Entries for September 2015

Trustee Tears Were Shed & New Beginnings Promised....

There were at least 250 people there....

209 Candidates running for 40 positions as delegates to the Tribal Convention designed to approve Federal Recognition.... 

Last week one of my students asked why rail projects don't get stopped....

Hawaii AG joins amici brief supporting Texas in Evenwel v. Abbott....

including Travelocity.Com, LLP, Expedia, Inc., Orbitz, LLC, and Priceline.Com, LLP....

Witnesses from six states - California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Oregon – attended the hearing....

"The DHHL is carefully reviewing the details of the Interior Department’s proposal and will be submitting comments on the issues outlined therein."

Instead of 'transparent' public discussion, Interior has set up four call-in teleconferences in which the Feds can tamp down opposition and create the illusion of support....

...the USAID and USDA’s cost of shipping U.S. flag was 23% greater than would have been by foreign flag....

On multiple occasions, Congress considered--and decided not to pass--the Akaka Bill....

WalletHub compared 515 U.S. cities across 10 key metrics, ranging from population growth rate to unemployment rate decrease....

The NPRM comes on the heels of a robust and transparent public comment period as part of a...process that began last year and included public meetings. ...they overwhelmingly favored creating a pathway for reestablishing a formal government-to-government relationship.... (LOL!)

...The sign at Marine Corps Base Hawaii reads: "God bless the military, their families, and the civilians who work with them." It has stood there for 14 years....

...reimbursing OIG for Federal financial participation claimed for costs related to investigations of ineligible cases, to misplaced equipment, and to unallowable costs for equipment....

The Service will not be designating Critical Habitat areas for these species at this time due to insufficient information....

...adding rigor and value to programs preparing high school graduates for high-skilled, high-demand jobs....

States are not held to the same accounting standards as most businesses and publicly traded companies. Therefore, states do not use the proper tools to balance their budgets....

...On September 9 Hawaii became the first state to post a draft waiver proposal for public comment....

There are two approaches to meeting the needs of the least advantaged in society....

Keli'i Akina speaks with Hawaii District 42 Representative Sharon Har about a different approach to Democratic Party politics in Hawaii....

...customers in deregulated states and areas can shop around for electric plans....

There were 1,074,914 total air seats to Hawai‘i in August 2015, up 5.4 percent from the same month last year....

WalletHub analyzed the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 13 key metrics, ranging from average starting salary to unemployment rate to the projected number of teachers per student by 2022....

Hawaii had not met targets on some key items in the Notice of Non-Compliance corrective action plan....

President Obama may follow the example of his predecessor George W. Bush and unilaterally designate large swaths of coastal America as “national monuments.”....

Hawaii laws require Fundraisers that solicit contributions on behalf of a charity in Hawaii to register with the Attorney General....

...the IRS has added a new item to its “Dirty Dozen,” a list of tax scams....

...there is a tipping point, when a community moves away from being a family friendly environment and begins a steep decline towards drug use, crime and gang membership....

On Tuesday, September 29, beginning at approximately 11 a.m., Phase V enforcement of the sidewalk nuisance and stored property ordinances will take place....

The center of the system is located about 455 miles southeast of Hilo and continues to move slowly in a northwest direction....

“Only someone with a great misunderstanding of the First Amendment or an axe to grind against religion would claim that such a slogan poses a threat or is in any way unconstitutional."

...slanted perception created by the misinformation, wishful thinking, naiveté and downright ignorance of some of our present day “Hawaiian leaders"....

Tourism is pushing toward new records, and the construction upswing is building in strength....

The Hawaii Republican Party Honors War Hero, Captain Jerry Coffee, U.S. Navy (RET.), at the Proud To Be An American Dinner on October 27, 2015....

Hawaii: 21% of middle market firms are minority-owned ....

Today we filed this amici brief in Evenwel v. Abbott....

"...come January, when the Legislature convenes, we’re going to have to address it...."

“The Cadillac tax is a harmful provision that would affect one in four employers,” Hirono said....

...areas with restrictive land use regulations, often referred to as “smart growth,” were hit the hardest when housing crisis hit....

WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s States Where Hispanics Are Most Assimilated....

Each of the elected officials on the list directly benefited from the injustices that were done to Native Hawaiians.  They also benefited from Hee’s theft and tax evasion....

The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii and Think Tech Hawaii host Free Market Solutions to Homelessness and Affordable Housing, with Dr. Keli'i Akina....

Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Friday, October 9, 2015....

"...I believe that we should not rush to complete a deal...."

...Lanny Sinkin, representing the “Independent and Sovereign Nation State of Hawaii,” lobbied for the return of the erstwhile Hawaiian monarchy....