... Island Flex is a program that allows employees to allocate a portion of their salary into Medical Spending Accounts and/or Dependent Care Spending Accounts on a tax-free basis ....

... SB 433 would have absolutely banned carry, open or concealed, of most knives, and all knives in many public places in Hawaii ....

... In total, 1,538 residential and commercial properties have been cleared ....

... in light of President Trump’s welcome Executive Order temporarily withdrawing all areas of the outer continental shelf from leasing for wind energy ....

... suit in two cases to challenge the federal directives halting funding for DEIA-related programs and capping indirect costs for research at 15% ....

... the campaign contributions were bribes meant to secure Mau's prosecution, a federal jury eventually found that the donations were legitimate political contributions ....

... While employed with the Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, Bjur allegedly issued herself $81,000 ....

“...As we witness the very quickly changing landscape of the federal government, federal workforce and federal policies, this order directs state agencies to review candidates and make a conditional job offer within 14 days of receiving an individual’s application....”

... the Trump administration is reintroducing a 10% tariff on all imports from China ....

Tuesday, Feb. 18: Mānoa Valley District Park, 5:30–7 p.m., Old Gym

Thursday, Feb. 20: Ewa Mahiko District Park, 5:30–7 p.m., DP Multi-Purpose Room 1

"... Espionage threats increased as more than 176,000 Chinese illegally entered U.S. under Biden ...."

... This bill allows children to be legally stolen from the Mainland, and from American Samoa, Guam and other US territories where juvenile sex-change is not legal ....

... it’s being pushed very hard as a sweet deal, but it has the potential to really stomp our economy ....

... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....

... sex change for children still moving in the Senate ....

... state law defines any building, structure, object, district, area or site over 50 years old as historic ....

... measures related to housing, healthcare, taxes and government accountability ....

... Hawaii’s high housing costs are due mostly to Hawaii’s excessively strict land-use and zoning regulations, as well as its long permitting wait times ....

“...Lessons from Maui as LA Begins to Rebuild....”

... The median annual cost of the Jones Act to the Hawai‘i economy is $1.2 billion ....

... After a mistrial was declared, Boom met with Tyquiengco and gave him $1,100 ....

... first release of sterile male mosquitoes into a state forest reserve on the vast Alakaʻi Plateau ....

... Friday, February 21, 2025 – Candidate Filing and Voter Registration Deadline ....

... Updating the definition of “historic property” would speed up permitting for homebuilding while protecting Hawaii’s history ....

... Maui County Council considering multiple housing-related bills, including one aimed specifically at making it easier for older buildings to be rebuilt after the 2023 wildfires ....

...zoning complaints led to the market’s closure in January, and now, other farmers markets across the county face a similar fate unless the Kauai County Council takes action....

... Kao pressured the bank to expedite approval of the fraudulent application by repeatedly claiming that he had discussed his application with United States Senators and their staffs who would intervene on Kao’s behalf if the bank did not quickly approve his loan ....

"... guidance to help businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations ...."

"... we will continue to fight every single step of the way until President Trump is permanently prevented from trampling on the Fourteenth Amendment ...."

... The lawsuit argues that President Trump has violated the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution, which ensures that executive appointments are subject to congressional oversight and Senate confirmation ....  

... This report examines incident cases of conditions that have been reported by Red Hill, Hawai’i community members to Defense Health Agency (DHA) Public Health following the JP-5 fuel release ....

... The rental requirement will be in effect for the remainder of FEMA’s housing assistance program, which has been extended through Feb. 10, 2026 ....  

... Judge Watson found Stancil to be  “among the most culpable” of those in the Miske Enterprise ....

"... unworthy of the highest public trust ...."

... The US Securities and Exchange Commission enacted Gag Rule in 1972 without notice and comment after falsely framing it as an internal “housekeeping” measure that would not affect third parties ....

... Honolulu inflation is up 1% in just the last two months ....

... U.S. Military Announces it is Dropping PLA Mandate ....

... In 2022, the state law determining the process for calculating RPS changed ....

... “Last year, $9B of the $35B that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted for research was used for administrative overhead, what is known as “indirect costs” ....

"...Subrogating insurers, the insurance companies argued, have rights that cannot be dismissed or negotiated away by other people or other parties...."

... some tantalizing crumbs about how to raise a claim that a taking lacks a public use or purpose ....

... Timothy Lee, 48, was indicted by the O`ahu Grand Jury and charged with nine counts of False Name Contribution that occurred in 2020 ....

... Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs will hold a public hearing on several bills that will restrict Second Amendment rights in Hawaii ....

“…now comes the crisis in property insurance - much higher insurance premiums and insurers ceasing to write property insurance….” 

... A state law in effect since 1994 prohibits anyone under the age of 21 from acquiring a firearm, with certain exceptions for hunting and other purposes ....

... votes cast and bills introduced ....

... Hawaiʻi’s resident drowning rate is the second highest in the nation behind Alaska ...

... U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects $1,742,014.13 in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2024 ....

... There.  Is.  No.  Such.  Thing.  As.  A.  Dedicated.  Funding.  Source!  ....

“...So, how many tax hikes are they trying to pass this time?”