Entries for June 2021

... A total of 15 Hawaiʻi nonprofit organizations on five islands will receive a total of $1.77 million ....

... This new allotment of funds was made possible through the American Rescue Plan of 2021 and is part of the DHHL COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program ....

... The plant is owned and operated by the U.S. Navy and provides service for up to 40,000 people ....

... except for Hawaii, ​all recent US population growth comes from people of color, new census estimates show ....

... According to the U.S. Travel Association, fourteen state tourism offices are funded either partly or entirely by a statewide lodging tax ....

... When compared to 2019, visitor arrivals in May 2021 were down 25.7 percent from the May 2019 count of 847,396 visitors, and visitor spending decreased 22.2 percent from the $1.41 billion spent in May 2019 ....

"...the most comprehensive application of the Hawai‘i Water Code to water use and protection in history...."

... Repeat visitors were more likely to be fully vaccinated along with college graduates and those with household incomes above $100,000 ....

... As of today, 44 of the 60 defendants are either in federal or state custody, and the search continues for 16 defendants ....

... Stormwater: $100M Tax Hike After 36 Years of Lawyering and Foot-dragging ....

... Most vehicles tagged for removal had been filled with trash from the nearby homeless encampment. ...

“...the coronavirus pandemic has challenged the County to make many unprecedented decisions. One such decision was to reduce the Assessed Values of Hotel and Resort properties due to the catastrophic drops in occupancy experienced by that industry....”

... Delta variant expected to spread rapidly ....

... CALL FOR CANDIDATES -- Deadline: Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 11:59 pm HST ....

... Cayetano and Kealoha have a lengthy professional relationship that includes serving together on the Board of Directors for the Hawaii Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation ....

... I’ve watched my children leave for the mainland to start college or their careers. And I know there’s a good chance they won’t be coming back, except for short visits ....

... the highest percentage of respondents who said they do not think tourism is worth the issues came from residents ... who have lived in Hawaii for less than one year ....

... Gov. David Ige announced that effective July 8, the State of Hawai‘i will eliminate its pre-travel testing/quarantine requirement for domestic travelers to Hawai‘i who have been fully vaccinated in the United States ....

... Hawaii Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Least ....

... and 2nd for Military Engagement ....

... Convicted in Milwaukee, Hawaii pimp faces a maximum life term of imprisonment and a mandatory minimum of 15 years ....

... An island state without ferries but more than enough "environmentalists" ....

... Hawaii wine taxes are 14th highest in USA ....

... First installment appears in July bills ....

... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii CEO Keli'i Akina says the list reflects a commendable effort to avoid increasing Hawaii's taxpayer burden ....

"...the Governing Board failed to manage the financial performance of the school...."

... Hawaii’s ranking in children’s economic well-being dropped in one year from 25th to 44th, according to the 2021 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report analyzing how families fared between the Great Recession and the start of the COVID-19 crisis ....

... we can use an emergency to FORCE the homeless back on to the streets but we can't use an emergency to build SRO housing for the homeless and then FORCE them to use it.  This is an artificailly created crisis ....

... Statewide 595,300 were employed and 52,150 unemployed in May ....

... in April 2021 the state of Hawaiʻi had 53,000 people unemployed and 27,415 job openings ....

... State taxes a major driver of the exodus ....

... Russia says that they are 300 miles off the coast of Hawaii, yet unconfirmed satellite images from June 19 appear to show them much closer - within 35 miles of the U.S. state ....

... according to this study 105% of Hawaii's homeless are enrolled at UH ....

... New guidance document to integrate Native Hawaiian culture into management of Papahānaumokuākea ....

... Gov. David Ige has notified legislative leaders and key lawmakers of his intent to veto 28 out of 268 bills passed during the 2021 Hawai‘i legislative session .... 

... In order to steer a consulting contract to its former Board Chair, Colleen Hanabusa, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART), a federally-funded rail transit project, imposed the following narrowly tailored requirements on bidders ....

... Admittance into the DCIL enables the companies to conduct business in Hawaii without first obtaining a state money transmitter license ....

... Taxing Income in the New World of Teleworking ....

... Anyone Claiming That An Affordable Housing Project Might Impact Their Property Interests In A "Clean And Healthful Environment" Has Standing To Object ....

... More than a year into the COVID-19 emergency, we’re still experiencing the many ways in which the government can regulate and limit our daily lives ....

... Hawaii - Tahiti flights begin Aug 7 ....

... Wilcox utilized his Kailua clothing company, “Armed and Dangerous,” as a front business to launder cash drug proceeds ....

... The BOE also tapped Hayashi to be interim before current Superintendent Christina Kishimoto was hired in August 2017 ....

... Applications for Commissioners on the first-ever Honolulu Youth Commission will be accepted beginning Thursday, June 17, 2021 through Friday, July 16, 2021 ....

... Maui County Democrats will now scramble for the next prize--appointment to DeCoite's vacant House seat ....

... Police reported seizing more than $160,000 in cash, along with gambling ledgers and paraphernalia, from an illegal cockfighting derby attended by 300 to 400 people last month on Molokai ....

... The Legislature’s decision to strip the county’s share of TAT revenues is certainly a stark change from just a few years ago ....

... the trial court sanctioned 'Judges for Justice' $17,000 for making the request ....

"...I support HB 862 as it provides the City the option of restoring a revenue base which has been lost – allowing us to continue services to our people...."

... Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced it will start processing MEUC applications beginning on June 17, 2021 ....