...Especially with recent news of successes in COVID-19 vaccine development, I think we are all looking forward to better times ahead in 2021....

...When businesses across the state are fighting for their lives, the state is about to levy an enormous hike in the unemployment tax.... 

... four schools decided to discontinue Acellus because they heard assertions that it was racist and sexist.  The discontinuation led 421 kids to pull out of Hawaii public schools and join the company's Kansas City distance learning schools for Acellus ....

...If test results are not available before boarding the final leg of the trip, the traveler must quarantine for 14 days or the length of the stay, whichever is shorter....

...The DOE said the federal waiver does not apply to the current 2020-21 school year....

...This proves the Green Energy initiative is a sham designed to justify shoveling rate payer dollars to useless non-baseload wind, solar, and battery schemes.....

... This is a five-spot improvement from the previous report, where Hawaii ranked 47th overall ....

...Environmental laws are for the little people, not the environmentalists....

... an update to the original Hawai‘i Broadband Strategic Plan released in 2012 ....

“Just when you thought we’re sort of getting back to some system of normalcy — not the case!”

...in Urban Honolulu it is 48.1% ....

... Notice the missing frames of video when the truck actually hits the bike ....

...Harry Kim won’t be mayor much longer....  

...The following is a list of resources that may be available to you....

...People who don’t wear a mask in most public settings still face a $5,000 fine or up to a year in jail....

...Johnson is currently the Parole and Pardons Administrator for the Hawai‘i Paroling Authority (HPA), a position he has held since 2001....

... Topics discussed in the meetings include the administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the plan to expend remaining CARES funds before December 31. Also discussed was the plan to fill political appointee positions ....

...In Hawaii the preterm birth rate in 2019 was 10.6%, earning the state a "D+" grade. Preterm birth is a leading cause of infant mortality....

... no new deaths, 1 new hospitalization, 2.0% positive ....

...32,000 eligible PUA individuals will receive a preloaded, prepaid card containing $500 in the mail beginning November 20....

...last year Youssef briefly courted journalists with a story about Hunter’s links to the now-defunct mbloom fund....

...Failure to address the legally required increase could discourage employers from hiring back employees after the lockdowns....

... PPG - AKL - ICN - JFK - DCA ....  

... to remain at the forefront in developing policies and regulations ....

...$2.28 billion within 257 accounts....

... no new deaths, 15 new hospitalizations, 2.0% positive ....

...“Hawaii is on track for both the nation’s: 1) largest raw vote increase vs. 2016 (33.8% so far) 2) biggest pro-Trump swing vs. 2016 (-32.2 pts to -29.5 pts)" ....

... groceries +69.3%, transportation +46.6%, utilities +99.4% ....

... to get right to the heart of what it means to have a healthy economy ....

... votes in Congress from GovTrack.us ....

... no new deaths, 7 new hospitalizations, 2.3% positive ....

...what does it take to get OHA to comply with an Open Records request....

... 382 intentionally abandoned vehicles and approximately 700 tires on three parcels ....

...to bail out Hawaii's politicians at the local level, who have been doing little during our prolonged coronavirus lockdowns to trim the state's extravagant spending, despite the collapse of the state's private sector and evaporation of its tax stream....

... Data window shift on Sunday will adjust daily reporting schedule ....

...the geothermal facility is one of the largest and most reliable renewable energy resources in the state....

...The process will begin with a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Monday, November 16 2020, at 1:00 p.m....

...GET down by 25.1%...TAT down by 92.8%....

... no new deaths, 2 new hospitalizations, 2.0% positive ....

...Joe Biden’s Transition Aide Helped Steer $3M to Hunter Biden-Linked Firm....

... no new deaths, no new hospitalizations, 2.3% positive ....

...Ranking Individual Income Taxes on the 2021 State Business Tax Climate Index....

...In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared....

... Cordeiro’s prior convictions under state law included an incident wherein he physically assaulted and threw gasoline on a prior intimate partner; an incident in which he burned a female victim with the hot metal tip of a butane torch; and two separate incidents wherein he violently struck women while they held his infant child ....

...Insider holds and presales reduce the number of tickets available to the general public and restrict accessibility for local residents....

... Ranking Corporate Income Taxes on the 2021 State Business Tax Climate Index ....

... 20 more hospitalized, 1 new death, 2.5% positive ....

... Department to phase out use of Acellus in all schools by the end of the 2020-21 school year ....

...As lockdowns are gradually lifted, what is the pathway to restoring Hawaii's economy?....