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Saturday, January 11, 2025 |
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OIP: New Law and New Opinions for New Year
By News Release @ 10:16 PM :: 861 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment
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... OIP posted five new informal opinions ....
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Saturday, January 11, 2025 |
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14% of Hawaii Healthcare Jobs Vacant
By News Release @ 8:52 PM :: 1277 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... 34,181 healthcare positions in the state and a 14% vacancy rate, a significant decrease from the 17% vacancy rate reported in 2022 ....
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Saturday, January 11, 2025 |
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ALICE REPORT: 37% of Households Consider Leaving Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 2467 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... 27% of households statewide fear being forced to move within a year—a figure that jumps to 41% among ALICE households ....
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Saturday, January 11, 2025 |
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Deport Illegal Thieves? Hawaii Congressional Delegation Votes 'Nay'
By Selected News Articles @ 5:37 PM :: 1046 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Law Enforcement
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... The U.S. Senate has voted 84-9 to begin debate on the Laken Riley Act. Schatz and Hirono are among the nine ....
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Saturday, January 11, 2025 |
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Saturday, January 11, 2025 |
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Judiciary Seeks Nominees for Big Island, Maui
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 893 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Judiciary
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... District Court judges and Independent Grand Jury Counsel ....
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Saturday, January 11, 2025 |
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OHA Legislative Agenda: Kakaako 400 Foot Towers (again)
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 1167 Views :: Development, Land Use, OHA
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... This bill would also raise the residential height limit along Ala Moana Boulevard to 400 feet ....
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Saturday, January 11, 2025 |
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House Majority Outlines 2025 Priorities
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 808 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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"...our focus remains on tackling the cost of living and improving the quality of life...."
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Saturday, January 11, 2025 |
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Hawaii attorney general questions Walmart's retreat from DEI
By Selected News Articles @ 2:10 PM :: 1007 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement
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... Walmart reportedly is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies to focus on being more "belonging." ....
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Saturday, January 11, 2025 |
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OHA Trustees Swear to Uphold Two Constitutions
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:00 AM :: 819 Views :: Hawaii History, OHA
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... trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) were sworn in by Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins ....
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Friday, January 10, 2025 |
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Is another great year too much to ask?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:36 PM :: 921 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... a modest but workable list of policy resolutions for 2025 ....
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Friday, January 10, 2025 |
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Not Everybody is Leaving: COVID fraud helps one family move to Kapolei
By News Release @ 10:32 PM :: 1219 Views :: Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... as a result of the false and fraudulent applications, they received $1,365,000 in PPP loan funds ....
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Friday, January 10, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Vaccination Drive Saves Samoa from RFK's Deadly Antivaxxer Propaganda
By Video @ 4:05 PM :: 1038 Views :: Health Care
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... RFK traveled to Samoa to discourage vaccinations. 83 died of measles ....
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Friday, January 10, 2025 |
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Maui Eviction Moratorium Ends
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 906 Views :: Maui County, Small Business
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... expiration of Maui’s eviction moratorium on February 4, 2025 ....
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Friday, January 10, 2025 |
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Hawaii Abortions Down 11% for 2022
By Selected News Articles @ 1:07 AM :: 824 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Life
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... there were 1,970 abortions reported in Hawaii in 2022, a decrease of 11% from 2021 ....
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Friday, January 10, 2025 |
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NRA Grassroots Meeting set for Oahu
By NRA ILA @ 12:50 AM :: 887 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Hear from your NRA-ILA Hawaiian State Director, Keely Hopkins, and Hawaii Rifle Association President, Kainoa Kaku! ....
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Friday, January 10, 2025 |
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Hawaiian Electric to close Shift and Save time-of-use rates program to new enrollments
By News Release @ 12:34 AM :: 1063 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... To date, about 14,000 residential and commercial customers have enrolled in Shift and Save ....
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Friday, January 10, 2025 |
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21% of Students Short on Vaccinations
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 928 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... a 25% increase from the 2022-23 school year ....
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Thursday, January 9, 2025 |
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State Senate Democrats Outline Priorities for Legislative Session
By News Release @ 9:56 PM :: 879 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Stabilizing Hawaiʻi's Property Insurance Market ....
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Thursday, January 9, 2025 |
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Busted in Ibiza: Bumpy Kanahele's Fake 'Diplomat'
By Selected News Articles @ 12:54 AM :: 2363 Views :: OHA, Drugs
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... The adventures of a false diplomat in Ibiza exposed: luxury vehicles, private clubs, cryptocurrency bank and other fantasies ....
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Wednesday, January 8, 2025 |
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Honolulu Traffic 19th - Worst in USA
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 1123 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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... Honolulu drivers lose 45 hours in congestion at an annual cost of $806 per driver ....
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Wednesday, January 8, 2025 |
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Hawaii doctor under investigation for murder in woman’s euthanasia death
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 PM :: 2021 Views :: Law Enforcement, Life
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... the woman was starting to choke and motioned for the doctor to stop — but he continued ....
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Wednesday, January 8, 2025 |
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Hawaii #1 -- lost greatest share of population to other states
By Tax Foundation @ 3:07 AM :: 2439 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii lost 0.65% of its population to other states in FY2024 ....
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Wednesday, January 8, 2025 |
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Electricity-Caused Wildland Fires: Costs, Social Fairness, and Proposed Solution
By Robert Thomas @ 2:53 AM :: 1027 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Judiciary
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... litigation must be replaced by a system which provides basic compensation to wildfire victims, irrespective of the cause and associated fault ....
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Wednesday, January 8, 2025 |
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Fireworks: Culture and Traditions?
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:30 AM :: 1480 Views :: Hawaii History, Law Enforcement
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... people trying to culturally appropriate customs to justify their inconsiderate and dangerous behaviors with leaders having to be “sensitive” when discussing it ....
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Tuesday, January 7, 2025 |
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Oil industry seeks end to climate change lawsuits
By Selected News Articles @ 1:14 PM :: 1039 Views :: Energy, Environment, Judiciary
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... the defendants may have a valid argument in favor of federal law since Honolulu is suing over conduct taking place outside of Hawaii’s borders ....
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Monday, January 6, 2025 |
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US Atty Connors Resigns After Successfully Stopping Hawaii Corruption Prosecutions
By News Release @ 11:15 PM :: 1709 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... Miske, Dawson and Choy are dead and all the investigations are squelched ....
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Monday, January 6, 2025 |
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Kaiser Nurses and Healthcare Workers on Maui and Lanai Ratify New Contract Without Strike
By News Release @ 11:05 PM :: 1086 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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... The agreement includes significant wage increases for lowest-paid workers and enforceable staffing language to protect patient care ....
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Sunday, January 5, 2025 |
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Tax Word Find
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 729 Views :: Taxes
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... Happy New Year and welcome to 2025! ....
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Saturday, January 4, 2025 |
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Not Even Beautiful Hawaii Is Immune to ‘Tax Flight’
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:17 PM :: 1354 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... The Aloha State is finally facing the problem ....
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Saturday, January 4, 2025 |
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Report: CWS Hurts Rather than Helps
By News Release @ 1:08 PM :: 1480 Views :: Ethics, Family, Law Enforcement
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... People inside and outside of CWS describe an uncoordinated system that works in silos and lacks proper resources and accountability. ...
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Friday, January 3, 2025 |
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Aging and Hawaii’s Generational Economy
By UHERO @ 11:40 PM :: 1343 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...By 2035 one in four people in Hawaii will be 65 or older....
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Friday, January 3, 2025 |
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Legislators to Hold Hearing on Oahu Landfill
By News Release @ 7:54 PM :: 888 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Tuesday January 7, 2025 at 9am ....
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Friday, January 3, 2025 |
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Can New Legal Angle Beat Jones Act in Court?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:02 AM :: 1294 Views :: Jones Act
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... lawsuits challenging the Jones Act have failed to seize upon an important piece of the Constitution ....
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Wednesday, January 1, 2025 |
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Red Hill Registry opens pre-enrollment for impacted community members
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 1187 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Higher Education, Military
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... Those exposed to jet-fuel-contaminated drinking water from the Navy water line on Oʻahu are encouraged to fill out a short, five-minute questionnaire ....
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Wednesday, January 1, 2025 |
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Hawaii 7th Hardest Gun Control Laws
By Selected News Articles @ 4:58 PM :: 1372 Views :: Second Amendment
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... The nonprofit analyzed every gun law in every state ....
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Wednesday, January 1, 2025 |
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November Tourist Count up 5.3%
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 958 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 770,940 visitors in November 2024, growth of 5.3% compared to the same month last year. Total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars was $1.55 billion, up 2.0% ....
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Wednesday, January 1, 2025 |
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Wednesday, January 1, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Honolulu Fireworks Explosion Kills 3, Injures Dozens
By Video @ 12:55 PM :: 2347 Views :: Honolulu County
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... fireworks explode shortly before midnight at Salt Lake home ....
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Tuesday, December 31, 2024 |
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Insider Giveaway? Hawaiian Electric Announces Sale of American Savings Bank
By Andrew Walden @ 2:05 PM :: 2897 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Economy
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... Sale price of $405M for 90.1% of ASB suggests that the sale is a 50%-off giveaway to ASB insiders ....
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Tuesday, December 31, 2024 |
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Feds Sue CVS for Selling Opioids to Addicts
By News Release @ 2:34 AM :: 1055 Views :: Military, Drugs
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... dangerous and excessive quantities of opioids, early fills of opioids, and “trinity” prescriptions ....
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Monday, December 30, 2024 |
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Green Signs Executive Order Protecting Medicated Marijuana 'Co-ops'
By News Release @ 11:55 PM :: 885 Views :: Drugs
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... the Governor has signed an executive order directing the Department of Health to not use resources to address situations where a 'caregiver' is cultivating cannabis for a 'patient' ....
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Sunday, December 29, 2024 |
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Why is inflation higher in Hawaii?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:46 PM :: 1658 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... It mostly comes down to one thing: housing ....
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Sunday, December 29, 2024 |
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Hoarding More School Impact Fees
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1523 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Taxes
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... $29 million lying around doing nothing ....
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Saturday, December 28, 2024 |
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Hawaii Laws to Take Effect in New Year
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 2271 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... a list of laws taking effect on January 1, 2025 ....
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Saturday, December 28, 2024 |
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Hawaii worst state to work in 2024
By Selected News Articles @ 1:00 PM :: 1638 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii has the lowest average disposable income, $5,929 per working resident ....
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Saturday, December 28, 2024 |
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Two Unconvincing Defenses of Tulsi Gabbard
By Selected News Articles @ 1:18 AM :: 1885 Views :: Tulsi Gabbard
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"... iconoclastic inaccuracies and thought-terminating clichés ...."
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