... The average mortgage balance in Hawaii was $366,362 in Q4 2023 ....

... Hawaii boasts the lowest percentages and costs in several key metrics ....

... This is the highest administrative fee ever issued by the Commission ....

... In total, 296 mortgages have been delinquent sometime in the period between August and November 2023; only 17 of which had already been delinquent in July 2023 prior to the fires .....

... These two measures would increase our housing supply not only on Oahu but throughout all of Hawaii by allowing smaller homes on smaller lots....

... High school graduation ceremonies have been scheduled for the Class of 2024 with date, time and location information listed below ....

... The Hawaii properties of Black Press were hit by a January ransomware attack that froze crucial computer systems ....

... states with the Best & Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment in 2024 ....

... Zoning Code, Permitting and Water Rules ....

... law allowing the governor and county mayors to suspend electronic media transmission during a state of emergency ....

...On March 19, 1959, Congress approved Hawaii for admission to the union as the 50th state....

... The more Maui County is responsible, the less Hawaiian Electric owes.  And Maui County has sovereign immunity against lawsuits ....

... from the average annual wage of physicians to the number of hospitals per capita to the quality of the public hospital system ....

... How Miske Hitman ‘Kleaned House’ in Three Political Parties ....

... Recreational Marijuana Passes 'Joint' Hearing in House ....

... Hawaii taxpayers are going to be paying more for state government projects under a directive issued in February by Gov. Josh Green ....

... state law allows homeowners to divide their ownership rights into separate “lots of record” for ownership purposes, but the County Department of Planning and Permitting will still only recognize the property as one lot ....

... there are bills advancing that would, if enacted, fundamentally change how Hawaii’s estate tax works ....

... 2024 Legislature resumes session and Grassroot Institute is on the case ....

... a bill moving through the Legislature that would let pedestrians cross the street carefully and responsibly, regardless of whether they are in a crosswalk ....

... votes cast and bills introduced ....

... to allow legal protections for any non-parent with sufficient access and means to remove a child of any age from their home state, and to bring them to Hawaii in the name of receiving “Gender Affirming Care” ....

... to award developers Ikenakea Development LLC and The Michaels Organization a long-term lease for the 19.4-acre property at Farrington Highway and Fort Barrette Road ....

... a comprehensive outline of the Green Administration’s plans to confront key issues facing the state of Hawai‘i ....

... Kīpahulu joins Hā‘ena on Kaua‘i and Miloli‘i on Hawai‘i Island, as the third designated CBSFA in the state ....

 VIDEO: State of the City Address 

... at Akakū Maui Community Media on Saturday, March 16th from 9:30am - 1pm ....

... survivors in NCS seeking support through the state of Hawaiʻi’s Housing solution will be given two opportunities to accept an housing option ....

"...a realistic and achievable path to reducing targeted violence in our schools and throughout our community....”

... HB1630 and SB3202 would allow homeowners to subdivide their lots and build additional homes ....

"... will come at an extraordinary cost ...."

... two hearings for three bills coming up on Friday that will accept testimony ....

... Proportionally, Kauai County has the highest turnout ....

... The Senate passed the bill 23-2, with Republican Sens. Brenton Awa and Kurt Fevella casting the lone "no" votes ....

... 119,326 acres of federal, state, private, and public lands are being designated as critical habitat for 12 species, meaning these areas have been identified as essential for the conservation of one or more of the species ....

... Approximately 70 people attended the “Breaking Cycles Symposium Update: Re-envisioning a Health, Housing, and Corrections Continuum” at the state Capitol auditorium ....

... Notice of Second Extended Deadline for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (island of Hawai’i) ....

... Federal aid money is pouring in, but “no one seems to know where it’s going” ....

... find your caucus location here ....

... “We’ve got this long line of developers who have been trying for decades to get a permit at the Water Commission” ....

“...amend the County’s emergency permitting statute to speed up approval times, waive building permit fees and expand the types of structures to which the statute applies....”

... One state made the top five on all lists ....

... votes cast and bills introduced ....

... monsters lurk behind every corner ....

... Final House Vote on Minor Access to Gender Affirmation Care ....

... As a state Representative from 2004 to 2023, Yamane chaired various committees including Health, Human Services, and Homelessness ....

... (he got probation after being) found with methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and an unconscious minor who had no pants and displayed physical indications of sexual assault. At that time, Kinoshita was out on bail for two state felony cases ....

"... the executive session minutes did not convey a true reflection of the matters discussed at the meeting ..."

... we are halfway through the 2024 legislative session, the State Office of Information Practices (OIP) is providing this update of Sunshine Law and UIPA bills that have survived and crossed over ....

... Hawaii students in the COVID cohort can expect on average 3.7 percent lower lifetime earnings ....