...Flashback 2017: Help Stop CNHA Grab for Charter School Funds....

...you will work there around 5 years or so, building your networks and resume then go on to the private sector....

...votes and bills introduced, week ending August 4, 2019....

...Withholding is making someone who isn’t liable for tax, but who pays money to someone who is, responsible for collecting and paying the tax to the government.... 

...In 1884 the five-inch refractor was installed in a dome constructed above Pauahi Hall.... 

...HDOT is confident that if the barriers were in place this collision would not have happened....

...“Tracking metrics of Russian state propaganda on Twitter, she was by far the most favored candidate” ....

...a panel discussion on the "dirty dozen" of federal laws....

... The units were closed to protect public safety and provide security for the safe movement of heavy construction equipment associated with the Thirty Meter Telescope ....

...Bill 37 would restrict those who can bid on all county projects worth $250,000 or more by requiring that they be willing to adhere to “community workforce agreements.”....

...for his participation in a money laundering scheme involving bribes made to corruptly secure engineering and project management contracts from the government of FSM....

...case echoes Rice v Cayetano....

...Akina focused on how the protectionist federal shipping law known as the Jones Act has financially hurt Hawaii....

"...contamination is most often associated with military bases, firefighting training centers, civilian airports, and industrial facilities...."

...State Gasoline Tax Rates as of July 2019....

...The Manufacturing Scorecard shows how each state ranks among its peers in several categories that are of particular interest to site selection experts for the manufacturing and logistics industries....

...Is there something to hide?....

... IMUA TMT RALLY -- This Thursday August 1 @ 5pm, STATE CAPITOL ....

... the McDermotts were named Parents of the Year 2019 in the Civic Leadership category in a ceremony at The Washington Times newspaper in Washington, DC ....

...The Chief Justice has 30 days from his receipt of the list today to make his appointment....

...TMT now represents a huge source of friction in our work to become a model indigenous-serving university and Hawaiian Place of Learning....

"...Disasters provide critical windows of opportunity and funding for improving resilience to future disasters and changing conditions with climate change and sea level rise...."

...This morning, at the request of TMT, the University of Hawaiʻi asked for a two-year extension of the Conservation District Use permit deadline for the initiation of construction. The Department of Land and Natural Resources granted this extension until Sept. 26, 2021....

...Really Obvious Question: How will Clayton Hee exploit his leverage over Hawaii criminals?....

...Hawaii Visitor Statistics Released for the First Half of 2019....

...The confirmation of Trump nominee Daniel Bress in July gave the president his seventh judge on the court. It also brought the once lopsided appeals court to 16 Democrat appointees and 12 Republican appointees, with one remaining vacancy.... 

...Ige has until Aug. 28 to make his appointments, which are subject to Senate confirmation....

...Current director Linda Chu Takayama to take chief of staff position in Ige Administration August 1....

"...the Legislature should have fully and seriously considered HB 1586 and allowed the public to weigh in on the measure, given the major financial effects on the State, instead of using the ‘gut and replace’ practice currently being challenged in court....”

...In 1999, the state offered OHA $250 million and ownership of revenue-producing lands to settle the claims, but bickering trustees turned it down....

...Here is the story of what Alaskans did, (and Hawaii did not) as told by former Alaska Governor and US Interior Secretary Walter J. Hickel....

“...It’s a sad reflection on the University of Hawaii that it took 13 years to boot the institute off the UH campus — and only then because of the threat of funding cutoffs by the Department of Defense....”

... Weekly Update from GovTrack.us ....

...attempt by a government agency to shroud its operations in the shadows....

...The state of mental healthcare for Hawai‘i’s medicaid-eligible youth....

...The bipartisan group will focus on issues critical to the Indo-Pacific region Alliances and relationships, defense, trade and environmental challenges top the agenda....

...Hawaii is No. 1 in the country when it comes to residents whose consumer debt, not including mortgages, outweighs their yearly salary....

...Federal Transit Administration Could Improve Information on Estimating Project Costs....

... The administrative rules were previously scheduled to be heard at a BOR meeting on July 18 and was rescheduled to August 22. The August 22 meeting was rescheduled in an effort to accommodate increased public interest on the proposed rules ....

...Bill Would Block 2/3 of Contractors from Bidding on City Contracts.... 

...Communicating public policy is challenging when you want to raise awareness on an idea without having people read a 20-page study.... 

...Geothermal is both cheap and reliable, that is why it is constantly being blocked in Hawaii....

... To date, the U.S. Interior Department has not implemented the 6 recommendations we previously made to address the risks to the funds' ability to provide income after 2023 ....

"...Officially, OHA takes no position on the site or construction of the TMT.  Accordingly, OHA should affirm the rights of all Hawaiians to express themselves, both those who oppose the TMT and those who support it...." 

...Regardless of your position on the Thirty Meter Telescope....

...TMT supporters must be patient, but start taking action....

...BBB release Military Report on Marketplace Challenges....

...On June 28th, 2019 in the immediate hours following the first Democratic Presidential debate, millions of Americans were searching online for information about Tulsi Gabbard.  In fact, according to multiple news reports, Tulsi was the most searched candidate on Google.  Then, without any explanation, Google suspended Tulsi’s Google Ads account....

...HDOT will continue to work with law enforcement to address illegal actions by protestors on neighboring islands to impact the daily lives of commuters on other state roads such as the H-1 Freeway....

...The Rural Utilities Service loaned millions to Sandwich Isles Communications to finance the installation of a telecommunications network in the state....