...Hawaii lost its elected county sheriffs as a result of the Massie case....

...For decades this section of the state’s largest wilderness park had a wild west atmosphere, with illegal campers and often-times their huge, trashy campsites marring the experience and the environment....

...NPS, which administers federal funds to SHPD, designated SHPD a high-risk recipient in 2009....

...On O‘ahu, the vacation rental supply in November was 252,000 unit nights. This is a decrease of 4.4 percent from a year ago....

... These prosecutions are part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone .... 

...OHA approved today the selection of the UH Mānoa Native Hawaiian Science & Engineering Mentorship Program to administer a $1.1 million grant for higher education scholarships for Native Hawaiian students....

...Honolulu, HI – Ownership Cost per square foot -- $684.31....

...Hawaii’s cost of living was 201.3 percent of, or double, the national average, with the primary problem being housing costs that punched in at a staggering 347.1 percent of the national average. Our grocery costs were at 160.8, utilities at 185.2, transportation at 135.7, and health care at 120.3 percent of the national average respectively....

...State tax hikes taking effect January 1, 2020....

...The estimated number of persons experiencing long-term, chronic homelessness increased 8.5 percent between 2018 and 2019. This increase was concentrated on the West Coast, with the largest increases in California....

...The first bill would reduce the ocean shipping companies’ capital and operating costs and the second place a hard cap on ocean freight rates. The third bill would be a failsafe alternative....

...for a criminal to possess a "ghost gun" and use it for crime,  they must have violated eight separate laws....

...First they came for the owners of million-dollar homes, but I didn’t speak against it because I didn’t have a million-dollar home....

...examine the difference between science and opportunistic activism....

... Respondents reported a monthly charge of $14.65 to Netflix on 6/19/18, 7/17/18, and 8/17/18 for “online research” ....

...8 contributors who each gave the $6,000 maximum amount to Respondent, also gave to another candidate committee.  However, Respondent reported that these 8 contributors had Hawaii addresses while the other candidate committee reported that these 8 contributors had out-of-state addresses....

...the following 7 bills have been drafted for the Commission’s consideration for the 2020 Legislative Session....

...The state’s population has been declining for the past three years, in part because of outward migration....

...“My three bills aim directly at one of the key drivers of our astronomically high cost of living in Hawai‘i and other locations in our country that are not part of the continental U.S,” said Case....

...Well-designed UI tax systems emphasize greater stability and predictability....

...The project is the largest capital improvement project in Hawaii harbors history....

“...This is (only) the third NOVO that we have issued against illegal care homes this year in response to complaints we have received....”

..."Failing States" do not meet even basic standards of online spending transparency for economic development subsidies....

...Now that the Telescope is off the table. "The police are going to come heavy handed Dec 26 with enforcement and they going to clear all the tents from the highway."  The police will only be allowed to do this because it does not settle the telescope issue .... 

...For us, this dates all the way back to our groundbreaking in October 2014 and subsequent attempts to begin construction in April and June 2015 and in July 2019....

...on the access road about 30 protesters chanted and danced....

...Beverly Hills, California authorities are requesting extradition....

"...He's the only one that got the forensic audit done...."

...The Supreme Court of Hawaii will take over the Common Cause / League of Women Voters' gut-n-replace appeal. The transfer order was filed today....

...Bottom Line: Gabbard depends on Republican cross over voters for support in the Democratic Presidential Primaries -- just as Ed Case depends on Republican crossover voters to win a Hawaii 'Democratic' Congressional Primary race....

...Ige’s proposed $15 billion budget for fiscal 2021 is headed toward a fiscal cliff because it would draw on the state’s financial reserves, leaving the state unprepared to deal with a recession....

...the museum did quite a bit more work at Kaleloa Airport than just display airplanes....

“...We believe this is a unique accomplishment for a stand-alone electrical grid relying on small-scale renewable generation....”

...HAWSCT: When Agency Includes Conditions In Phase 1 Land Use Permit, But Later Removes The Conditions In Phase 2 Permit, Party Who Asked For Conditions Is Entitled To Notification....

...Pereira’s last day at Honolulu Hale will be Tuesday, Dec. 31....

...Kalbert Young, UH vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his analysis of the 2020 UH budget request to the Legislature....

...The shipping regulation known as the Jones Act turns 100 next year.... 

...Schatz: Federal Funding For Hawai‘i Continues To Rise....

...tax hikes coming....

...Ige signed the first emergency proclamation for homelessness on Dec. 14, 2018....

...Dec 21, 2019 2-4PM at the Grand Naniloa Hotel, Hilo....

...Ed Case had to make it look good for the Republican voters he depends on to win an open 'Democratic' primary....

...pilot project deals with substance abuse, homelessness and low-level crime....

...this week's votes in Congress and bills introduced....

...The bill would classify bed and breakfast homes and other transient vacation rental units as “hotel and resort” for property tax purposes....

...the property tax component of the 2020 State Business Tax Climate Index....

...OIP deconstructs OHA insiders’ latest gambit in their flagging attempt to silence dissident Trustee Keli’i Akina....

...a civil fine of $20,000 plus $10,000 per day for each day the unlawful operation persists....

...the name game is at the heart of the Legislature’s practice of “gut and replace"....

...The Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission (HCRC) today announced the settlement of a complaint alleging employment discrimination by the Honolulu Police Department (“HPD”) on the basis of credit history and credit report....