...SB2629 SD2 HD1 prohibits, after June 30, 2020 the approval of a new or renewed power purchase agreement for electricity generated from coal....

...Another hemp bill, Senate Bill 1353, was vetoed by Governor Ige last year, after he expressed concerns that it was unenforceable. This year’s version was worked on directly with the Governor's administration to ensure its enactment....

...to fill the late Sen. Breene Harimoto’s state Senate seat. State Senate District 16 includes Pearl City....

...the Hawaii Legislature should not make a dismal situation worse....

...people want what works, and they don’t care about the toxicity....

"...The people of Hawaii are facing a dead economy, and thousands are waiting in food lines to feed their families...."

...adjournment Sine Die....

...DHS will share Native Hawaiian data tables from its programs with OHA to help assess the impacts COVID-19 is having on Hawaiʻi’s indigenous people....

... 17 coronavirus cases tied to exercise classes at 2 Oahu gyms ....

"...The revenue profiles of the state and the city and county are quite different. The state is much more exposed to volatile revenue sources such as general excise tax and transient accommodation tax (TAT)...."

...a resolution that would have authorized up to $26 million in borrowing to help fund its over-budget and behind-schedule rail project....

... what will be your school's class schedule? ....

... The issue before the en banc Young court is whether the Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding citizens to openly carry firearms outside the home .... 

...one new hospitalization, no new deaths....

...Food Safety Branch will begin to temporarily suspend the operations of restaurants, bars and other food establishments that do not comply.... 

...Beginning in May, CMS required nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid to inform residents, their families, and their representatives within 12 hours of when a single confirmed COVID-19 case is reported, or when three or more residents or staffers develop respiratory symptoms within 72 hours of each other....

...Hawaii has the broadest sales tax in the United States, but it taxes many products multiple times and, by one estimate, ultimately taxes 105 percent of the state’s personal income.  This base is far wider than the national median, where the sales tax applies to 34.25 percent of personal income....

...nobody pays more for less....

...During a post-arrest statement, Goeas admitted to past unlawful sexual contact with minor males....

...three new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

...Hawaii and Alaska have the lowest per capita COVID death tolls in the USA-- Hawaii is among the most restrictive states, Alaska is more moderate....

... The number of appointments available to the public is completely full. Every morning, hundreds of people try to access the website to get an appointment. This causes the system to freeze and crash, something reminiscent of the state's unemployment website in the early days of the pandemic ....

...$10.8 million, one of the largest single Medicare ambulance fraud cases ever prosecuted by the Justice Department....

...Rick Hamada Hosts 12 Honolulu Mayoral Candidates July 7, 2020, in the 2020 Mayoral Candidate Forum sponsored by the Sales and Marketing Executives of Honolulu, KHVH 830AM Radio, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, and KHON....

... no new hospitalizations, no new deaths ....

...according to Senator Thielen CARES money was put in the Rainy Day fund so the governor couldn’t touch it....

...Honolulu county can't afford to borrow more for rail, Grassroot Institute says....

“...Taxes are the single most expensive ingredient in beer, costing more than the labor and raw materials combined....”

...Statement of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Heart Association and American Lung Association....

...Gone are the days when you go to ballot booth.... 

...It will drill down the spread of COVID-19 among specific communities, unlike current models which only focus on the region as a whole....

...Kelii Akina Talks Story with Journalism Professor Gerald Kato....

...Order 5: Non-Medical Grade Face Coverings now requires everyone on O‘ahu to wear non-medical grade face coverings over their noses and mouths.... 

When Hawaii became the 50th U.S. State in 1959, the historic occasion was marked by ceremonies within the sanctuary walls of the Kawaiaha‘o Church .... 

...one new hospitalization, no new deaths....

...When the opinion starts this way, you know which way it is headed....

...HPD was 30 times more likely to arrest a Micronesian person and five times more likely to arrest a Black or Samoan person for violations of the COVID-19 orders than to arrest a white person....

...no new deaths, no new hospitalizations....

...Ige's COVID order suspends law requiring that people who want to do business with the State or municipal governments need to be current with their state and federal taxes....

...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

...Friday July 10, 2020 Adjournment Sine Die....

...celebrate the nation’s independence … while still under lockdown....

...The HPUC perceives the underlying problem as YB management’s inability to control costs and operate an effective service....

...The intense secrecy that has come to characterize the Honolulu Police Department....

...one new death, two new hospitalizations....

...The Real Plan for Fall Semester—School 2 Days per Week, Teachers Get Paid for 5 days....

...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

...the institute said it "continues to have grave concerns," since "the powers contemplated in this bill are so sweeping and broad as to raise significant questions about privacy, civil liberties and constitutionality."....

"...Reducing the number of in-person courses by using online and hybrid options while ensuring students can achieve the same learning objectives regardless of instructional format...."

...Despite making a commitment to working on COVID-19 related legislation and budget issues, anti-gun legislation continues to move forward in the Hawaii legislature....