... The parcel is one of several not included on Blangiardi’s, June 8, 2020, Candidate Financial Disclosure form ....

...HB1271 dissolves the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) and transfers all its resource except the director to the Department of Agriculture....

... Waipahu ranks 256th in USA for 'ethnoracial diversity' ....

... Laissez les bon temps rouler! ....

... Walk-In Closing: Friday, February 19, 2021, 4:30 p.m. ....

... A 2012 study at Cornell University found that, when faced with a new soda tax, many households reduced their soda consumption while purchasing an increased amount of beer ....

... Last week we saw a glimmer of hope ....

... One of the nation’s leading 911 conspiracy theorists has been nominated to serve on the Maui County Charter Commission ....

... oversee more than 800 regular employees and a multi-million dollar budget used to maintain and improve the facilities of 304 designated park and garden locations on nearly 5,000 acres of land ....

... The anticipated grant start date is June 1, 2021, and the grant award period is for one year. ....

... The submission deadline for appropriations requests is March 1, 2021. ...

... Thereʻs A New Scheme To Turn Hawaiians Into A US Tribe ....

... your kid is a racist at age 3, but we can help (for a small fee of course) .... 

... Such waivers are perhaps best known for their use in recent decades to speed relief following natural disasters ....

... Henry ‘Opukaha‘ia was born around 1792 in Ka‘u on Hawai‘i Island ....

... Over 12,000 Hawai‘i students in grades 9 through 12 participated in the 2019 survey ....

... Hawaii has seen two of it’s top three economic “pillars” collapse over the past two decades ....

... HIDOE still taking names of those interested in shots ....

... 'shortage differentials' were paid beginning January 7, 2020, for one year only.  Extending them into 2021 is tantamount to a Pay Hike ....

... flawed government accounting standards allow lawmakers to spend more and sweep debt under the rug ....

... the issues that fueled his rise are still there, and those people are still looking to be heard ....

... Reality: Hawaii's Fake Green Energy Initiative: After 15 years, Petroleum Dependence Drops only 6% ....

"...more support for affordable housing, climate resiliency, and safer and more efficient transportation systems...."

... HGEA members are being left alone to supervise students in learning hubs while some teachers are able to work from home or remain isolated in their classrooms ....

... The Governmental Accounting Standards Boards is considering letting states count loans as "revenues" to balance their budgets ....

... Guilty, Guilty ....

... Hold on to your wallets, folks, because this year’s great legislative adventure has just begun! ....

... Car Loan Debt-to-Income Ratios for 16 Hawaii towns .... 

... Lottery, Casino, Suicide ....

"... those payments came with a 3.5% convenience fee — higher than any other vendor taking electronic payments ...."

... Federal District Court Judge Derrick K. Watson ruled in County of Maui v. Chevron that the federal court does not have jurisdiction over the case and remanded the action back to state court ....

... it’s the start to a very important year. ...

... Jeoffrey Cudiamat, Natalie Iwasa, J. Roger Morton, Joseph O’Donnell, and Dean Uchida ....

... DLIR announced that it has completed system updates for the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program that was extended by the Continued Assistance Act ....

... The Working Group’s questions about the lawsuit filed by OHA against me and the office – a lawsuit that is ongoing – are also wholly inappropriate and can only help OHA in the litigation .... 

... increasing Hawaii's tax burden at a time when its economy is in its worst depression ever ....

... COVID-19 is affecting the mental health of all Hawai‘i residents, but especially for young adults and those whose household income is less than $50,000 ....

... tax-related bills pending at the Legislature, including legalizing gambling, new conveyance taxes, new rental vehicle taxes, new carbon taxes, new proposed constitutional amendment ....

... They Only Had To Look At OHA To See What A Failure It Would Be ....

... 23.3% of Hawaii tax collections come from income taxes ....

... He explains his vote in detail ....

... According to the survey commissioned by the Hawai‘i Department of Health, 55% plan to get vaccinated as soon as they are eligible and 36% will wait before receiving their vaccinations ....

... General Excise and Use Tax (GET) collections are down by 21.8% from last fiscal year ....

... upcoming hearings ....

... “This vitally important commission is charged with a once-in-a-decade review of our County’s constitutional backbone,” Mayor Victorino said ....

... According to the complaint filed by Bankruptcy Trustee Michael Katzenstein,  Clearcom, a Hee family company, has been receiving payment under the table from Oceanic Time Warner, Charter, and possibly others ....

... a video montage of the January 6, 2021 Attack on the U.S. Capitol during his opening statement during the U.S. Senate Impeachment Trial of former President Trump ....

... SB 301, SB 307, HB 31 and HB 1366 .... 

... lift zoning restrictions that hamper creative solutions to the lack of affordable housing ....