Entries for July 2019

"...contamination is most often associated with military bases, firefighting training centers, civilian airports, and industrial facilities...."

...State Gasoline Tax Rates as of July 2019....

...The Manufacturing Scorecard shows how each state ranks among its peers in several categories that are of particular interest to site selection experts for the manufacturing and logistics industries....

...Is there something to hide?....

... IMUA TMT RALLY -- This Thursday August 1 @ 5pm, STATE CAPITOL ....

... the McDermotts were named Parents of the Year 2019 in the Civic Leadership category in a ceremony at The Washington Times newspaper in Washington, DC ....

...The Chief Justice has 30 days from his receipt of the list today to make his appointment....

...TMT now represents a huge source of friction in our work to become a model indigenous-serving university and Hawaiian Place of Learning....

"...Disasters provide critical windows of opportunity and funding for improving resilience to future disasters and changing conditions with climate change and sea level rise...."

...This morning, at the request of TMT, the University of Hawaiʻi asked for a two-year extension of the Conservation District Use permit deadline for the initiation of construction. The Department of Land and Natural Resources granted this extension until Sept. 26, 2021....

...Really Obvious Question: How will Clayton Hee exploit his leverage over Hawaii criminals?....

...Hawaii Visitor Statistics Released for the First Half of 2019....

...The confirmation of Trump nominee Daniel Bress in July gave the president his seventh judge on the court. It also brought the once lopsided appeals court to 16 Democrat appointees and 12 Republican appointees, with one remaining vacancy.... 

...Ige has until Aug. 28 to make his appointments, which are subject to Senate confirmation....

...Current director Linda Chu Takayama to take chief of staff position in Ige Administration August 1....

"...the Legislature should have fully and seriously considered HB 1586 and allowed the public to weigh in on the measure, given the major financial effects on the State, instead of using the ‘gut and replace’ practice currently being challenged in court....”

...In 1999, the state offered OHA $250 million and ownership of revenue-producing lands to settle the claims, but bickering trustees turned it down....

...Here is the story of what Alaskans did, (and Hawaii did not) as told by former Alaska Governor and US Interior Secretary Walter J. Hickel....

“...It’s a sad reflection on the University of Hawaii that it took 13 years to boot the institute off the UH campus — and only then because of the threat of funding cutoffs by the Department of Defense....”

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

...attempt by a government agency to shroud its operations in the shadows....

...The state of mental healthcare for Hawai‘i’s medicaid-eligible youth....

...The bipartisan group will focus on issues critical to the Indo-Pacific region Alliances and relationships, defense, trade and environmental challenges top the agenda....

...Hawaii is No. 1 in the country when it comes to residents whose consumer debt, not including mortgages, outweighs their yearly salary....

...Federal Transit Administration Could Improve Information on Estimating Project Costs....

... The administrative rules were previously scheduled to be heard at a BOR meeting on July 18 and was rescheduled to August 22. The August 22 meeting was rescheduled in an effort to accommodate increased public interest on the proposed rules ....

...Bill Would Block 2/3 of Contractors from Bidding on City Contracts.... 

...Communicating public policy is challenging when you want to raise awareness on an idea without having people read a 20-page study.... 

...Geothermal is both cheap and reliable, that is why it is constantly being blocked in Hawaii....

... To date, the U.S. Interior Department has not implemented the 6 recommendations we previously made to address the risks to the funds' ability to provide income after 2023 ....

"...Officially, OHA takes no position on the site or construction of the TMT.  Accordingly, OHA should affirm the rights of all Hawaiians to express themselves, both those who oppose the TMT and those who support it...." 

...Regardless of your position on the Thirty Meter Telescope....

...TMT supporters must be patient, but start taking action....

...BBB release Military Report on Marketplace Challenges....

...On June 28th, 2019 in the immediate hours following the first Democratic Presidential debate, millions of Americans were searching online for information about Tulsi Gabbard.  In fact, according to multiple news reports, Tulsi was the most searched candidate on Google.  Then, without any explanation, Google suspended Tulsi’s Google Ads account....

...HDOT will continue to work with law enforcement to address illegal actions by protestors on neighboring islands to impact the daily lives of commuters on other state roads such as the H-1 Freeway....

...The Rural Utilities Service loaned millions to Sandwich Isles Communications to finance the installation of a telecommunications network in the state....

...The PUC spans from Wai‘alae-Kāhala to Pearl City....

...Conflicts and protests on the mountain in 2014 and 2015 frame our expectations of 2019, and perhaps beyond....

...Board of Regents to consider proposed Maunakea administrative rules at August meeting....

...Court’s suspension of governor’s emergency proclamation applies only to one Person....

"...The problem is the data we provide is based on an accounting system that is more than two decades out of use...."

...The union since has been placed under trusteeship by LIUNA headquarters after running into difficulties not unrelated to the thefts....

...“I honestly don’t know how this is going to end,” says Doug Simons, an astronomer and executive director of the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope....

...Chapter 84 permits the legislator to represent a private client in submitting an offer to purchase state property from a state agency....

...the impact on government employment ranged from three to 17 percent in the territories and close to 45 percent in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands....

...The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill a new judicial position in the State of Hawaii....

...Stop shooting the messenger and concentrate on cleaning house!....

...The HECO LNG plans were abandoned after their proposed merger with NextEra Energy, Inc. was disapproved by the Hawaii State Public Utilities Commission....

...“I don't wanna be here,” said Kamakau who is the DOCARE Hawai‘i Island Branch Chief....