...Two questions on the upcoming general election ballot relate to the Honolulu Ethics Commission's budget and staffing.... 

... October 5, 2020 is the final day to register to vote for the General Election online or by mail with the Clerk’s Office ... but ... Voters are eligible for same day voter registration for the General Election at voter service centers ....

... At the beginning of the year, our governor boasted about his efforts to put the state on a “sound financial footing.” What a difference a few months can make ....

... 8 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 7.8% positive ....

...a bus-only lane on King St thru downtown just 1 block from the existing Hotel Street Busway....

...The proposed rule would require the Department to hold a community meeting and solicit family and community feedback before providing official comment on proposed developments....

...The state Land Use Commission has strayed from its core mission, leading to fewer homes and higher home prices for Hawaii residents....

...Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Joins Bill to Protect Americans’ Civil Liberties and Privacy During the Coronavirus Pandemic....

...“I remain concerned that Hawaii will not spend these federal resources before the end of the year, and that a lack of clear information provided by the state on how funds are being used is creating frustration and confusion among Hawaii’s residents,” Senator Hirono wrote....

...16 new hospitalizations, 2 new deaths, 5.2% positive....

...The government of American Samoa argued his arrangement preserves the islanders’ traditional way of life, or fa’a Samoa, including communal property ownership which would be impossible to protect under the U.S. Constitution....

...the proclamation also empowers the counties to adopt a negative test exception process for travelers subject to the inter-island travel quarantine....

...Associate Justice Paula A. Nakayama administered the oath of office remotely on Friday, September 11, 2020....

... 14 new hospitalizations, 2 new deaths, 6.2% positive ....

...KELI'I AKINA is the most important person to vote for and donate to in the OHA race.... 

... 14 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 4.2% positive ....

...This purchase adds ZERO new affordable units because these units were already affordable in the private sector....

...Term Limits for Prosecutor and other questions ....

...Ige’s deadline to veto bills has passed, so we know which of the bills that made it through this most unusual session will become law....

... votes cast and bills introduced ....

...they’ve got to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, which will be tracked by participating resorts....

...The VA report noted “There was very little proactive preparation/planning for COVID...."

...“You would think that employees at the state disease outbreak control center would be too busy these days for such extracurricular activities,” Dan Grazier, an ex-Marine Corps officer who now works for the nonprofit Project on Government Oversight, told The Daily Beast....

“...a potential worse case scenario of a contract award just before a leadership transition at HART and the City and County of Honolulu....”

... 5 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 4.8% positive ....

... similar to sandwich lease schemes common during the Broken Trust days ....

... 4 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 4.6% positive, releases again exceed new cases ....

...Applicants are being sought for 46 vacancies on Maui County boards, commissions, councils and committees....

...The governors zeroed in on two principal drivers of our government’s response, namely structural capability and leadership....

...Governor Ige signed SB 3054, and HB 2744 went into law without his signature, due to his failure to veto the measure....

... 26 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 1.9% positive....

... Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors announced today that her department has joined the Hawaii State Ethics Commission in an effort to identify fraud, waste and abuse involving government funds ....

...Bill 48 elevates the exemption threshold of home repairs from $1,000 to $5,000....

...the Rasputin of urban planning....

... A Ninth Circuit panel on Friday affirmed a federal judge’s finding that the U.S. Navy and the Department of Defense properly assessed the environmental impact ....

...the road to tyranny can be paved with good intentions....

...Hawaii lost the highest percentage (-3.5 percent, -1,300 jobs) of construction jobs for the month....

... 15 new hospitalizations, 13 new deaths (mostly official classification of already-announced deaths at Okutsu) ....

...Jobs declined by 105,200 over-the-year....

...HIDOE will use newly released guidance from the Hawaii State Department of Health to plan for appropriate learning models for the remainder of the academic year....

...he unwittingly bought into a scheme that is now the subject of an FBI investigation....

... 18 new hospitalizations, 4 new deaths, 4.2% positve ....

...max EBT of $286 per kid....

...Pre-travel testing enables travelers to avoid a mandatory 14-day quarantine if they are tested no earlier than 72 hours before their flight arrives....

... Oahu projects run as high as $0.13 pkwh even as competitors offer $0.089 pkwh ....

... 13 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths--Releases exceed new cases for 4th day in a row ....

...Meanwhile: Top Three Failure Reward: Former DLIR Director Scott Murakami takes job at DBEDT....

“...Black Futures Lab is a fiscally sponsored project of the Chinese Progressive Association....”

...Gov. Ige vetoes bill limiting “revolving door” between government and lobbyists....

...Survey in Hawaii Finds: 55% Believe Something Like the Holocaust Could Happen Again; 65% Cannot Identify How Many Jews Were Killed During the Holocaust; 55% Cannot Name a Concentration Camp, Death Camp, or Ghetto....