Entries for August 2025

... The Trump administration directed 46 states and territories to remove gender ideology from their sex ed materials or else face possible termination of federal Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) funding ....

... glimmer of hope ....

... Total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars was $1.95 billion, a 4.3 percent decrease from July 2024 ....

... two for BLNR, one for Stadium Authority ....

... Mainland Lawyers, Local Leaders, and the People Left Behind ....

... The 11% surcharge violates the US Constitution’s Tonnage Clause, which prohibits states from imposing taxes on vessels for entering and docking at ports ....

... A reminder for Non-Profit Organizations to submit applications by September 15, 2025 ....

... The property sits directly across from the future Mokauea (Kalihi) Skyline Station ....

... Hawaii’s Department of Law Enforcement is now pioneering the use of virtual reality—using geographic information system (GIS) technology to build a geospatial digital twin—to enhance security and situational awareness. ...

... While the Plaintiffs prevailed before a Ninth Circuit three-judge panel, the case is now being reheard en banc ....

... The Supreme Court ruled 6-3, June 26, 2025, that parents have the right to opt their children out of storybooks that push one-sided ideology on gender and sexuality ....

...Samuel Elbert and Mary Kawena Pukui give credit to Lyons for helping save the Hawaiian language....

... ten years ago Governor Ige kicked off an effort to get air conditioners into public school classrooms ....

... Like the proverbial frog in a pot of hot water, we seem to have become desensitized to just how poorly the rail project has gone ....

"what is the worst new transit project in the United States?”

... $100 million annually, directed toward environmental stewardship, hazard mitigation, infrastructure resilience and enhancing the visitor experience ....

... residents’ perspectives on community needs and access to social services, including kūpuna services, early childhood programs, services for disabled residents and more ....

... Maui Police Officer Was Killed By Bullet That Hit Above Her Protective Vest ....

... U.S. Code (49 U.S.C. §41703), says foreign airlines cannot sell tickets between two U.S. cities ....

"We want to work with you to come to a mutually acceptable framework by the end of this year"

... Hawaii average tax cut $3,030 for 2026.  Hawaii long-term jobs created 3,519 ....

... Hawaii has the highest cost of living in the USA ....

... On August 21, 1959, Hawaii officially entered the Union as the 50th U.S. state when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the proclamation admitting the islands ....

"...how the Green administration is tackling some of Hawai‘i’s most pressing issues...."

... WalletHub compared the pet-friendliness of the 100 largest U.S. cities across 23 key metrics ....

... a new Education Partnership Agreement aimed at enhancing science and technology education while advancing DPAA’s critical mission of accounting for missing U.S. personnel from past conflicts ....

... Arnold Palacios, the 10th governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, died unexpectedly .... 

... The book is in electronic form and is available on the DBEDT website ....

... Hawaii: Recent college grad earnings gap -$11,840 ....

... Some bad ideas just won’t go away ....

...Hawaii Basketball Coach Sentenced to Over 33 Years for Child Exploitation and Harassment of 10 Victims....

... how does your community college stack up? ....

... If history is any guide, the City will end up right back where it started: extending Waimānalo Gulch ....

... this is critical information for employers too ....

... arrest and conviction of Yang and co-conspirator Ye Fang, also known as "Batu," a PRC national who was unlawfully present in the United States ....

... Suspect in Maui police officer’s killing had extensive criminal record ....

... 'equality' imposed by a tourism-driven economy and high cost of living ....

... four recommendations — are all based off of bills that have been introduced at the Maui County Council or at the state level ....

... All Permit Types: Average duration of permit review and approval process has been reduced by 66%, from nearly five months to under two months ....

... the forces of segregation and racism in Congress effectively derailed statehood for more than a decade ....

... Opponents of Statehood were landed aristocracy fearful of being ruled by their employees ....

...Gallup first polled Americans on their support for Hawaii's statehood in 1940....

... The appointments follow the resignation of the previous board earlier this summer ....

... tariffs drive up prices for aluminum, steel, and copper items ....

... attorneys representing people who said they were sickened by the November 2021 Red Hill jet fuel spill had added more than 6,000 additional plaintiffs ....

"...Now, with the batteries that were installed on many of the solar AC systems nearing the end of their lifespans, one DOE official warned that the systems will need to be retired altogether.  He called the heat abatement initiative a $120 million disaster...."

"He is our first born, in America he entered the church of Jesus, he is the one who came with the first teachers."

... Seven years ago, the Cato Institute launched its project on reforming the Jones Act ....

...they “prematurely entered into contracts under an artificial timeline and a fragile financial plan.” The mayor admitted this was done to avoid losing out on federal funds....

“if policymakers do not move faster to remove the legal barriers that have been blocking the rebuilding of Lahaina, the town will lose its sense of community and historic charm, and its residents will continue to move away or go homeless while its economy sputters into oblivion.”