| 
	
    
	 
	|
	 
		
			
		
 
	
		| 
				
					| Saturday, May 22, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | HSTA Game Plan: After Ige Vetoes HB613, BoE Will Approve $2,200 Cash Bonanza By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 6585 Views  ::  Education K-12,  Labor
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... Shortage differentials maintain strong BOE support HIDOE is using the differentials to recruit, retain teachers .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Saturday, May 22, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Tulsi Gabbard Demands Chicago Mayor Resign For ‘Blatant Anti-White Racism’ By Selected News Articles @ 6:03 PM :: 5014 Views  ::  Democratic Party,  Congressional Delegation,  Politicians
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... “Mayor Lightfoot’s blatant anti-white racism is abhorrent,” Gabbard, a fellow Democrat, said ....  |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Saturday, May 22, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | April 2021 Hotel Revenues up 138% By Hawaii Tourism  Authority @ 4:28 PM :: 3476 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Tourism,  COVID-19
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... 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 .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Saturday, May 22, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Waiver goodbye to the Jones Act? By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:04 AM :: 2871 Views  ::  Jones Act
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... 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 .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Saturday, May 22, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | In Hawaii, Electric Vehicles Cost More to Fuel than Gasoline Vehicles By Selected News Articles @ 4:23 AM :: 6380 Views  ::  Energy,  Hawaii Statistics
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... and in Hawaii, many EVs pollute more than gasoline vehicles .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Saturday, May 22, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Kenji Price Joins DC Law Firm By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 3028 Views  ::  Law Enforcement
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... Former Honolulu Federal Prosecutor Kenji Price Will Help Clients Minimize Risk and Tackle Increased Enforcement Activity .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Friday, May 21, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Harbor Division Seeks Falls of Clyde Removal--Then Cancels Bid By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 4418 Views  ::  Hawaii History
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... DOT says solicitation for removal of the historic Falls of Clyde canceled, to be reissued in July .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Friday, May 21, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Hawaii Is Replacing Its Last Coal Plant With a ‘Giant Battery’—Powered by Oil By Selected News Articles @ 8:13 PM :: 6149 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Energy,  Cost of Living
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... 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 .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Friday, May 21, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | OHA Grants $1.25 million to 14 nonprofits By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 2874 Views  ::  OHA
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... The Office of Hawaiian Affairs today announced grant awards totaling $1.25 million .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, May 20, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Job Search Requirement Reinstated for Unemployed By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 3765 Views  ::  Labor,  Small Business
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... Hawai‘i residents currently receiving unemployment insurance benefits will again be required to prove they are searching for work starting May 30 .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, May 20, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Ige Seeks BLNR Nominees By News Release @ 6:23 AM :: 3232 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government,  Land Use
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... currently, the designated Maui and O‘ahu land district seats are open .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, May 20, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Bodycam Video Shows Sykap Shooting, Crash into Canal By Video @ 5:29 AM :: 4106 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Police
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... 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' .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, May 20, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | UIPA Requests for FY2020 By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 2867 Views  ::  Ethics,  Hawaii State Government
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... data about Hawaii’s open records law collected by 284 state, county, and independent agencies on their UIPA Record Request Logs for FY 2020 .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, May 20, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Instream Flows Set for Taro-Growing Areas of Kauai, Maui By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 3943 Views  ::  Kauai County,  Maui County,  Agriculture
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... the Commission approving of natural streamflow conditions to serve as the instream flow standard .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, May 20, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Republican Jones Act reform bills introduced By Michael Hansen @ 2:50 AM :: 2825 Views  ::  Jones Act
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| “...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....” |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Wednesday, May 19, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Neighborhood Board Election Ends Friday, May 21 By News Release @ 6:45 PM :: 4313 Views  ::  Honolulu County
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... The voting period is from April 26 to May 21, 2021 ....  |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Wednesday, May 19, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Mauna Kea: 'Tell Canada to Stop Being Racist' By Samuel Wilder King II @ 6:44 PM :: 5156 Views  ::  Hawaii County ,  Greenmail,  Higher Education,  OHA
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... new requirement to be the imposition of racist, neo-colonial requirements on our society .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Wednesday, May 19, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | FBI Investigating Navatek Insiders for Illegal Campaign contributions By Selected News Articles @ 12:41 AM :: 4449 Views  ::  Ethics,  Congressional Delegation,  Military
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... 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 .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Tuesday, May 18, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | EEOC Collects Over $4.8 Million on Judgment in Labor Trafficking Case Against Maui Pineapple By News Release @ 11:41 PM :: 4112 Views  ::  Maui County,  Agriculture,  Labor
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... $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 .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Tuesday, May 18, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | HDOT Wins $31.7M by Suing Software Contractor By News Release @ 10:41 PM :: 2322 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... Ciber was hired in 2008 to design and implement a financial accounting system, on an Oracle software platform .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Tuesday, May 18, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Why we need to press ‘pause’ on the Honolulu rail project By Grassroot Institute @ 6:58 PM :: 3444 Views  ::  Rail
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... the most expensive megaproject per capita in the world .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Tuesday, May 18, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Spectators allowed at permitted outdoor sporting events By News Release @ 4:20 AM :: 2873 Views  ::  Education K-12,  COVID-19
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... The rule continues to prohibit socializing and potlucks at the field/court before or after the scheduled sports activity .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Monday, May 17, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | UHPA Pushes Back Against Mercado Kim By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 3850 Views  ::  Higher Education
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... 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 .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Monday, May 17, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Results of 2021 HGEA State Board Election By News Release @ 11:38 PM :: 2542 Views  ::  Labor
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... results of the 2021-2023 HGEA President and Board of Directors Election .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Monday, May 17, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Hawaii public schools to resume full, in-person learning for Fall Semester By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 1802 Views
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... scheduled to begin on August 3, 2021 .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Monday, May 17, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Facial Imaging Now Operational at Five Hawaii Airports By News Release @ 7:56 PM :: 4266 Views  ::  Law Enforcement,  Tourism,  COVID-19
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... 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 .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Monday, May 17, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Arrested at Airport: Nigerian Prince Allegedly Defrauded Hawaii Unemployment By News Release @ 7:34 PM :: 5688 Views  ::  Law Enforcement,  COVID-19
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... the arrestee is a senior aide to the Governor of the Nigerian State of Ogun, just outside Lagos ....  |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Monday, May 17, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | UH to require COVID-19 vaccination for on-campus students this fall By News Release @ 3:45 PM :: 3061 Views  ::  Higher Education,  COVID-19
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... This means that, to be on any UH campus, students must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 ....  |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Monday, May 17, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | VIDEO: Hawaii Republicans Elect New Party Leadership By News Release @ 5:12 AM :: 4121 Views  ::  Republican Party
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... results from Hawaii GOP virtual convention May 15, 2021 .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Sunday, May 16, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | General Excise Exemptions to be Shut Off for Two Years? By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 4938 Views  ::  Small Business,  Tax Credits,  Taxes
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... “Frankenbill” House Bill 58 has cleared the Legislature and is on the Governor’s desk waiting to become law .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Sunday, May 16, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Get Engaged in County Government! By News Release @ 3:13 AM :: 2401 Views  ::  OHA
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... Did you know that each county is in the middle of its budgeting process? .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Saturday, May 15, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Full Text: HGEA Letter to Ige Urging Veto of $29M HSTA Bonus By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 6260 Views  ::  Education K-12,  Higher Education,  Labor
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| "...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...." |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Saturday, May 15, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Hawaii Juvenile COVID Cases Surging By Andrew Walden @ 5:45 AM :: 3618 Views  ::  Education K-12,  COVID-19
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... age 0-17 is now at its highest peak since late August, 2020 .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Saturday, May 15, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Rep Ward: "It's clearly time to open up the State Capitol" By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:25 AM :: 3830 Views  ::  Ethics,  Hawaii State Government,  COVID-19
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... 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 .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Saturday, May 15, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Hacking for Defense: Marines Partner with University of Hawaii Students By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 3216 Views  ::  Higher Education,  Military
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... H4D is a 16-week course that accepts students from business, computer science, engineering and policy majors .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Friday, May 14, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Honolulu Rail: 27 Alternatives to Plan A? By Grassroot Institute @ 11:49 PM :: 2801 Views  ::  Rail
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| “...People need to know what the options are and what the costs are, and what the real future of rail looks like....” |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Friday, May 14, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Now is the time to ‘get real’ about Hawaii’s future By Grassroot Institute @ 11:41 PM :: 3851 Views  ::  Economy,  Hawaii Statistics,  COVID-19
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... losing the state’s best and brightest to opportunities elsewhere .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Friday, May 14, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Everyone wants affordable housing By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:38 PM :: 3954 Views  ::  Maui County,  Development,  Cost of Living
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... We want a Hawaii where everyone who wants to buy a home can buy one in their price range .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Friday, May 14, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Test Proves Navy Destroyer Can Shoot Down ICBM By Selected News Articles @ 3:06 AM :: 2805 Views  ::  Military
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii, tracked the target. Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John Finn (DDG-113), positioned hundreds of miles east of Hawaii, launched an SM-3 Block IIA missile .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Friday, May 14, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | SCOTUS Decision on Hawaii Carry Case will Tell Gun Owners All They Need to Know By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 AM :: 3801 Views  ::  Second Amendment
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| "...unlike the New York scheme, where some permits actually have been issued, Hawaii’s scheme is a permitting system in name only, because the  statute has been used to deny all permit applications during the nine years this case has been in litigation...." |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, May 13, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | U.S. will accept Jones Act waiver applications while Colonial Pipeline begins slow reopening By Michael Hansen @ 11:44 PM :: 4124 Views  ::  Jones Act
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... DHS issued the first Jones Act waiver to a U.S. oil company to charter a foreign flag tanker to transport a domestic petroleum products cargo from the U.S. Gulf to the East Coast .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, May 13, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Homeless HONU Shelter begins operation in Whitmore Village By News Release @ 9:27 PM :: 4041 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Homelessness
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... Operation of HONU is done through a joint effort by the Honolulu Police Department, the City’s Department of Community Services, and the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Homelessness. ... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, May 13, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | DoT Hosts Public Meetings for 'Statewide Transportation Improvement Program' By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 2539 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| "... The STIP is a four-year programming implementation document that identifies State and County transportation projects to be funded in part with federal funds ...." |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, May 13, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Schatz Calls On Ige To Lift Restrictions On Youth Sports By News Release @ 9:08 PM :: 3409 Views  ::  Education K-12,  Congressional Delegation,  COVID-19
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... In his letter to the governor, Schatz cites Hawai‘i’s progress on vaccinations and its low case counts, as well as the importance of safely lifting restrictions and returning to a more normal life .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, May 13, 2021 |  
					| 
							
								|  | $10M Taxpayer Money in 'High Tech' Giveaways By News Release @ 8:58 PM :: 2908 Views  ::  Small Business,  COVID-19
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| "... to 36 small businesses across Hawaii for PPE manufacturing ...." |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  |