Entries for July 2017

...What is the function of government?....

...Hawaii among states with lowest median scores on college admissions test, study finds....

...Injunction suspends enforcement of law which ‘targets free speech rights’....

...If the fusty sigh of “Kids these days!” were a law, it would look something like the new Honolulu ordinance making it illegal to cross the street while looking at a cellphone....

...WELCOME to the PEOPLE’S PUBLIC HEARING ON RAIL....

...if you don’t work, you don’t eat....

...North Korean ICBM Could Strike Deep Into US Territory, Leading Experts Say....

What does it say about the state of governance in Hawaii that endorsing basic standards of fiscal responsibility is a revolutionary act?

...BLNR Chair Suzanne Case set Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017 to hear oral arguments in the Contested Case Hearing for the Thirty Meter Telescope....

...Nine people, including three couples and three single adults left their encampments along the H-1 corridor and Nimitz Highway and were placed into shelter at Next Step and to permanent housing....

...Preliminary Draft of Proposed Revisions to Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules Title 11 Department of Health Chapter 200 Environmental Impact Statement Rules....

...the state-run Maui Memorial Hospital faced every problem a medical facility could. Dogged by consistently low professional accreditation ratings, it lacked specialists and had constant funding shortfalls. Patients regularly had to be airlifted to Honolulu, even for trauma care....

...“I Need my Own Place to get Better”: Patient Perspectives on the Role of Housing in Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations....

“Matson announces new U.S. flag Marshall Islands service”

...Section 8 does not have a formal fraud program although, as of FY 2016, the program's delinquent accounts receivables totaled approximately $1.5 million....

...Available data includes the schedule, scope, and estimated cost for all current State Highways projects as well as all projects planned to begin construction in the next two years....

...Illustrates Trashing of Wilderness Park by Illegal Campers & Squatters....

...Transit’s Precipitous Decline....

...Peggy will share her behind-the-scenes stories and insights about Ronald Reagan’s final years....

...government may not be able to fund nonprofits that are not closely aligned to current government responsibilities....

... we found $1.595B being siphoned off of Rail for non-rail purposes ....

• Senate: Shanahan Nomination - Confirmation
• Senate: Bush Nomination - Confirmation
• House: Ozone Standards Implementation
• House: Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure
• House: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Agency Coordinating Authority
• House: King Cove Land Exchange

“Hawaii, where the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) is stationed, and Alaska,” where part of the U.S. missile shield is based, are in range of North Korea’s missiles, the Rodong Sinmun wrote Sunday....

The U.S. Coast Guard issued a warning to mariners earlier this week to steer clear of the waterways between Kodiak Island in Alaska and Hawaii this coming weekend....

On July 10, 2017, Governor Ige proudly signed House Bill 209, a bill that establishes a Hawaii earned income tax credit.... 

...And ICA Judge Katherine Leonard is seeking retention....

Hawaii may be giving millennials the short end of the stick when it comes to the state’s unfunded public pension liabilities....

.... CITYLAB --formerly Atlantic Cities-- covers the Honolulu rail boondoggle ....

...VIDEO: Grassroot Institute writer discusses audit of rail fiasco....

...90 percent of campus sexual assault allegations “fall into the category of ‘we were both drunk,’ ‘we broke up, and six months later I found myself under a Title IX investigation because she just decided that our last sleeping together was not quite right.’”....

Hawaii is introducing an emergency response plan for residents to prepare them for a possible North Korean missile strike....

...a hyper-partisan, publicity-seeking, grandstander....

... Before the latest increase, Hawaii ranked 11th ....

Representative Gene Ward (R-Hawaii Kai) today sent a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis urging more protections for Hawaii.... 

... report analyzes the impact of international students on Hawaii’s economy ....

...And Hawaii Attorney General Chin is preparing his appeal to the 9th Circuit to admit the 24,000 Muslims....

...Underwater: State’s Costs of Hawai‘i Superferry....

...2017’s States with the Most At-Risk Youth....

...Caldwell today introduced a bill requiring retrofitted sprinkler systems be installed in all high-rise residential buildings over 75 feet tall built before sprinkler systems were required in 1975....

...U.S. Pacific Command announced changes to the 2017 Hawaii Cost of Living Allowance effective Sept. 1, 2017....

...The deadline for proposals is Thursday, August 10, 2017....

...Explore the development of compatible agricultural uses and other programmatic initiatives....

...LaBarre will be sentenced on October 23, 2017....

...Full Text: Letter to HART Boardmembers, Mayor and County Councilmembers from John Henry Felix....

..."Well, mainly I get my news from watching you guys on TV" Hirono said....

...State inheritance and estate taxes, together with the federal estate tax, reduce investment, discourage business expansion, and can sometimes drive wealthy taxpayers out of state....

“Senator John McCain introduces legislation to repeal the Jones Act & promote free trade”

• Senate: Rao Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Hagerty Nomination – Confirmation
• House: California Drought Prevention
• House: Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization

...23 key indicators of market attractiveness, affordability and quality of life....

... HART's current cost overrun is 93.4%, of which 1% is due to the two lawsuits ....