... The law clearly says the police chief makes the policies, but the mayor says he's pulling those strings ....

... another $700M has been authorized, but not issued ....

... A final vote is scheduled for Friday, April 19 at 11:30 a.m. on the House Floor during the Floor Session ....

... insurance costs for condominiums have risen by 100 percent to 1,000 percent ....

... employees will be trained to use an individual’s chosen names and preferred gender pronouns when renewing a Hawaiʻi driver’s license or motor vehicle registration ....

... Each forum will be ninety minutes long and available in-person and virtually via Zoom ....

... American Samoa Citizenship Question Not So Simple ....

... AG Lopez structured the FSRI contract to focus entirely on the role of public agencies, thus avoiding any liability borne by Hawaiian Electric or private landowners such as KSBE ....

... late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox ....

... this law firm also filed a similar suit wherein JetBlue was subsequently blocked in its attempt to acquire Spirit Airlines ....

... based on concerns regarding the site’s proximity to near-shore waters ....

"The lack of reliability due to insufficient energy generation, HECO’s aging equipment, unreliable oil-fired power generation, and immediate and long term solutions should be investigated."

... A final vote is scheduled for Wednesday, April 17, and upon approval, the bills proceed to the governor's desk for his signature....

... Maui County Fire Department presents After Action Report covering Lahaina and Kula Fires ...

... A former Honolulu prosecutor is accused of accepting nearly $50,000 from a local engineering firm to go after a former employee with criminal charges ....

... and the State Ethics Commission says it's all good ....  

... 11 homicides in Honolulu as of March 31 ....

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

... ThinkTech has fallen victim to a phenomenon that has plagued many nonprofits including the Tax Foundation of Hawaii:  a drop in donor funding ....

... the state’s estate or “death” tax can force their heirs of local businesses to sell off the assets of their companies ....