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Wednesday, November 21, 2018 |
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If Hawaiians Were Indians, Hawaii Would be #3 for Reservations
By Selected News Articles @ 11:40 PM :: 13525 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, Hawaii Statistics, OHA
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... Largest reservation: Nanakuli Hawaiian Home Land ....
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Wednesday, November 21, 2018 |
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Hawaii AG Demands More Focus on Trannies
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 4300 Views :: National News
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...Attorney General Russell A. Suzuki joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general urging the Trump Administration to abandon efforts to adopt a definition of “sex” that would exclude transgender and gender nonconforming individuals....
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Wednesday, November 21, 2018 |
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DoE Announces New Scheme to Extract CIP Money from Legislature
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 4640 Views :: Education K-12
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...HIDOE is redesigning its facilities maintenance program to align the Department’s strategic focus....
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Wednesday, November 21, 2018 |
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Wind Farm: Hearing to Consider Plan to Kill More Bats, Petrels
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 6255 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) hearing will be held at 6:00 pm on Thursday November 29, 2018 at Kaʻala Elementary School, 130 California Avenue in Wahiawa....
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Wednesday, November 21, 2018 |
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UHERO: Revenue Decoupling Jacks up Utility Rates
By UHERO @ 3:36 AM :: 5544 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...statistically significant upward adjustments on average are observed across utilities that experienced decoupling....
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018 |
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Grandstanding: Hirono Lawsuit Challenges Trump Appointment
By Selected News Articles @ 5:36 PM :: 6101 Views :: National News, Politicians
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...The Justice Department said in reaction Monday that the claims by the senators “ignore centuries of practice and precedent.”....
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018 |
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018 |
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A Smaller World
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:12 AM :: 7800 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, GMOs
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...These feel-good ideas are placed upon farmers with no consideration of the consequences of its impacts....
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018 |
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Hawaii putting bond investors in a world of hurt
By Selected News Articles @ 12:58 AM :: 7493 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Hawaii is precariously stretched to fund debt obligations....
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018 |
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UH 'Scientists' Assemble Cavalcade of 467 Global Warming Hysterias
By News Release @ 12:46 AM :: 5612 Views :: Environment
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... warming, drought, heatwaves, wildfires, precipitation, floods, storms, sea level rise and changes in land cover and ocean chemistry.... (and lions, tigers, and bears)
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Monday, November 19, 2018 |
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HRA Backs Hawaii Concealed Carry Lawsuit
By News Release @ 7:34 PM :: 5521 Views :: Second Amendment
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...HRS 134-9 has been used to effectively block our citizens’ Second Amendment rights....
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Monday, November 19, 2018 |
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Hawaii Grade C for Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Laws
By News Release @ 5:03 PM :: 5144 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Hawaii is among only seven states retaining an outdated standard requiring that harm to self or others be imminent for a person to qualify for inpatient commitment....
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Sunday, November 18, 2018 |
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Sunday, November 18, 2018 |
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Walden versus OHA’s LLCs
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 6709 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...These companies received cash and property, including 1,600+ acres of land in Waimea Valley, from OHA....
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Saturday, November 17, 2018 |
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Full Bilingual Hawaiian-English Bible Published
By News Release @ 11:38 PM :: 7750 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion
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...the first full bilingual Hawaiian-English Bible with modern diacritical markings....
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Saturday, November 17, 2018 |
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Thousands of HSTA Members Could be Targeted by New Anti-Bullying Policy
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 7181 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...5,270 students were bullied or harassed again after school officials were made aware of their initial incident....
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Saturday, November 17, 2018 |
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Hawaii: Nobody Has More Individual Income Tax Brackets
By Tax Foundation @ 10:38 AM :: 5182 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii has 12 brackets, the most of any state, followed by California and Missouri, each with 10....
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Saturday, November 17, 2018 |
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Maui rental fines not fine
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:25 AM :: 7503 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism
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...Renting out your room illegally to someone vacationing on the island for 10 days would mean more than $100,000 in fines....
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Saturday, November 17, 2018 |
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City to Feds: OK We've Done What You Told Us To
By News Release @ 2:50 AM :: 4287 Views :: Rail
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...Joint letter sent to FTA as city and HART meet all deadlines for rail project....
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Saturday, November 17, 2018 |
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State Legislature Hiring for Upcoming Session
By News Release @ 1:40 AM :: 4047 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...30th Legislature - Session Employment Opportunities....
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Thursday, November 15, 2018 |
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Auditor Rips Health Department Oversight of Board and Care Homes
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 11:19 PM :: 5750 Views :: Ethics, Health Care
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...Why is this such a difficult issue? Because care home owners 'vote' their patients....
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Thursday, November 15, 2018 |
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HR5025: Protect Fishermen from Enviro Fines
By News Release @ 10:57 PM :: 4743 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata’s bill (H.R. 5025) to put sensible time limits on any government fines and penalties for fishing vessels was marked up and passed by the Natural Resources Committee....
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Thursday, November 15, 2018 |
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Bum Patrol: City Launches 24/7 Security Project for Nine Parks
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 5526 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...This pilot project involves two uniformed guards regularly patrolling the above mentioned parks, using a marked vehicle as their transport. These guards do not have citation powers, but are trained to mitigate confrontational situations and coordinate with the Honolulu Police Department should further enforcement be necessary....
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Thursday, November 15, 2018 |
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GE Tax Receipts Down 0.7%
By News Release @ 3:19 PM :: 4547 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...but income tax is up 12.4% and TAT is up 16.7%....
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Thursday, November 15, 2018 |
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Esther Kia'aina--New OHA CEO?
By Video @ 1:14 AM :: 9266 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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...Or Does She Have Other Plans In Mind?....
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018 |
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Anti-Pesticide Hysteria: Enviros Shift from Bees to Birds
By Selected News Articles @ 2:37 PM :: 9646 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Greenmail, GMOs
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...As global honeybee population increases, activists blame neonicotinoid pesticides for ‘bird-pocalypse’ that’s not happening....
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018 |
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Ninth Circuit Considers Plea of Guam Elders in Airport Land Compensation Case
By Selected News Articles @ 2:29 PM :: 4220 Views :: Land Use
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...While Crawford has said he is one of 130 Tiyan landowners deprived of property, Highsmith estimates that 3,000 former landowners are in a similar position....
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018 |
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Nine New Democrats Elected to House
By News Release @ 1:50 PM :: 5569 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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...House Speaker Scott K. Saiki and the House Majority Democrats are pleased to welcome nine newly elected Representatives to the 2019 Legislature....
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018 |
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Hawaii 39% of Homeowners are 'Equity Rich'
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 6083 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...second only to California....
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018 |
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Applications Being Accepted for Maui County Boards and Commissions
By News Release @ 10:38 PM :: 4232 Views :: Maui County
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...Positions are appointed by the Mayor, confirmed by the County Council and have terms lasting two to five years....
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018 |
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Caldwell: No Limebike Treatment for Ride Sharee
By News Release @ 5:09 PM :: 5735 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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...Unlike Limebike, Ride Sharee hired local insider Alex Wong. That makes all the difference. It is amusing to watch them try to explain why Ride Sharee bikes are OK and Limebikes are not....
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018 |
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Hawaii rank goes up, but not its economic freedom
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:31 PM :: 5475 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...The Economic Freedom of North America 2018 outlines Hawaii's statistical paradox....
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Monday, November 12, 2018 |
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How to Build More Housing in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:02 PM :: 6077 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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...how some well-intentioned regulations have had a chilling effect on efforts to build more homes....
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Monday, November 12, 2018 |
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Hawaii 3rd Skinniest State
By Selected News Articles @ 4:00 AM :: 5775 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...“Fat” is becoming the new normal in America....
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Sunday, November 11, 2018 |
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Telescope: OHA Greenmail Overplays its Hand?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:25 PM :: 6696 Views :: Ethics, Greenmail, OHA
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...political cronies haven’t figured out how to grab a cut of your kid’s PhD salary....
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Sunday, November 11, 2018 |
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Honolulu VA has Lowest Job Vacancy Rate in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 7:16 PM :: 5996 Views :: Health Care, Military
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...Honolulu VA has the jobs filled--but its still not getting the job done....
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Sunday, November 11, 2018 |
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Hawaii WWI Centennial - a Full Day of Events at the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial
By News Release @ 3:56 PM :: 6755 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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...November 11, 2018 - Free to the Public Concerts, Films, Celebratory Service, Flyovers and Fireworks....
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Sunday, November 11, 2018 |
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Honolulu VA Touts Few Improvements
By News Release @ 2:01 PM :: 6025 Views :: Health Care, Military
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...Honolulu VA Medical Center Among Worst 30% -- again....
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Sunday, November 11, 2018 |
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Oh? Can’t We Keep HART’s Funding Sources “Pure”?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 5702 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...For a long time, I was wondering what the authors of 07-001 were smoking....
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Sunday, November 11, 2018 |
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Special Funds: Auditor Looks at HART, OHA, PUC and Others
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 1:29 AM :: 4815 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...and found one special fund did not meet criteria and should be closed....
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Saturday, November 10, 2018 |
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House Republicans Select Gene Ward as Leader
By News Release @ 2:48 AM :: 4480 Views :: Republican Party
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...and Representative Lauren Matsumoto will serve as the House Minority Floor Leader....
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Saturday, November 10, 2018 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Affirms TMT Permit 4-1
By News Release @ 1:46 AM :: 12259 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...TMT will move forward with fulfilling the numerous conditions and requirements of the state CDUP prior to the start of any construction....
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Saturday, November 10, 2018 |
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Bad News has a Silver Lining
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:45 AM :: 3143 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...economic freedom in Hawaii actually diminished during the latest measurement period, from 6.3 in the 2017 Index to 5.48. But economic freedom in certain other states declined even more....
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Saturday, November 10, 2018 |
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Higher taxes do not make housing cheaper
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:40 AM :: 5041 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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Many Hawaii taxpayers breathed a sigh of relief after the state Supreme Court on Oct. 19 voided a ballot question that would’ve allowed the state to raise taxes....
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Friday, November 9, 2018 |
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Cost of Long Term Care--Hawaii 3rd Highest in USA
By News Release @ 3:40 PM :: 7028 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii among three most expensive states for home health aide services and for long term care in nursing facilities....
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Friday, November 9, 2018 |
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Trump Admin: Caldwell a Section 8 High Performer
By News Release @ 10:01 AM :: 5071 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...The City and County of Honolulu, the largest housing authority in Hawai‘i that administers a Housing Choice Voucher Program, has once again been designated as a “High Performer” by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development....
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Friday, November 9, 2018 |
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Hawaii #1 State for Viagra Prescriptions
By News Release @ 3:51 AM :: 5881 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Which States Fill the Most (and Fewest) Prescriptions for Erectile Dysfunction Drugs?....
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Friday, November 9, 2018 |
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Ige Proclaims ‘Transgender Day of Remembrance’
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 4483 Views :: Family
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...Transgender Day of Rememberance commemorates Boston gay prostitute Rita Hester who was followed home by two guys from a gay bar, then found dead. The unsolved killing is now hyped as a 'hate crime'....
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Thursday, November 8, 2018 |
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Hawaii ACLU Threatens to Sue Nursing Home for Refusing to Help Patients Kill Themselves
By Selected News Articles @ 6:58 PM :: 5793 Views :: First Amendment, Life
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...Those who oppose suicide in all its forms are being targeted by powerful liberal groups....
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Thursday, November 8, 2018 |
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EPA requires closures of 10 illegal cesspools in Hawaii in 2018
By News Release @ 5:42 PM :: 5382 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s enforcement actions this year in Hawaii led to closures of 10 large-capacity cesspools and over $640,000 in fines....
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