...Waiving the entire “annual required contribution” or ARC payment to EUTF for this year would save the state about $840 million, according to one official….

...which measures changes in employment and employee wages, monthly revenue and revenue sources, current state of operations and plan for trans-Pacific tourism opening, impact of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and business outlook....

...Total number of people experiencing homelessness on the night of January 22, 2020 was 4,448....

...the Jones Act, a protectionist federal maritime law enacted in 1920, is one of the few political issues that doesn’t break down along party lines....

...one new hospitalization, one new death....

...Next Step: Federally-mandated state-funded beachcombing as an act of pennance in the eco-religion....

... HDOT has selected NEC Corporation, NEC Corporation of America and their partner, Infrared Cameras Inc., to provide thermal temperature screening and facial imaging technology ....

...individuals are classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force based on questions about their activities during the survey reference week (June 7th through June 13th)....

... construction will probably not happen this year or through the upcoming winter season ....

...Pass-through businesses, such as sole proprietorships, S corporations, and partnerships, make up a majority of businesses in the United States....

...In 2010, the city estimated that it would spend $3.4 billion in capital costs through fiscal year 2020....  

...one new hospitalization, no new deaths....

...In Hawaii, the Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a two-bedroom apartment is $2,015—the highest in USA....

...Employment–population ratio, Hawaii 2nd lowest in USA....

...Eleven defendants charged in Hawaii federal court with racketeering and other offenses....

...on January 28, 2018, while working as on-duty officers, Rabago and Reginald Ramones conspired to force an individual to lick a urinal in a public bathroom...in a separate and unrelated incident prior to January, 2018, Rabago made another individual place his head in a public bathroom toilet in order to avoid arrest....

...four new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 30 released....

...sources say this is the result of a grand jury indictment....

...the state’s total employment rate, as well as its unemployment rate, will not return to its pre-pandemic level until 2029....

...2020’s Most & Least Energy-Expensive States....

...United States Holds Second Round of Compact Consultations with the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau...The U.S. government team also held an informal consultation with the Republic of the Marshall Islands....

... five new hospitalizations, no new deaths ....

...the legislature did pass two anti-gun bills....

... On March 10, 2020 Maui County passed Bill 22, signing into law Ordinance 5059 that set the Molokai legal, short term rental cap to zero. This, effectively, canceled the operations of 17 families ....

... only 7% found them “Mostly Unreasonable” violations of individual rights ....

...“Trump backed off shipping reform under political pressure, former advisers claim”....

... UH Board of Regents resolution calls for emergency proclamation, drastic cuts ....

...The surveys focused on distance-learning experiences during the closure of school buildings following spring break....

...exemptions for out-of-state college students registered to attend school in Hawaiʻi in the fall....

... The program is now scheduled to begin on Sept. 1 ....

...Kalbert Young, UH vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his analysis of the 2020 legislative session....

...Hawaii’s low numbers came at enormous cost....

...this is what Hirono thinks of Trump supporters....

... three new deaths and three new hospitalizations ....

• At-Large: Kelii Akina
• Hawaii Island: Louis Hao
• Kauai: Kamealoha Smith
• Molokai: Luana Alapa

...sponsored by Hawaii Women Lawyers....

...a list of all bills passed during the 2020 session....

...Kauai County will mail out ballots on Tues July 14, 2020....

...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

...unemployment insurance and how it is going to fare after the pandemic....

...Truslow was initially told it would take two to four days. Then CVS said five or six days. On the sixth day, the pharmacy estimated it would take 10 days....

...a new one-day record for new cases....

... donning rose-colored glasses and approaching the budget shortfall as a temporary setback ....

"...Our Charter is our County Bible, our foundational document. It’s not something that should be changed on a whim, or on the idea that if something sounds good it’s the right thing to do....”

...151,071 valid claims are being paid....

...SB2629 SD2 HD1 prohibits, after June 30, 2020 the approval of a new or renewed power purchase agreement for electricity generated from coal....

...Another hemp bill, Senate Bill 1353, was vetoed by Governor Ige last year, after he expressed concerns that it was unenforceable. This year’s version was worked on directly with the Governor's administration to ensure its enactment....

...to fill the late Sen. Breene Harimoto’s state Senate seat. State Senate District 16 includes Pearl City....

...the Hawaii Legislature should not make a dismal situation worse....

...people want what works, and they don’t care about the toxicity....