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Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
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Mayor Victorino offers sneak peak of Governor Ige’s Tuesday press conference
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 2651 Views :: Maui County, COVID-19
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... imminent changes to state emergency rules related to youth ocean sports and mask-wearing ....
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
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HECO Urges COVID Deadbeats to Set up Payment Plan
By News Release @ 2:12 AM :: 2770 Views :: Energy, COVID-19
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... Moratorium end on May 31 will not trigger immediate disconnections for past due customers ....
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
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Public Hearing for Maui County Firing Range
By News Release @ 2:02 AM :: 3211 Views :: Maui County, Second Amendment
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... Online public hearing scheduled for proposed rules for firing range at Ukumehame, Maui ....
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Monday, May 24, 2021 |
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Hawaii Among Worst States for Military Retirees
By Selected News Articles @ 8:10 PM :: 3671 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military
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... Hawaii is tied for #1 for most Homeless Veterans ....
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Sunday, May 23, 2021 |
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UH had $3.6B impact on Hawaiʻi economy in 2020
By News Release @ 4:47 PM :: 2565 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... UH represents about 3% of the state’s economy ....
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Sunday, May 23, 2021 |
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Teacher Payments and the “Me Too” Syndrome
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3222 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... House Bill 613, another bill that has undergone radical metamorphosis while in our Legislature. ...
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Sunday, May 23, 2021 |
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16 Hawaii Towns Ranked by Student Debt
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 AM :: 2877 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... 2021’s Cities with the Most & Least Student Debt ....
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Sunday, May 23, 2021 |
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School Closures will Cost Trillions--And Nobody is Worse than Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 AM :: 3508 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... While 12 states are at 100 percent, Hawaii as the worst state is at 38.5 percent and California as the next is at 53.5 percent ....
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Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
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HSTA Recruiting Teachers for New Scam to Eliminate Standardized Testing
By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 2918 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... “This is a great opportunity for teachers to help move Hawaii from standardized assessments to project-based learning,” said Corey Rosenlee ....
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Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
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HSTA Game Plan: After Ige Vetoes HB613, BoE Will Approve $2,200 Cash Bonanza
By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 6114 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... Shortage differentials maintain strong BOE support HIDOE is using the differentials to recruit, retain teachers ....
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Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
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Tulsi Gabbard Demands Chicago Mayor Resign For ‘Blatant Anti-White Racism’
By Selected News Articles @ 6:03 PM :: 4448 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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... “Mayor Lightfoot’s blatant anti-white racism is abhorrent,” Gabbard, a fellow Democrat, said ....
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Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
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April 2021 Hotel Revenues up 138%
By Hawaii Tourism Authority @ 4:28 PM :: 2994 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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... ADR was more than double last year’s level ($300, +138.6%), and occupancy was 50.8 percent (+42.0 percentage points), which would have been disappointing performance pre-pandemic ....
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Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
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Waiver goodbye to the Jones Act?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:04 AM :: 2499 Views :: Jones Act
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... If a shipping law that ostensibly protects “national security” has to be waived every time there’s a crisis, maybe the problem is the law itself ....
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Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
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In Hawaii, Electric Vehicles Cost More to Fuel than Gasoline Vehicles
By Selected News Articles @ 4:23 AM :: 5789 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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... and in Hawaii, many EVs pollute more than gasoline vehicles ....
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Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
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Kenji Price Joins DC Law Firm
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 2654 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... Former Honolulu Federal Prosecutor Kenji Price Will Help Clients Minimize Risk and Tackle Increased Enforcement Activity ....
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Friday, May 21, 2021 |
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Harbor Division Seeks Falls of Clyde Removal--Then Cancels Bid
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 3935 Views :: Hawaii History
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... DOT says solicitation for removal of the historic Falls of Clyde canceled, to be reissued in July ....
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Friday, May 21, 2021 |
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Hawaii Is Replacing Its Last Coal Plant With a ‘Giant Battery’—Powered by Oil
By Selected News Articles @ 8:13 PM :: 5256 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... The revelation that the Kapolei Energy Storage Facility will be powered with oil caused an uproar at a recent meeting, but the project is slated to continue ....
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Friday, May 21, 2021 |
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OHA Grants $1.25 million to 14 nonprofits
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 2561 Views :: OHA
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... The Office of Hawaiian Affairs today announced grant awards totaling $1.25 million ....
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Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
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Job Search Requirement Reinstated for Unemployed
By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 3339 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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... Hawai‘i residents currently receiving unemployment insurance benefits will again be required to prove they are searching for work starting May 30 ....
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Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
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Ige Seeks BLNR Nominees
By News Release @ 6:23 AM :: 2821 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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... currently, the designated Maui and O‘ahu land district seats are open ....
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Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
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Bodycam Video Shows Sykap Shooting, Crash into Canal
By Video @ 5:29 AM :: 3664 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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... HNN has obtained the April 5 footage from the officer who fired the first shots-- Just yesterday Prosecutor Alm said he would withhold video from the public during his 'independent investigation' ....
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Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
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UIPA Requests for FY2020
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 2505 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... data about Hawaii’s open records law collected by 284 state, county, and independent agencies on their UIPA Record Request Logs for FY 2020 ....
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Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
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Instream Flows Set for Taro-Growing Areas of Kauai, Maui
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 3455 Views :: Kauai County, Maui County, Agriculture
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... the Commission approving of natural streamflow conditions to serve as the instream flow standard ....
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Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
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Republican Jones Act reform bills introduced
By Michael Hansen @ 2:50 AM :: 2429 Views :: Jones Act
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“...Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) have introduced the Open America’s Water Act, a bill that would repeal the Jones Act and allow all qualified vessels to engage in domestic trade between U.S. ports....”
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021 |
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Neighborhood Board Election Ends Friday, May 21
By News Release @ 6:45 PM :: 3863 Views :: Honolulu County
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... The voting period is from April 26 to May 21, 2021 ....
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021 |
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Mauna Kea: 'Tell Canada to Stop Being Racist'
By Samuel Wilder King II @ 6:44 PM :: 4551 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... new requirement to be the imposition of racist, neo-colonial requirements on our society ....
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021 |
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FBI Investigating Navatek Insiders for Illegal Campaign contributions
By Selected News Articles @ 12:41 AM :: 3891 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... A recently unsealed search warrant application shows the FBI believes a Hawaii defense contractor illegally funneled $150,000 to a pro-Collins super PAC and reimbursed donations to Collins' campaign ....
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021 |
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EEOC Collects Over $4.8 Million on Judgment in Labor Trafficking Case Against Maui Pineapple
By News Release @ 11:41 PM :: 3567 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, Labor
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... $4.8 million has been recovered to satisfy a judgment in a national origin and race discrimination lawsuit brought by the EEOC against Maui Pineapple ....
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021 |
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HDOT Wins $31.7M by Suing Software Contractor
By News Release @ 10:41 PM :: 2072 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Ciber was hired in 2008 to design and implement a financial accounting system, on an Oracle software platform ....
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021 |
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Why we need to press ‘pause’ on the Honolulu rail project
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:58 PM :: 3002 Views :: Rail
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... the most expensive megaproject per capita in the world ....
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021 |
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Spectators allowed at permitted outdoor sporting events
By News Release @ 4:20 AM :: 2396 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... The rule continues to prohibit socializing and potlucks at the field/court before or after the scheduled sports activity ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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UHPA Pushes Back Against Mercado Kim
By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 3512 Views :: Higher Education
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... Sen. Donna Mercado Kim, Chair of the Senate Committee on Higher Education, did not hold back this past legislative session pushing for proposed legislation that would negatively impact the nucleus that allowed the University of Hawai‘i to obtain the distinguished Carnegie R1 institution ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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Results of 2021 HGEA State Board Election
By News Release @ 11:38 PM :: 2204 Views :: Labor
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... results of the 2021-2023 HGEA President and Board of Directors Election ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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Hawaii public schools to resume full, in-person learning for Fall Semester
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 1615 Views
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... scheduled to begin on August 3, 2021 ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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Facial Imaging Now Operational at Five Hawaii Airports
By News Release @ 7:56 PM :: 3809 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Airports Division announces the operation of Phase III of the thermal temperature screening and facial imaging project at Hawaii’s five major airports that accept trans-Pacific flights ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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Arrested at Airport: Nigerian Prince Allegedly Defrauded Hawaii Unemployment
By News Release @ 7:34 PM :: 4956 Views :: Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... the arrestee is a senior aide to the Governor of the Nigerian State of Ogun, just outside Lagos ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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UH to require COVID-19 vaccination for on-campus students this fall
By News Release @ 3:45 PM :: 2671 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19
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... This means that, to be on any UH campus, students must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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VIDEO: Hawaii Republicans Elect New Party Leadership
By News Release @ 5:12 AM :: 3579 Views :: Republican Party
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... results from Hawaii GOP virtual convention May 15, 2021 ....
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Sunday, May 16, 2021 |
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General Excise Exemptions to be Shut Off for Two Years?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 4448 Views :: Small Business, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... “Frankenbill” House Bill 58 has cleared the Legislature and is on the Governor’s desk waiting to become law ....
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Sunday, May 16, 2021 |
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Get Engaged in County Government!
By News Release @ 3:13 AM :: 2139 Views :: OHA
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... Did you know that each county is in the middle of its budgeting process? ....
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Saturday, May 15, 2021 |
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Full Text: HGEA Letter to Ige Urging Veto of $29M HSTA Bonus
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 5616 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education, Labor
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"...the Legislature disregarded collective bargaining and granted this generous cash bonus to one group of employees while making significant departmental cuts elsewhere, like in higher education, which will likely lead to layoffs...."
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Saturday, May 15, 2021 |
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Hawaii Juvenile COVID Cases Surging
By Andrew Walden @ 5:45 AM :: 3109 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... age 0-17 is now at its highest peak since late August, 2020 ....
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Saturday, May 15, 2021 |
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Rep Ward: "It's clearly time to open up the State Capitol"
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:25 AM :: 3258 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... The State Capitol has been closed since March of 2020 when the pandemic began, and unlike other State and government buildings across our State, the Capitol has remained closed to the public ....
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Saturday, May 15, 2021 |
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Hacking for Defense: Marines Partner with University of Hawaii Students
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 2802 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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... H4D is a 16-week course that accepts students from business, computer science, engineering and policy majors ....
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Friday, May 14, 2021 |
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Honolulu Rail: 27 Alternatives to Plan A?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:49 PM :: 2461 Views :: Rail
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“...People need to know what the options are and what the costs are, and what the real future of rail looks like....”
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