... Maui County Council members will now review and deliberate the administration’s budget proposal. The fiscal year 2022 budget goes into effect July 1, 2021 ....

... to allow travelers to confirm compliance with the Safe Travels Program prior to departure and bypass mandatory airport screenings upon arrival ....

... A Grassroot Institute of Hawaii analysis finds Hawaii residents paid more than double the national average in state taxes during 2020 ....

... the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February was 9.2 percent compared to the revised rate of 10.3 percent in January ....

... beginning Monday, March 29 ....

... The Molokai Community Health Center is excited to sponsor 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤-𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐤𝐚'𝐢 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝟏𝟖 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 (𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 & 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬) ....

... the average daily census showed that there were 90,776 visitors in Hawaii on any given day in February 2021, compared to 250,052 visitors per day in February 2020 ....

... Keli’i Akina says House members should have aimed to pay off more debt instead of go on a record-breaking spending spree ....

... One staffer in a ballroom that serves general inquiries tested positive yesterday, and in response the department has shut down operations in that ballroom ....

... 50% for the class of 2020 enrolling in college immediately after graduation, as compared to 55% for the class of 2019 ....

... One provision provides a 100 percent COBRA subsidy for up to six months. Another provision increases the Premium Tax Credit, which will extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies to higher-income individuals ....

... 26,122 personal/private firearm permit applications were processed statewide during 2020, marking a 62.3% increase from 16,098 applications processed in 2019 .... 

... In a Hawaii case, the majority of an 11-judge en banc Ninth Circuit panel concluded that the Second Amendment does not guarantee the right to carry firearms outside the home .....

... Hawai‘i’s statute contains a single major check on the executive’s delegated authority: the “automatic termination” provision ....

"...The Youth Challenge Academy, operated by the Hawai‘i National Guard, is a community-based program that trains, educates, and mentors young people under military-like conditions...."

... The First Deputy is second in command of the Sheriff Division ....

"...Native Hawaiians still lack parity with other Native Americans in many federal programs and policies....”

... Two Democratic senators backed down from their threats to block all future Biden administration non-minority nominees after just eight hours ....

... creation of a special committee to set a search timeline and process to select a new superintendent for Hawaii public schools ....

... to help those age 65 and above navigate the registration process, secure appointments and also help eligible individuals arrange for transportation ....

... do people in high-tax states receive superior government services ....

... Hawaii: 31.5% “expect someone in their household to have a loss in employment income in the next 4 weeks” ....

... targeted communications strategies may hold the key ....

... renovations of the former Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel and Country Club Condominium Hotel ....

... SHOPO saw a chance to embarass Ballard again.  The next Chief WILL be a Kealoha clone ....

... it is doubtful any of Hawaii’s proposed tax increases this year will, if enacted, achieve the goal of increasing state revenues. More likely, they will further damage the economy and prompt even more of our family, friends and neighbors to move away ....

... engineering-related issues are being solved by UH Mānoa College of Engineering students through a program called “Hacking for Defense” ....

... Hawaii has the 5th lowest Avg. Annual Wage for Physicians (adj for cost of living) ....

... We are less than 30-days to "Sine Die," if we are lucky, the good will outweigh the bad when it's over! ....

... There are few things more nonsensical than encouraging doctors to leave a state during a pandemic, but that is exactly what the Hawaii State Legislature is doing .... 

... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....

“...Confiscation in Paradise: Move to Hawaii, pay the nation’s highest state income-tax rate....”

... I have a 5,000-square-foot, five-bedroom house on half an acre with a view that stretches to a river, and that house costs me $539,000 ....

... the Hawaii Tax Review Commission conducts a systematic review of Hawaii’s tax structure ....

... Hawaii Waiters/Waitresses: average annual wage: $55,200; employment: 19,500 ....

... Looking for Funds in All the Wrong Places ....

... Hawaii is down by more than 1,000 physicians, with no prospect of the situation improving ....

... ODC complaint claims a conflict of interest existed when local attorneys Megan Kau and Tristan Andres worked simultaneously for a Michael Miske company and for an HPD Sgt who arrested Miske ....

... Mayor Rick Blangiardi listened to members of the wedding industry during a demonstration outside of Honolulu Hale ....

... Three-phase effort includes immediate safety improvements with removal, replacement of steel platform to be addressed in separate project ....

... Hawaii's Legislature is about halfway through its 2021 session, and if we're lucky, the good will outweigh the bad when it's over ....

... The $1.6 billion in federal funds allocated to the State in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provides a temporary reprieve for the State's financial crisis. ....

... in Hawaii, 54 out of about 10,000 veterans were homeless ....

"...caused approximately a 10% reduction in the Fall 2020 enrollment...."

... “one of the most extreme anti-transparency measures executed in the U.S.” ....

"... HGEA stood up at these meetings to make sure that our members are not blindsided or shortchanged by teacher demands ...."

... Federal assistance to states has come into the spotlight recently during the coronavirus pandemic ....

... Hawaii and California had the highest jobless rates in January, at 10.2% and 9.0%, respectively. At the far end of the spectrum, South Dakota and Utah had the lowest rates, each at 3.1% ....

"DHHL analyzed beneficiary responses to find that there was no beneficiary consensus either in favor or against the legislative proposal."

" ... Senator Moriwaki and I will attempt to work with OHA to explore alternatives to developing Kakaʻako Makai ...."