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Entries for 'Selected News Articles'
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 |
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The Value of Single-Family Neighborhoods
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 AM :: 309 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... is there really is a pent-up demand for high-density housing? ....
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Sunday, November 17, 2024 |
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$553 Million a Mile for Elevated Rail
By Selected News Articles @ 5:03 PM :: 566 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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... This is the biggest contract for the Honolulu rail project let to date, but as expensive as it is, this doesn’t include all of the costs of planning, engineering, and design of the line ....
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Monday, November 4, 2024 |
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Exploring China's Efforts to Spy in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 1:56 PM :: 1169 Views :: Military
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... serving as a mole for China’s Ministry of State Security ....
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Saturday, November 2, 2024 |
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33% of elections in Hawaii are uncontested
By Selected News Articles @ 3:15 AM :: 596 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections
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... Of 90 regular elections in Hawaii—30 are uncontested ....
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Friday, November 1, 2024 |
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South Korea Refuses Visa to Honolulu-Based North Korean 'Collaborator'
By Selected News Articles @ 2:58 AM :: 697 Views :: World News
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... Christine Ahn allegedly 'collaborated' with North Korean agents ....
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Thursday, October 31, 2024 |
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In Hawaii, parasites and viruses team up in the battle against fruit flies
By Selected News Articles @ 10:09 AM :: 501 Views :: Environment, Agriculture
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... entomologist explains the implication for global pest control ....
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Thursday, October 31, 2024 |
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How Oily Profiteer Manipulated Maui Sunscreen Legislation for Personal Gain
By Selected News Articles @ 4:03 AM :: 1516 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Ethics
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... Maui Council candidate Kelly King's secret sunscreen empire ....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2024 |
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Will SCOTUS Hear Hawaii Second Amendment Appeal?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:00 PM :: 734 Views :: Second Amendment
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... A decision on whether to take up or turn down the case could come at any time ....
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Tuesday, October 29, 2024 |
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Monday, October 28, 2024 |
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Hawaii Childcare Cost: 20% of Family Income
By Selected News Articles @ 6:41 PM :: 513 Views :: Family, Cost of Living
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... The analysis found that New Mexico, Hawaii and New York are the least affordable states for full-time center-based infant care ....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
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Hawaii 2nd Fewest Job Openings in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:06 PM :: 514 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on the rate of job openings for the latest month and the last 12 months ....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
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Honolulu 2nd-Lowest Mortgage Delinquency Rate in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:50 PM :: 475 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii's high cost of housing looks very different if you already own your own home ....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
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‘Green energy transition’ is a myth
By Selected News Articles @ 12:28 PM :: 699 Views :: Energy
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... fossil fuel use has grown during this period ....
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Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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DBEDT, HHFDC navigate transition following SMS collapse
By Selected News Articles @ 3:26 AM :: 917 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... state contracts previously held by SMS Research & Marketing Services have been transferred to other entities ....
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Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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Federal jobs in Hawaii and Alaska—Sounds like a dream. So why are they so hard to fill?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:09 AM :: 941 Views :: Cost of Living
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... the federal government has struggled to find workers with the skills it needs to fill jobs in these more remote parts of the United States ....
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Sunday, October 13, 2024 |
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A Supreme Court case in Hawaii could raise gas costs for us all
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 1118 Views :: Energy, Judiciary
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... it may be up to the US Supreme Court to set the matter straight ....
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Saturday, October 12, 2024 |
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SMS Cash Catastrophe: State Contracts in Limbo
By Selected News Articles @ 11:48 PM :: 1299 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... SMS has been awarded $4.58 million dollars over eight contracts awarded from 2021 to 2023 ....
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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SMS Research Out of Business?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:31 PM :: 1586 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... one of the stealthiest shutdowns this town has seen in a long time ....
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Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
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Hawaii Home Prices up 342% -- over and above the rate of inflation
By Selected News Articles @ 4:29 PM :: 1599 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii had the number one largest cost increase of any state in the country ....
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Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
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Honolulu Is the City with the Highest Inflation
By Selected News Articles @ 3:55 PM :: 902 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Honolulu 4.2% Consumer Price Index Change year over year ....
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024 |
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Database: More than 13,000 gender reassignment procedures on minors between 2019-23
By Selected News Articles @ 12:38 PM :: 1124 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Hawaii, with a population of 1.46 million and 15 procedures, had the lowest rate at one procedure per 291,054 residents ....
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Monday, October 7, 2024 |
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Financial State of the States--Hawaii Ranks 45th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:32 AM :: 888 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii had a Taxpayer Burden of $16,500, earning it a “D” grade ....
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Saturday, October 5, 2024 |
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Bad news for Tesla and America: Chinese E-Car maker is all over Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:48 PM :: 5575 Views :: Energy, Military
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... thanks to Hawaii’s Clean Energy Initiative ....
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Saturday, October 5, 2024 |
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20 US Cities That Spend the Most on Groceries Every Month (18 are in Hawaii)
By Selected News Articles @ 4:15 PM :: 2250 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hanalei, Kauai monthly grocery expenditure cost: $841.67 -- Highest in USA ....
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Saturday, October 5, 2024 |
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Hawaii is the Only U.S. State Not Investing in Manufactured Housing
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 AM :: 1338 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics
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... the average cost per square foot of a manufactured home was $87, roughly half of the $166 cost per square foot of a site-built home ....
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Sunday, September 29, 2024 |
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Hawaii’s 14 Largest Cities Ranked by Cost of Living
By Selected News Articles @ 7:03 PM :: 3441 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hilo has the lowest cost of living, Kailua has the highest ....
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Friday, September 27, 2024 |
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Hawaii’s legislature does the unthinkable, for a blue state: Slashing taxes
By Selected News Articles @ 3:34 PM :: 1710 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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“... In general, it was a terrific year at the legislature, and I never say that ....”
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Monday, September 23, 2024 |
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Trump Attempted Assassination Suspect is 'active registered voter' in North Carolina, Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 11:42 AM :: 901 Views :: Office of Elections
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“He is an active registered voter. He resides in District Precinct 48-01.”
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024 |
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Central Pacific to Buy American Savings?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:52 AM :: 2860 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Small Business
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... Central Pacific is discussing raising $1 billion to help facilitate the deal from investors ....
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Monday, September 16, 2024 |
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Hawaii is 2024’s 2nd Worst State for Teachers
By Selected News Articles @ 4:11 PM :: 952 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii's high cost of living drives down teachers' earnings ....
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Friday, September 6, 2024 |
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Study: Hawaii Has the Best Budgeters in the U.S.
By Selected News Articles @ 10:56 PM :: 750 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... States With the Best and Worst Budgeters in 2024 ....
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Friday, September 6, 2024 |
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Friday, September 6, 2024 |
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Hawaii’s Cloak-and-Dagger Lore
By Selected News Articles @ 5:03 PM :: 943 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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... Did you know that Tokyo even relied on a North-Shore-home-owning Nazi spy to launder money and send signals ....
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Thursday, September 5, 2024 |
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Unions pursue law changes to boost membership
By Selected News Articles @ 2:14 PM :: 975 Views :: Labor
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... under a 1997 Hawaii Supreme Court decision, (Konno v County of Hawaii) state and local government officials face enormous barriers contracting union-performed government work to private entities ....
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Wednesday, September 4, 2024 |
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Hawaii is 2024's 6th Least Innovative State for Education
By Selected News Articles @ 3:14 PM :: 811 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... Hawaii ranks 45th in Schools that Offer Advanced Placement Courses per Capita ....
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Friday, August 30, 2024 |
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Tourist Count Down, Spending Up
By Selected News Articles @ 2:08 PM :: 1110 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... The number of visitors is down 1% from July 2023. But spending by tourists, when adjusted by inflation, is up 2.6% from last year at $207 billion ....
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Wednesday, August 28, 2024 |
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Hawaii Second Amendment Rights Advocates Openly Carry Swords, Battle-Axes In Public To Celebrate New Law
By Selected News Articles @ 4:10 PM :: 1069 Views :: Second Amendment
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... he takes his battle-axe on walks to raise public awareness of the new laws while also making sure police aren’t restricting citizens’ rights to openly carry unusual weapons ....
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024 |
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Hawaii wants to force an oil ban on the rest of the country
By Selected News Articles @ 5:12 PM :: 1754 Views :: Energy, Environment, Judiciary
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... this lawsuit seeks to compel companies to cease production and sale of oil and gas everywhere ....
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Friday, August 23, 2024 |
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Hawaii has been ranked the worst U.S. state overall for poor driving behavior
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 1401 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... Driving under the influence, speeding, texting ....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2024 |
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Dye Pack: Six Hours from Cesspool to Ocean
By Selected News Articles @ 12:24 AM :: 1710 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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... the dye emerged at a shoreline spring, telling us that the wastewater from at least one home, and possibly more, is flowing out into Kahaluʻu Bay ....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024 |
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Justice Department Will Not Oppose Alaska-Hawaiian Air Merger
By Selected News Articles @ 2:29 AM :: 943 Views :: Tourism
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... The time period for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to complete its regulatory investigation has expired ....
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Monday, August 19, 2024 |
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Micronesia and Am Samoa Among World's Fastest-Shrinking Countries
By Selected News Articles @ 4:29 PM :: 1155 Views :: World News, Family
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... Federated States of Micronesia loses 0.73% of its population every year ....
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Friday, August 16, 2024 |
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Racists in Congress fought against statehood for Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:02 AM :: 3085 Views :: Hawaii History
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... the forces of segregation and racism in Congress effectively derailed statehood for more than a decade ....
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Friday, August 16, 2024 |
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Polls Showed Solid Support in Run-up to Hawaii Statehood
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 AM :: 8562 Views :: Hawaii History
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...Gallup first polled Americans on their support for Hawaii's statehood in 1940....
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Thursday, August 15, 2024 |
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Eight Hawaii hospitals at risk of closure
By Selected News Articles @ 3:55 PM :: 1816 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... 62% of Hawaii hospitals are at risk ....
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Thursday, August 15, 2024 |
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Hawaii Ranks 49th for Invasive Plant Presence
By Selected News Articles @ 4:05 AM :: 749 Views :: Environment, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii has the 3rd-fewest invasive plants ....
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Thursday, August 15, 2024 |
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Honolulu 5th Highest Inflation in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 AM :: 908 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... 4.5% increase vs 1 year ago ....
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024 |
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Hawaii Community Colleges Ranked
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 867 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... Best & Worst Community Colleges in 2024 ....
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024 |
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What Hawaii can learn from California’s long and bumpy road to ADU stardom
By Selected News Articles @ 4:57 AM :: 1162 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... This spring, Hawaii joined the growing list of states that have loosened restrictions on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to alleviate the housing shortage ....
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Monday, August 12, 2024 |
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Hawaiian Electric shares “could go to zero”
By Selected News Articles @ 2:49 PM :: 1939 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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"...without a court order that shifts the subrogation claims risk away from the defendants and back to policyholders...."
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