light Rail Project ....

...out of 705 tests.... 

...Rust Buckets: How the Jones Act Undermines U.S. Shipbuilding and National Security....

...Alaska is a striking contrast to its noncontiguous counterpart Hawaii, which remains mostly locked down....

...no new deaths, no new hospitalizations, one patient released.... 

...attorney Scott Greenfield suggested proposals like these would raise “a great many curious issues” and “would appear to be outrageously unlawful sex discrimination with some serious likelihood of backfiring.”....

...Hawaii’s case is likely the most extreme to date....

...and two patients were released today....

...More than $483 million in excess moneys may be available to be transferred from 57 special and revolving fund accounts to the General Fund without adversely affecting programs....

...the State Auditor has been busy at work trying to find options for legislators to consider for getting the state budget back on track....

...this week's votes in Congress and bills introduced....

...The over 2000-page EIS had been produced by a group of ten West Hawaiʻi aquarium fishers and the National Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, on their proposal to ask the DLNR to issue permits to the ten aquarium fishers....

...1,492 ballots were not counted in the final result.... 

...no new deaths, no new hospitalizations....

...claims are clustered in zip codes where the tourism industry is a particularly important source of employment....

...It allows all traveler information collected through the current processes to be integrated into its ArcGIS database....

...Assume visitor industry will start opening in September 2020 and will recover 30 percent of arrivals (from same month in 2019) in September and 45 percent in December 2020....

...approved reopenings for Maui, Kauai, Oahu....