... the study from Washington, D.C.-based Smart Growth America commissioned by AARP Hawai‘i didn’t account for numerous affordable-housing projects ....

"... to advocate for the construction of one-thousand permanent FEMA-built housing units to house the wildfire survivors ...."

... two proposals that would increase the transient accommodation tax, known as TAT ....

... there were no professional licenses in Hawaii before Captain Cook arrived, therefore unlicensed midwifery is 'indigenous' ....

"...The Fund Will Help Families of Deceased Avoid Lengthy, Uncertain Litigation...."

... Democrats hold primary March 6; GOP caucuses will be March 12 ....

... Employees in Hawaii can expect to shell out more than a quarter of the median household income to work from the office ....

... officers who worked in a patrol function through the pandemic will receive 20% Hazard Pay based on the actual number of hours worked during the pandemic. All other officers will receive 15% Hazard Pay. All officers will receive 15% Hazard Pay for actual overtime hours ....

... it was only a year ago that state lawmakers had a healthy budget surplus to work with. But then they went on an ill-advised spending spree ....

... Party-run Presidential Primary from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. ....

... 197 prescriptions have been written for death-inducing drugs in Hawaii since the passage of the state’s “medical aid in dying” law in 2019 ....

... inflation means you’re not making any more money, but you’re being taxed a lot more for the money that you’re making ....

... After the state Division of Financial Institutions started implementing stringent cryptocurrency regulations in 2014, crypto companies started fleeing the state ....

... one ounce will yield "84 cigarette-sized joints" ....

... The DHS recruits them with offers of money ....

... trampling on taxpayers’ rights ....

... Starting in 2023, buildings 100,000 square feet and larger were required to begin annually reporting their utility data to the City. By June 30, 2024, buildings 50,000 square feet and larger must report, followed by buildings 25,000 square feet and larger by June 30, 2025 ....

... Hawaiʻi Department of Taxation Encourages Hawaiʻi Families to Claim Available Tax Credits ....

... Green assigns the BBB’s duties to the Hawai‘i Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC), which will review developer applications for eligibility and process fee waiver exemptions ....

... 7,800 HGEA employees of the state’s public school system will receive 25% of their base salary for the duration of Gov. David Ige’s emergency proclamation from March 4, 2020, to March 25, 2022 ....