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Thursday, May 28, 2020 |
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Latest Poll Shows 2-1 Margin in Support of TMT on Maunakea
By News Release @ 6:54 PM :: 5183 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education
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...61 percent of Hawaii residents support moving ahead with construction of TMT, with 32 percent opposed....
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Thursday, May 28, 2020 |
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With Campaign Over, Gabbard Drops Suit Against Clinton
By Court House News @ 5:53 PM :: 5254 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, First Amendment, Tulsi Gabbard
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...“This was a publicity stunt through and through, and this filing makes that clear,” Nick Merrill, a spokesman for Clinton, told CNN Wednesday....
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Thursday, May 28, 2020 |
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Hawaii Safest State for Seniors During COVID-19
By News Release @ 12:26 AM :: 4319 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...New Study Highlights Hawaii, Montana, and Vermont Among Top 10 Best Places for Seniors to Live During the Pandemic....
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020 |
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Blue Crush: How a One-Party State is Crushing the Little Guy
By Selected News Articles @ 7:48 PM :: 6169 Views :: Democratic Party, Economy, Labor, COVID-19
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...The roughly half of the population who cannot work from home are getting screwed over by those who can....
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020 |
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Mayor Victorino announces broad reopening of businesses and services on June 1 in Maui County
By News Release @ 7:38 PM :: 4594 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...The County’s proposed rules and reopening date have been sent to the Governor and Attorney General’s Office for review and approval....
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020 |
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Hawaii to be a top post-pandemic travel destination
By News Release @ 7:17 PM :: 4329 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Although travelers’ fascination with sunny getaways fell 60% compared to one year ago, Hawaii beaches are still trending, taking five spots on our top 10 most resilient beach destinations....
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020 |
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Mayor outlines plan to get more of Oʻahu safely back to work
By News Release @ 7:03 PM :: 4714 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...“Personal Service Providers” would be allowed to resume operations with modifications on Friday, May 29....
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020 |
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COVID Count One New Case out of 518 Tests
By News Release @ 6:43 PM :: 3251 Views :: COVID-19
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...seven patients released today....
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020 |
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Public Hospitals: Hawaii Spends the Most, Gets Nearly the Least
By Selected News Articles @ 4:43 PM :: 4559 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, COVID-19
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... Hawaii Ranks 45th for Public Hospital System Quality ....
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020 |
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Another of HECO's Secret Battery Farms Outs Itself
By News Release @ 3:46 PM :: 3585 Views :: Energy
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...the battery project will provide load shifting and fast-frequency response services to Hawaiian Electric....
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020 |
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Debunked: YB Demands $25M COVID Relief on Top of Rate Hike
By News Release @ 4:26 AM :: 8340 Views :: Jones Act, Small Business, Cost of Living, COVID-19
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... YB is absorbing operating costs for Saltchuck's unregulated services. This is a standard accounting trick for companies that are partly regulated and partly unregulated ....
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Tuesday, May 26, 2020 |
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GOP: Did Honolulu Council Act Illegally on Rail in 2011?
By Shirlene Ostrov @ 7:47 PM :: 7199 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail, Republican Party
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... Earlier this month, the Hawaii Republican Party’s (HRP) Chairwoman Ms. Shirlene Ostrov sent a letter to Chief Daniel Hanagami, Special Agent, Office of the State Attorney General, who is investigating Honolulu’s Light Rail Project ....
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Tuesday, May 26, 2020 |
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COVID Count: Third Day in a Row With No New Cases
By News Release @ 7:07 PM :: 2400 Views :: COVID-19
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...out of 705 tests....
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Tuesday, May 26, 2020 |
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Does Jones Act protect national security?
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:15 PM :: 5147 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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...Rust Buckets: How the Jones Act Undermines U.S. Shipbuilding and National Security....
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Tuesday, May 26, 2020 |
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Alaska Is First to Fully Reopen After Pandemic Closures
By Selected News Articles @ 12:28 PM :: 2918 Views :: COVID-19
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...Alaska is a striking contrast to its noncontiguous counterpart Hawaii, which remains mostly locked down....
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Monday, May 25, 2020 |
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COVID Count: Another Day with No New Cases
By News Release @ 8:19 PM :: 2764 Views :: COVID-19
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...no new deaths, no new hospitalizations, one patient released....
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Monday, May 25, 2020 |
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Hawaii Proposes ‘Feminist Economic Recovery Plan’ Filled With Sex Discrimination
By Selected News Articles @ 7:29 PM :: 4516 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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...attorney Scott Greenfield suggested proposals like these would raise “a great many curious issues” and “would appear to be outrageously unlawful sex discrimination with some serious likelihood of backfiring.”....
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Sunday, May 24, 2020 |
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COVID Count: No new cases, no new hospitalizations, no new deaths
By News Release @ 9:20 PM :: 2740 Views :: COVID-19
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...and two patients were released today....
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Sunday, May 24, 2020 |
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Auditor Finds Another $483M
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 1:36 PM :: 3844 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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...More than $483 million in excess moneys may be available to be transferred from 57 special and revolving fund accounts to the General Fund without adversely affecting programs....
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Sunday, May 24, 2020 |
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Money Laying Around?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4449 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19
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...the State Auditor has been busy at work trying to find options for legislators to consider for getting the state budget back on track....
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Sunday, May 24, 2020 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 23, 2020
By GovTrack .us @ 4:40 AM :: 3063 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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...this week's votes in Congress and bills introduced....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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BLNR Rejects Aquarium Fishing EIS
By News Release @ 8:26 PM :: 4861 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Small Business
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...The over 2000-page EIS had been produced by a group of ten West Hawaiʻi aquarium fishers and the National Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, on their proposal to ask the DLNR to issue permits to the ten aquarium fishers....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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COVID Count: One New Case out of 583 Tests
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 2721 Views :: COVID-19
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...no new deaths, no new hospitalizations....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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Which Hawaii Zip Codes Have the Most Unemployed?
By UHERO @ 6:20 PM :: 7057 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Tourism, COVID-19
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...claims are clustered in zip codes where the tourism industry is a particularly important source of employment....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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HTA Using Spy Program to Watch Tourists
By News Release @ 6:04 PM :: 6209 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism, COVID-19
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...It allows all traveler information collected through the current processes to be integrated into its ArcGIS database....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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DBEDT: Hawaii Economy Will Shrink 12.1% in 2020
By News Release @ 5:15 PM :: 4862 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Assume visitor industry will start opening in September 2020 and will recover 30 percent of arrivals (from same month in 2019) in September and 45 percent in December 2020....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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Counties Reopening 'Medium Risk' Businesses
By News Release @ 5:10 PM :: 3732 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...approved reopenings for Maui, Kauai, Oahu....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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Rule by Decree: Two Years Later Ige Still Extending Kauai Flooding Emergency
By News Release @ 4:55 PM :: 4264 Views :: Kauai County, COVID-19
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...Gov. David Ige issued the 14th supplementary emergency proclamation which extends the emergency relief period for the 2018 Kaua‘i floods. The proclamation was signed on Friday, May 22, 2020....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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Neighborhood Board meetings to reconvene starting June 1
By News Release @ 10:01 AM :: 2976 Views :: Honolulu County
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...neighborhood boards will be able to reconvene public meetings starting on Monday, June 1....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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Bulky item appointment-based collection going island-wide
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 3433 Views :: Honolulu County
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...expanding the bulky item appointment-based collection system island-wide starting July 1, 2020....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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Grassroot: Hawaii's Roadmap to Prosperity
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:40 AM :: 4452 Views :: Economy, COVID-19
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...proposals regarding how Hawaii can recover and even excel after the state's economically devastating coronavirus lockdown....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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Nigerian Princes Apply for Hawaii Unemployment
By News Release @ 12:19 AM :: 18854 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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...as of Sunday, May 17, Hawaii became Scattered Canary’s latest unemployment fraud victim....
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Friday, May 22, 2020 |
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26 States Will Protect Businesses from COVID-19-Related Unemployment Tax Hikes--Hawaii isn't one of them
By Tax Foundation @ 11:44 PM :: 6064 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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...One way policymakers can help expedite their state’s economic recovery is by protecting employers from facing higher UI tax rates at a time when they can least afford to pay them....
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Friday, May 22, 2020 |
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6 in 10 Hawaiʻi adults now live in a household in which at least one person has lost income
By News Release @ 11:32 PM :: 4174 Views :: Economy, Labor, COVID-19
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...According to the United States Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey, released on May 20....
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Friday, May 22, 2020 |
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COVID-19 Proves Hawai’i Central Planners Got it All Wrong
By Mary Smart @ 10:38 PM :: 4645 Views :: Land Use, Rail, COVID-19
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...Hawai’i central planners should reevaluate their push to implement more and more projects, such as TOD, mass transit, and shared vehicles, which contribute to the spread of disease....
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Friday, May 22, 2020 |
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COVID Count: No New Cases out of 559 Tests
By News Release @ 7:17 PM :: 2443 Views :: COVID-19
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...six released, one hospitalized, no new deaths....
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Friday, May 22, 2020 |
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Hawaii Rural Roads & Bridges Have Significant Deficiencies & High Fatality Rates
By News Release @ 5:59 PM :: 3143 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Thirty-two percent of Hawaii’s rural roads are rated in poor condition – the third highest rate in the nation- and 31 percent are in mediocre condition....
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Friday, May 22, 2020 |
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Hawaii Now 3rd Highest Unemployment in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:52 PM :: 5381 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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...only Nevada and Michigan are higher....
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Friday, May 22, 2020 |
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Pandemic no excuse for government hostility to sunshine laws
By Selected News Articles @ 3:36 PM :: 5370 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment, COVID-19
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..."This time of emergency does not justify government secrecy. The Resort is certainly not entitled to have their permits fast-tracked behind closed doors while public gatherings are banned and also excluding the press."....
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Friday, May 22, 2020 |
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Why Honolulu Rail Should be Torn Down Now
By Video @ 3:26 PM :: 4364 Views :: Rail, COVID-19
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...They Never Saw It Coming....
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Friday, May 22, 2020 |
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Final Public Health Recovery Task Force Report
By News Release @ 5:46 AM :: 3370 Views :: Economy, COVID-19
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...report by the Hawaiʻi COVID-19 Public Health Recovery Task Force on reopening our economy....
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Friday, May 22, 2020 |
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Legislature Passes $1B Stop-gap Budget Cuts, Adjourns
By News Release @ 5:41 AM :: 3508 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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...Bills passed during the past two weeks include....
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Thursday, May 21, 2020 |
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COVID Count: Four New Cases out of 669 Tests
By News Release @ 8:12 PM :: 2544 Views :: COVID-19
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...one new hospitalization....
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Thursday, May 21, 2020 |
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Hawaii Unemployment Jumps to 22.3% in April
By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 4349 Views :: Economy, Labor, COVID-19
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...Jobs declined by 121,800 over-the-month....
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Thursday, May 21, 2020 |
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Got Medicare? Get a no-cost test for COVID-19
By News Release @ 12:39 AM :: 2772 Views :: COVID-19
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...Medicare covers tests with no out-of-pocket costs. Medicare does not require a doctor’s order for you to get tested....
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Thursday, May 21, 2020 |
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FAA OKs Testing of Tourists
By Rep Gene Ward @ 12:23 AM :: 4505 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...“Promises quicker and safer opening of our economy”....
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