Entries for June 2019

...The assertion that DOCARE utilized an LRAD in association with protests on Maui’s Haleakala several years ago is completely false....

...Bills Introduced and Votes Cast for the week ending June 29, 2019....

... a vacant home fee of 5% or 10% ....

...present your claim by September 30, 2019, or be forever barred from succeeding....

...OHA seeks non-profit to administer $1.66 million emergency financial assistance grant....

...Acreage harvested for all seed crops is expected to total 2,530 acres during the 2018-19 season, down 17 percent from the previous season....

...Hear how Jones Act has cost Puerto Rico dearly, and Hawaii, too....

...Neal Miyahira starts as Budget and Finance director on July 1. His appointment is subject to Senate confirmation....

...“Let’s not kill the goose that lays the golden egg”....

...The governor is threatening to veto reform of a police practice that abuses individual rights....

...It is universally acknowledged that Hawaii residents need more homes. So why is it so hard to build them?....

...a new nationally representative survey reporting on the experiences and opinions of over 1,200 active-duty military families. ...

...“Losing this case raises questions as to whether the OHA Board is acting in the best interest of its beneficiaries when it comes to transparency and their right to know how their trust funds are spent.”...

...Wagdy A. Guirguis was sentenced today to five years in prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States....

...Hawaii residents have been moving away from the islands in droves in recent years; in fiscal 2017, more than 13,000 people departed — the highest negative net migration ever....

...Hawaii’s property owners now have many more options for fighting back against oppressive government regulation of property than they did last week.... 

...This week’s opening round of Democratic Party presidential debates threatens to fall short on science and is likely to be dominated by ideological talking points when it comes to food, farming and agricultural biotechnology....

...The activists could not get the results they wanted in a scientific study and instead went to the courtroom to make their case....

...The absence of long-range planning has left the Land Division staff without the expertise, resources, and options to actively and effectively manage its land portfolio....

...John Topasna Mantanona aka 'Boom' was arrested today, June 26, 2019, and charged with obstructing justice by endeavoring to influence a juror and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine hydrochloride....

... average daily visitor spending was down 4.2% -- Total visitor arrivals increased 4.6 percent to 841,376 ....

...approximately 1,900 state officials are required to file a financial disclosure statement by May 31 each year.  More than 91% of filers were on time....

... High-profile right-wing and alt-right internet trolls like Jack Posobiec, fellow Pizzagater Mike Cernovich, and Infowars‘ Paul Joseph Watson praised Gabbard on Twitter for her performance ....

...The TV personality and Grassroot Institute of Hawaii president will discuss the Jones Act....

"...we will use this against you in the next election...."

...How much more beneficiary money will OHA insiders waste in this futile effort to keep their own secrets?....

"... (Marijuana grower Ranson Shepherd) may audit any and all records of (OHA) relating to the Confidential Information, as well as (OHA’s) security and protection measures, and procedures ...."

...Ige notified legislative leaders and key lawmakers of his Intent to Veto the following 20 measures....

...if you warmers don't pay us, we will blow the top off this scam....

... and the lowest voter turnout for 2016 Presidential election ....

...Weekly Update from GovTrack.us....

...Recently, we have been getting lots of news about our economy here in the islands, and none of it has been good....

...Skydiver's GoPro video taken from within the cabin records a 2016 incident over Byron, CA involving the same skydiving plane which later crashed at Dillingham Airfield, June 21, 2019, killing 11.... 

...Out of Reach documents the significant gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing....

...Honolulu residents spend the 2nd-most for food, 3rd-most as a percentage of income....

...Hawaii’s state and county governments aren’t known for delivering high-quality public services in a cost-efficient manner....

...the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii “quietly chips away at the stone of economic issues in Hawaii”....

... Hawaii taxes distilled spirits at $5.98 per gallon ....

...banning short-term rentals could hurt Hawaii more than people realize....

...The OHA Board today appointed OHA Chief Operating Officer Sylvia Hussey, Ed.D., as the agency’s interim chief executive officer (CEO) until a new CEO is hired....

...the OHA Board has targeted him for his efforts to achieve greater transparency and accountability at OHA....

...The new hearing has been confirmed for the 3rd week of July....

... So that construction of the telescope can begin safely, four unauthorized structures were removed from Mauna Kea earlier this morning by multiple state agencies .... 

"...the original intent of the program was to increase school attendance rates, which the program did...."

...Released today, a State Auditor’s report shows the Convention Center ‘s operating loss has jumped up from an anemic $4.3M in 2017 to a much more robust $8.3M in calendar year 2018....

... Complete Summit schedule ....

...a message to Gabbard: “Good luck running for president, but don't come back to Hawaii.”....

...Between 2008-2017, Hawaii adults over 50 were 2.6 times as likely to be struck and killed while walking compared to people under 50….

...The day after an allegedly corrupt charter school director evaded justice, the AG’s office sent out yet another nationally-themed news release--ironically calling on Congress to do something about … corrupt educational institutions....

...conditions have shown little to no improvements in more recent years, with the state’s rank for this domain slipping from 30 in 2018 to 34 in 2019....