...The Feds Gave You a Break? Now We, the State, Can Turn the Screws!....

...Clayton Hee explains in this 2-minute video....

...It would have been nice to see this kind of concern on "medication" intended to kill.... 

... OHA Trustees were to discuss reforms of OHA’s troubled LLCs ....

...Pledges to Bring Trust and Confidence back to Government with sound servant leadership....

...Joint statement by DHHL and OHA on 1993 water use permit....

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

...veterans experienced delays related to the processing of their enrollment applications, contacting them to schedule appointments, and completing comprehensive mental health evaluations....

...At a time when many advocates of education reform are promoting greater local involvement in schools, Hawaii appears to be moving in the opposite direction....

...parks were selected for this pilot project as many are in close proximity to another park, providing for a good test comparison of effectiveness....

...The permit application process in the Canary Islands, in La Palma, continues. The environmental impact assessment of the project has been submitted to the competent authorities and, once the document is accepted, construction permits and other authorizations will be requested....

...The most popular politician in Hawaii continues to serve Chris Butler....

...The following vacancies need to be filled....

...the university will be watching conference meetings to see how they fare as agreements are made....

...Honolulu tops the City Sanitation ranking, followed by Helsinki and Ottawa in joint second, whereas Dhaka (230) and Port au Prince (231) fill the bottom places....

...one of President Donald Trump’s nominees to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals shows that conventional wisdom isn’t quite right....

...The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday unanimously approved President Donald Trump’s nominee for a position on a federal court in Hawaii....

...Alaska and Hawaii are the two states with the lowest concentration of wealth in the top 1 percent....

...the sales tax bases in Hawaii, New Mexico, and South Dakota are incredibly broad, so it’s not surprising that they would tax these types of transactions....

...We are three weeks away from the end of the 2018 Legislative Session....

...and the establishment of a $150,000 settlement fund for other affected servicemembers, who may be eligible to receive compensation....

...litigation against manufacturers, marketers, and distributors of opioid pain medications who have irresponsibly spread this terrible epidemic....

...Is It Past Time For An OHA “Intervention?”....

“Article 14 of our Constitution requires all boards and commission members who wield significant discretionary or fiscal powers to file financial disclosure statements...."

...In 2016, Hawaii had the highest life expectancy at birth (81.3 years) and Mississippi had the lowest (74.7 years), a 6.6-year difference....

...last year Hawaii Tax Freedom Day was April 19....

...Grassroot Institute president urges removal of barriers to economic mobility....

...With two days left before the Second Crossover deadline more than 220 bills have crossed over from the House to the Senate....

...and these figures are not adjusted for cost of living....

...After all the billions we gave them, HTDC's pet 'High Tech' tax credit recipents claim a paltry $61.27M in revenues for 2017....

"...Math scores are often correlated to college and career readiness...."

...College and Career Readiness Indicators Report released by Hawai‘i P-20 Partnerships for Education....

...Congress’ gutting of the individual mandate tax penalty last year leaves the law unconstitutional....

...2018’s Best & Worst States for Millennials....

'''Extends the terms of board members from two (2) years to four (4) years...."

"...Misinformation is being circulated that attempts to downplay the devastating effects that HB2010 SD2 will have on HTA’s tourism marketing...."

...maybe now attention can be focused on more important issues such as the recent spate of deaths caused by snorkel rentals....

...HSTA State Leadership Team to Serve through 2021....

...The Republican Party platform of 1960 had endorsed an “immigration policy…based upon judgment of the individual merit of each applicant for admission.”....

...only New York State is higher....

...a conservative jurist will replace Judge Stephen Reinhardt....

"...legislators are...in the best position to judge...."

...On Wednesday April 11, Trustees appear set to take the next step—ordering the LLCs to cease operations and transfer their remaining assets back to OHA....

... Can you say 'ankle shackles?' ....

...Bills that would have (1) established a task force to reduce suicides in Hawaii by 25% (HB2278 HD1), (2) designate September as Suicide Prevention Month (HB1703) and (3) create an application for smartphones designed to provide resources to Hawaii's youth (HB1704) all perished....

... April 4th, the Hawaii House Committee on Judiciary passed Senate Bill 2046 with amendments.  The Committee added SB 2046 to their agenda less than an hour before the scheduled hearing.  SB 2046 will now head to the House floor ....

...Recktenwald has today appointed Kirstin M. Hamman to the District Court of the Second Circuit (Island of Maui) to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Keith E. Tanaka....

...There are currently three different bills still alive that would require local companies to give all employees paid sick leaves: HB 1727, HB 2598 and SB 2990 ....

... Place Where You Need the Highest Salary to Afford the Average Home  --  Hawaii: $153,520 for a house worth $610,000 ....

...We can learn a lot about the folly of this path if we look to other places here and abroad where assisted suicide already is legal. A quick survey turns up countless instances of the failures of these laws to safeguard the most vulnerable....