...Hawaii has the lowest property tax rate, but high valuations make for high property tax bills....

...Hawaii Income Tax Take is 10th Highest in USA....

..."While we've seen incursions into the EEZs of partners and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing on the high seas, these are the first interdictions we've had in the US EEZ since 2012"....

...Reckless state spending is exhausting our emergency reserves....

...In January 2020, the total monthly supply of statewide vacation rentals was 797,300 unit nights....

...If the required documents previously submitted are on file with the city, these motorists can simply get a duplicate license online and add on the star marking to indicate REAL ID compliance....

...The Hawaii County Ethics Board is planning an investigation into non-enforcement of the law at the Mauna Kea Access Road....

...to keep those lucrative 'continuing education' courses under the Association's control....

...fined $10,000 by Hawaii State Ethics Commission....

...Hawaii -- State Budget Practice Report Cards and Budget Resource Guide....

...The Most Dangerous States to Work In....

...Multiple jobs. Doubling up. Hawaii adults say they’re doing it all and still struggling....

...If government benefits were available, Nathan Lum made sure that he was going to receive some of them....

...While visitor arrivals racked up another record year in 2019, real visitor spending fell last year as international spending languished. And now the coronavirus rears its ugly head....

...State’s physician shortage remains between 519 and 820 doctors....

...An expert on Seattle's experience will address 2 Hawaii events....

...Experienced aviators Rick Rogers and Bill Enoka have been identified as the two killed at Dillingham Airfield Saturday, February 22, 2020, when their Cessna crashed on takeoff.  Captain Rogers forwarded this letter to media outlets Wednesday, February 19, 2020.... 

...if this bill passes, guess what is going to happen to your electric bill....

...1st Decking: One Week Away--Good and Bad Bills on the Move....

...Airplane in deadly Mokuleia crash involved in another incident 7 years ago....

...A female answering the phone did not seem to understand a reporter requesting to speak to Chris Woo.  She kept asking, “You want masagee?”....

...illegally stealing fish which exist for the viewing pleasure of billionaires....

...We reviewed 99 House and Senate bills proposing 63 special and revolving funds during the 2020 legislative session. None satisfied the criteria....

...HB 2541 HD1 would make the state earned income tax credit refundable and permanent, and increase the refundable food/excise tax credit. In addition, the bill would increase the minimum wage....

...In times of crisis, we are likely to be held back by the same problems that affect us now — the doctor shortage, the shipping restrictions caused by the Jones Act....

...The Judicial Council is seeking applicants to fill one upcoming vacancy on the Hawaii State Ethics Commission. The term will run from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2024....

...Hawaii Black Voter Turnout in 2018 Midterm – 46th (4th worst)....

...Railroaded: City proposes Mind-Blowing 233% increase in bus fares....

...Hawaii County's median listing price decreased by 10%....

...The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Submillimeter Observatory and the UH Hilo Hōkū Ke‘a teaching telescope were previously set to be demolished by 2021....

... will Sen Taniguchi block this bill as he did last session? ....

...Cameras can catch cars that run red lights, but that doesn’t make streets safer....

...the District Court had awarded nominal compensation ($1), after the jury concluded that the State of Hawaii took Aina Lea's property....

...Hawaii annual per capita tax collections are $6,640....

...The Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Hawaii island) is seeking applications for independent grand jury counsel for Hilo and Kona....

...said state Sen. Mike Gabbard (D-Kapolei-Makakilo), who introduced the measure, “This is the right thing to do!”....

...House cuts funding for TMT enforcement from state budget—Ige Wanted $65M to Not Enforce Law on Mauna Kea....

...House Bill 1902 to ban most standard capacity magazines is now eligible for a floor vote in the House at any time....

...Analysis of the vaping industry in Hawaii, including economic data, state health department findings on vaping-related lung illnesses, youth e-cigarette use, tobacco retail compliance checks, and state funding dedicated to tobacco control programs....

...The biggest issue is concern over privacy. VMTs could allow the government to track drivers....

...Hawaii Population lost: -7,047 -- Population decrease: -0.50%....

...Public debate falls into two schools of thought as to why housing costs are so high....

...Whenever we as gun owners object to yet another second amendment infringing law, we hear the same old line, "well, we have to do something," but year after year, law after law is passed, and it changes nothing....

...Diamond Garcia's own journey from hardship to hope is reflective of the challenges many face in his hometown of Nanakuli....

...the state is staring at a looming major debt crisis, projected at the moment to total $88 billion over the next 30 years....

...Thursday, February 27, 6:30–8:30 p.m. in room 125, on the Waiʻanae Moku campus of LCC....

...As Threats Increase, Annual Assessment Finds Hawaii's Level of Readiness for Health Emergencies dropping....

...The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) permits students to transfer to another public school but only if their current public school meets the state definition of a “persistently dangerous” school....

...the current system preys on innocent property owners....