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... slowly the details began to emerge ....

... For Hawaii homeowners, the cost of housing as a share of median monthly household income is 50.02%.  For Hawaii renters, it is 62.52%.  Both figures are the highest in the USA ....

There's an initial Eden, a paradise, a state of grace and unity with nature, there's a fall from grace into a state of pollution as a result of eating from the tree of knowledge....

Ira Einhorn, Master of Ceremonies, Earth Day Rally on Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park, Phila, PA, Apr. 22, 1970.

... WalletHub compared startup opportunities across 100 U.S. cities ....

...Hawaii has the most expensive average home price in the country, the smallest average home size of any state, and yard space that costs over 200% more than the national average....

... Appeal to the Princess: Nahi’ena’ena, David Malo and Waine'e Church in Early Hawaiian Newspapers .... 

... Hawaii has the highest sales and excise tax burden ....

... The injunction bars enforcement of HRS § 134-9(a)(5) to the extent it blocks non-residents from obtaining carry licenses based solely on residency ....

... agreeing with its argument that the United States lacks standing to sue over hypothetical allegations ....

... the report authors praised Democratic Hawaii lawmakers for reducing some taxes he said would ease the cost of living.  Too bad the Legislature is about to reverse this ....

... four Oahu locations near the bottom of this national scorecard ....

...Ridership has been hovering around 81 percent since September, 2024, and it doesn’t appear likely that it will increase much in the foreseeable future....

"... the real decisions will likely come during conference committee between April 16 and May 1 ...."

... the predictable result of policy choices that prioritize climate symbolism over working families’ budgets ....

... the legal basis for regulating CO2 emissions from motor vehicles, power plants and industry under the Clean Air Act ....

... Hawaii averages 134 annual school bus crashes from 2021 to 2024 ....

... The decision is now on appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ....

... multiple people take the guy down to the ground and they wail on him with fists and feet ... including one woman who kicks him in the face several times ....

... Schatz received at least $131,500 from organizations that oppose the bill ....

“FEMA remains fully prepared to provide support as needed.  While the shutdown impacts some routine operations, immediate response needs are not affected.”

... and 2nd-highest taxes per capita ....

... Kennedy had stated “sex-rejecting procedures” — such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries — are unsafe and ineffective ways to treat children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria that “fail to meet professional recognized standards of health care.” ....

... Hawaii’s highways rank 50th in Urban Interstate Pavement Condition, 48th in Rural Arterial Pavement Condition ....

...an online platform that imposes multiple additional fees on top of those authorized by Hawaiʻi law....

... Over the next several days, we will be releasing all 14 documents in this set ....

...On March 19, 1959, Congress approved Hawaii for admission to the union as the 50th state....

...The suspension of the law would allow foreign tankers to transport oil around the country....

...Park permanently enjoined a Hawaii law criminalizing the reckless distribution of “materially deceptive media” that “risk[s] ... harming the reputation or electoral prospects of a candidate in an election or changing the voting behavior of voters in an election.”...

...Hawaii leads the nation, where about 1 in 13 households include three generations living together....

“Forfeiture-land is a place where the normal rules don’t work.”

... Six months ago, James Comey and Letitia James had likely never heard of PLF client Eliza Wille or her dolphin therapy practice in Kona ....

...an intercity bus costs less than $300,000, but in 2023 and 2024 transit agencies spent an average of more than $1.1 million....

“How is it that very profitable development went from under $100/SF in rural towns to over $600/SF in big cities in less than two decades?”

... Democratic attorney generals cite 14th Amendment, but immigration policy nonprofit disagrees ....

... A ruling for the defendants could halt similar lawsuits nationwide and reaffirm that energy and climate policy must be set by Congress, not by local courts ....

...'sue big oil' lawfirm Hagens Berman was referred to the U.S. Department of Justice by a federal judge, citing findings of “misconduct bordering on the criminal”....

... Taking a class from an unapproved or expired instructor could delay your permit process and create unnecessary complications ....

... ILWU, Senator Kurt Fevella, UPW Local 646, Back the Blue founder Wayne Kaiwi, Kurt Tsuniyoshi, Charlie Iona ....

... just a vindictive effort to keep as many law-abiding gun owners as possible from exercising their rights ....

... the church’s first official permanent pastor was renowned preacher and evangelist Blind Bartimeus ....

... Carpenters Union questioned donations Luke received from then-indicted Navatek head Milton Kao in connection with tax credits she supported in 2017 ....

... Fighting foreign psychological operations from our very own shores ....

... anti-gun lawmakers in the Aloha State are already scheming to continue infringing the Second Amendment ....

... In Hawaii, households spend $157 per week on groceries, up 9.6% from the prior year ....

... included in the "Big Beautiful Bill" signed into law in July 2025. It provides a $1,000 contribution from the U.S. Treasury Department to a tax-free account for babies born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028 ....

... a "breeding ground for fraud" ....

... Typically, there are at least three meetings per year ....

"they will repeal certificate-of-need laws"

...Neal Katyal, a lawyer representing Hawaii, argued that the purpose of including Black codes in its explanation is to argue evidence that states have historically been allowed to implement gun regulations....