Entries for July 2015

Hotel occupancy taxes also appear to eat into the budget tourists set for their vacation trips. Such an effect was empirically observed in Hawaii in 2013....

...a “Notice of Election” to eligible voters on the Native Hawaiian Roll on Monday, Aug. 3....

...Meanwhile -- 3,500 astronomers converging on Waikiki....

...it was possible that plaintiffs could establish standing if they amended their complaint, any amendment would be futile because plaintiffs’ Commerce Clause challenge to the Jones Act would fail on the merits....

...an economic study for commissioned by the state recommends Hawaii raise taxes on gasoline by $.85 per gallon....

The primary mover behind Relativity's failed "Accelerator Package"--Senate Ways and Means Chair David Ige....

On Monday, the U.S. Senate will be voting to prohibit the nation's largest abortion provider from receiving taxpayer funds....

...visitor arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands rose 4% and visitor spending increased 3.5%....

Department provides little support for and minimal oversight of staff involved in procurements....

Follow our journey this year on our website and via social media — #ProudtoServeKeiki....

Because the state government uses outdated accounting methods, a vast majority of liabilities are excluded from its financial reporting....

...almost a quarter of Oahu's unsheltered homeless are the Leeward district....

...working to reform the public education system....

...34 legislators have sent a letter to Attorney General Bob Ferguson requesting him to investigate whether Planned Parenthood in Washington has been selling organs from aborted babies for financial gain....

...negotiating a fetal body parts deal, agreeing multiple times to illicit pricing per body part harvested, and suggesting ways to avoid legal consequences....

...Conflict of interest....

"This is one of the largest settlements for an environmental violation in Hawaii’s history,” said Chin....

Mr Burns' extensive rail project experience includes the Third Street Light Rail and Central Subway Project in San Francisco....

You Can Now See If Your Name Was Added Fraudulently To The Native Hawaiian Roll....

... 2015's States with the Best & Worst School Systems ....

...involvement by Planned Parenthood of Hawaii in the illegal sale or transfer of infant organs....

... Certified Native Hawaiian roll posted online with only 95,690 names ....

...I believe the SSMA is written in a rather one-sided manner....

...Planned Parenthood’s Black Market in Baby Parts....

For singles in Honolulu, the highest lifestyle-related costs are clothing and housing....

...“The underlying issues that lead to homelessness ... cannot be resolved quickly,” said Gov. Ige....

...the state’s redemption rate decreased from 72.6 percent in fiscal year 2014 to 68.4 percent in the last fiscal year, which ended in June 2015....

...Tuesday, July 28th at 11AM....

...the transported soil was contaminated with heavy metals such as arsenic, barium, cadmium, lead, and mercury....

She posted an article telling her dimwitted, gullible followers to avoid Hawaiian papayas....

...What matters is whether the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative is delivering the CO2 reductions which for many justify the increased expense.  The answer is no.....

The certified list is shorter because it omits the names of people whose Hawaiian ancestry has not yet been verified....

Hawaii 45.1 cents per gallon, plus federal 18.4 excise tax, plus GE Tax....

10th worst in USA ....

Hawai‘i County Code should be amended to bring it in line with state law...

The only real answer is a coordinated, unified, and well-reasoned effort to persuade Congress to repeal or modernize this relic from a bygone century....

Honolulu pays 3.89% -- Detroit pays 3.24% while in bankruptcy....

...the cover of Time magazine foretold of a "world without bees"....

...the first increase in extramural award funding after three straight years of decline....

Hawaii is among the states with the lowest rates in the country of foster children who were re-abused within six months of being reunited with their families....

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...design-build has a single point of responsibility....

Children from households with income at or below the following levels are eligible for free or reduced-price meals....

OHA authorized the funds and OHA invited the participants to form Nai Aupuni....

...and Detroit ranks 14th....

President of PPFA Medical Directors’ Council Mary Gatter Doesn’t Want to “Lowball” Price, Suggests “Less Crunchy” Technique, Says She Wants a Lamborghini....