... Multiple bills have already passed, and many council members have asked for more information about how to reform the property tax systems in their counties ....

... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....

... City to accept applications for a second tranche of relief funding for non-profits affected by Covid-19 ....

... Hawaii’s recently-enacted public nuisance law will allow frivolous lawsuits against members of the firearm industry for the criminal and negligent misuse of firearms by remote third parties ....

... 85.1% of residents haven't smoked weed in the last year ....

... “Taxpayers are already paying an enormous amount to build the project, but now are paying even more to run it nearly empty” ....

... residents had their accounts locked without warning or were victimized by scams and couldn’t recover their money ....

... Green issued 11 vetoes on July 7, due to serious legal and programmatic concerns ....

... grant of summary judgment means that the defendants won the lawsuit without the need for a trial ....

... The review highlights progress on achieving the six Aloha+ Challenge goals, which are the state’s local implementation of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Hawaiʻi stands as the sole state in the United States to have submitted a Voluntary Local Review (VLR) ....

... It applies to almost all state employees (except those working for the legislative or judicial branches) ....

"...Thank you for giving a heads up to legislators about accepting a book from Hawai’i’s social workers because it might be an Ethics Violation...."

... Hawaii Department of Health gave conditional approval to U.S. Navy officials to defuel surge tanks next to the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ....

... in recent decades visitor spending stopped growing while the number of tourists continued to increase ....

... barriers to farming in Hawaii .... 

... Emails and other records provided by UH Richardson Law School show justices in the program--currently co-sponsored by Case Lombardi--often met with local dignitaries and frequently dined at private clubs or the private residences of prominent UH Law School donors .... 

... $13B / 3,666 avg daily riders = $3.5M per rider  We could have bought each rider a house near their job and a Cadillac or two to put in the garage -- and still saved billions ....

... a volunteer board created to advise DPR on recreational, cultural, and public entertainment opportunities at City parks and facilities ....

... Approximately 480,000 gallons of fuel are expected to be removed from the surge tanks. Defueling operations are expected to begin on July 17, 2023, and run through July 30, 2023....

... Hawaiian Electric Co. recently released its integrated grid plan, which put the cost of interconnecting the state’s planned renewable energy plants at around $9 billion — and that doesn’t include the cost to build the plants themselves ....