...We need this to stop....

...Cities and States with the Highest and Lowest Uninsured Rates....

“...She seems very Trumpian....”

...The heat and high humidity are driving increased demand for air conditioning at the same time overcast skies are diminishing solar output and wind resources are minimal....

...Nine of the 10 UH campuses saw reductions in enrollment....

...Ige has appointed Brig. Gen. Kenneth S. Hara to be the Adjutant General for the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Defense effective Dec. 6, 2019. He replaces Maj. Gen. Arthur “Joe” Logan who will be retiring....

...The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancies in the State of Hawaii....

...a task force of eminent Hawaii business and other community leaders has just issued a warning that Hawaii’s current rate of government spending is not sustainable....

...The combined total of the 8-week long Daniel K. Inouye Highway enhanced traffic enforcement efforts by Hawaii Police Department stands at 4,632 citations issued and 46 persons arrested for 74 offenses....

..."I invite my fellow kanaka who support TMT to join me in trying to reach for the stars."....

...Troubled Waters: Charting a New Fiscal Course for Hawaii....

...After a public hearing, the Council approved the bill, 7-2, It now goes to the mayor....

...eight U.S. Mayors joined Mike Bloomberg to release the American Cities Climate Challenge Climate Action Playbook, a strategic guide to accelerate and deepen climate action in cities....

...High school students on the tiny Micronesian island of Kosrae will be building, programming and competing their own advanced robots for the first time....

... Pearl City has the Lowest Percentage of People with Disabilities in Poverty in USA ....

...OHA stands to potentially receive a 20% cut of revenues generated from development of so-called ‘ceded lands’-- such as the Ala Wai harbor....

...The location of the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents decision-making meeting on the proposed administrative rules for UH managed lands on Maunakea, scheduled for November 6, has been moved to the UH Hilo campus....

...lessees who are interested in extending their 99-year leases for an additional 100 years can do so via request through DHHL and with approval of the Hawaiian Homes Commission....

"...I thank all of you for 30 wonderful years...."

...If you are an adult using vaping devices to kick a cigarette habit, do not return to smoking cigarettes....

...The latest entry of the State of the States publication breaks down each governor’s “state of the state” address and identifies strong and weak policy prescriptions within....

...the Honolulu City Council is considering Bill 25, which would add numerous energy conservation requirements for any residential dwelling that is new or remodeled....

"...to get the observatories to pay lawful rent...."

...Mayor Harry Kim’s TMT plan offers nothing new, supporter says....

...Just 3% of Waianae High juniors tested proficient in math last school year, from 11% the year before....

...Hawaii Construction Forecast....

...the Hawai'i Supreme Court ruled that the State of Hawai'i must resolve the claims of Native Hawaiians before selling ceded lands....

...he is considering a proposal that would leave the Jones Act in place but forbid shipping companies from charging a certain percentage above an established international shipping rate....

... apparently Max Holloway is 'sacred' ....

...The combined total for 7-weeks stands at 4092 citations issued and 43 persons arrested for 71 offenses....

...It is pretty fun to belong to a cause and feel as if you’re making a difference....

...Hawaii improved 2.5 points, thanks in part to a new law that sets efficiency standards for products not covered at the federal level, including computers, faucets, and showerheads....

...Hawaii Energy presents $1.9 million rebate check....

...Did you know you can weigh in on Caldwell’s $772 million splurge on replacing the Blaisdell Arena, a war memorial? Be quick, though....

...Oahu Weds Oct 23 -- Maui Fri Oct 25....

...Many schools struggle to determine what actions to take when students cannot pay for school meals....

...vaccines prevented 732,000 deaths in the U.S. between 1994 and 2013....

...EPA intends to issue findings on the states’ failures to submit plans to prevent interstate pollution by Nov. 22, 2019....

...legislators withheld OHA's funds, contingent upon the completion of a special audit of OHA and its LLCs....

...As of October 16, 2019, paper and plastics will not be accepted because there are no longer any 3rd world countries willing to let us throw this stuff in their landfills....

...60% of primary voters think Gabbard should drop out of the Presidential race, compared to only 28% who think she should continue....

...Will Kim’s book of cash offers be enough to pull the institutional support out from under the telescope protesters camp?....

...Ige today signed new administrative rules for Planned Communities, Multi-Family Complexes and Rental Housing within the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands....

...Case says the Jones Act extorts money from Hawaii residents....

...watch how a CEO manages to serve on a Board which gives away over $100K cash to his company....

...CongDelHawaii--Votes Cast and Bills Introduced....

...We, among many others, have long warned that if government squeezes our population too hard with taxes, regulations, and other impediments, people will vote. Not necessarily at the ballot box, but with their feet.... 

... Perhaps Trustees don’t want legislators to get a more in-depth view of Trustees’ direct involvement in OHA’s dishonest Act 37 lobbying effort. ...

...both the number and capacity of Jones Act ships has steadily declined in recent decades, which in turn has reduced domestic water shipments between the states....