...Ige Approval 32% -- Disapproval: 58%....

...The study was done by Augenblick, Palaich and Associates (APA), which (previously demonstrated its reliability by conducting) a salary study in 2014 for HIDOE and the Hawaii State Teachers Association....

...Hawaii 46 -- ‘Dental Habits & Care’ Rank....

...Your recycling was shipped to Asia and then they dumped it into the ocean because recycling is and always has been a fraud.  Now it is washing up on our beaches and enviro lawyers are using it as an excuse to enhance their power....

"...This Nation is our canvas, and this country is our masterpiece...."

...Personalized Elder Index -- How Much do you need to live in your community in Hawaii?....

...SB2505: Requires & appropriates funds for DOH to establish a continuum of stabilization beds statewide for non-forensic patients with substance abuse or mental health disorders....

...The Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs is set to hear SB42 SD1 today at 1:19pm....

...With 96% Counted Iowa Democratic Party says Gabbard started Caucus night with 326 votes statewide and ended with only 15 votes. ....

...asking the Governor to form a blue ribbon commission to examine and establish a reconciliation process relating to past, present and future issues of importance to Native Hawaiians and the State of Hawaiʻi....

...Meanwhile: ACT Scores Released: Hawaii 4th Lowest in USA....

...how Hawaii can avoid its looming major debt crisis, projected at the moment to total $88 billion the next 30 years....

...the state in which you live can play a big role in how early you can retire....

...a big reason why construction budgets are about 25% higher than the rest of the country....

...“New Year’s Eve was just one of many indications that the inspection process is lacking, which is how illegal goods are coming into the state through our ports. We have seen an increase in gun violence, drug addiction is an epidemic and we are at high-risk for suffering from toxic substances and agricultural invasive species that can hurt our environment,” said Councilmember Pine....

...U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today released a fact sheet highlighting information the committee received from whistleblowers....

...Former Representative, Andria Tupola announced today that she will be running for City Council District 1....

...UPDATE: Its Navatek...

... from the Honolulu Republican Party ....

...when private firms and municipalities consider revenues first, and safety second, the public interest is threatened....

...there is a plethora of requests for “special funds” in the 2020 Legislature....

...Safe Haven for Newborns Passes First Committee....

...votes in Congress and bills introduced from GovTrack.us....

...only Pine, Amemiya, and Hanabusa report substantial fundraising...

...FAA bosses twice denied him travel authorizations to visit the helicopter company, making it next to impossible to perform adequate FAA oversight....

...They don’t reduce the total number of vehicle accidents, the total number of individuals injured in accidents or the total number of incapacitating injuries that involve ambulance transport to a hospital....

...Safety or scam? Red light cameras under scrutiny....

...which states benefit the most — and least — from immigration using 23 key indicators....

...STEM workers are in fierce demand and Honolulu is just not competitive....

...‘Cost of Ownership & Maintenance’ highest in USA....

...how do we attract more doctors to Hawaii — and keep the ones we still have?....

...The way OHA has responded to recent events has affected its credibility in the eyes of Hawai’i’s lawmakers and OHA’s own Hawaiian beneficiaries....

...no land shortage....

...Manufacturers of everything from tablets to toasters to tractors make it too difficult and too expensive to repair their products when they break....

...Winslett further admitted that he accepted $723,333.33 in kickbacks from a local subcontractor....

...Thursday, February 13th, 6PM-8PM -- Weinberg Memorial Hall - Ke’ehi Lagoon Memorial....

...Candidates seeking elective office can obtain nomination papers beginning Monday, February 3, 2020....

...The House Health Committee has scheduled a hearing on HB 2451 (Relating to Health) this Friday, January 31, at 11 a.m....

...Exempting medical services would help patients and stem the doctor shortage....

...Rally begins at 8:30AM -- Legislator visits begin at 10:30AM....

...HB2177 will be heard by the House Judiciary Committee on January 30 at 2:45 pm in Capitol Conference Room 325....

...here's what happens when the police are allowed to enforce the law....

...a case for the Hawaii community to focus on “the future fiscal capacity of Hawaii state and local governments.”....

...The criminal complaint charges three defendants who are described as the main administrators of KOJC in the United States....

...Nathan Lum was the former division director of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142, Longshore Division (ILWU)....

...House Bill 2728 implements a $5 surcharge for all overseas flights except for interisland travel....

...On average, there were 249,021 visitors in the Hawaiian Islands on any given day in 2019, up 3.0 percent from 2018....

...The Hawaii Financial Health Pulse provides a new, in-depth view of the financial struggles faced by people in Hawaii....

...The challenge: Making rainwater into an excuse for you to pay more taxes....