The 2018 Legislative Session has come to a close. Close to 200 bills sit on the Governor's desk awaiting his signature....

...Keli'i Akina and Professor Schoolland demonstrate how free market thinking is good for the economy and our personal lives....

...affordable housing in Hawaii, how it works, whether it is legal, and how it could be done better....

...Honolulu and Pearl City tie Sta Rosa, Ca and Rancho Cucamonga, Ca for lowest monthly avg starting salaries adjusted for cost of living....

...In the case, Rizo v. Yovino, the court determined that the EPA bars employers from relying on past wage or salary history as a justification for pay disparities....

...members include Robin Wurtzel, Chief Counsel of the secretive Hawaii Civil Rights Commission which has helped cover up many sex-harassment claims....

...Supreme Court ruling could lead to sports gambling bills in Hawaii Legislature....

...ongoing disaster could have been avoided....

... Dynamic pricing = 'Voluntary' rolling blackouts or brownouts.  You agree to use at certain hours and not at others ....

... Hawaii ranks 46th ....

...June 11, 2018, 6:30pm....

...SB 2699 proposes to make “resort fees” subject to our Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT)....

...he worked with HSTA for days at the bargaining table. Sometimes he stayed up with us until 3 a.m.... 

...After the 1960 Tsunami, homeowners in the destroyed Shinmachi area of Hilo bayfront were given fee-simple lots on newly subdivided state land in Waiakea Uka.  Shinmachi is now the site of the Hilo Bayfront Park....

...Average Per Capita Property Taxes: How Does Your State Compare?....

...Today’s Presidential Disaster Declaration for Hawai‘i Island follows the Presidential Disaster Declaration for flood-damaged Kaua‘i and the City and County of Honolulu, which was granted on May 8....

...Hawaii’s Legislature did not approve a higher minimum wage this year....

...EOEL – which oversees the development of Hawaii’s only state-funded preschool program – now offers 26 prekindergarten classrooms serving 520 keiki statewide....

...Anderson will be taking over for Pressler.  He has served as administrator of the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Aquatic Resources since October 2015....

"...inside these gates, we can do what we need to do...."

...enviros continue to obstruct all non-tourism activities in and around Hawaii....

...the state originally encouraged the building of homes in this dangerous area by offering lava insurance where no private company would....

...Mark Bennett, who served as Hawaii’s attorney general from 2003 to 2010, cleared the committee in an 18-2 vote and was a rare Trump nominee to receive more support from the Democrats on the committee than from the Republicans....

...Since the implementation of Hawaii’s first Drug Court in 1996, more than 2,000 people have graduated and found success in improving their lives....

...The governor is asking that the declaration authorize the Public Assistance Grant Program for Hawai‘i County, as well as the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program statewide....

...In comparison, occupancy of hotel properties statewide averaged 80.0 percent in 2017....

...basic questions that will elucidate the nature of the institution....

... Smoke & Mirrors At The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs ....

...look to other places both here and abroad where assisted suicide is already legal....

...The city utilized funds from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to acquire the eight-story building at 436 ‘Ena Road in Waikīkī....

...Big Island Dairy has reported untreated wastewater from the dairy’s wastewater treatment system spilled from a damaged sewage pipe in the evening on May 6....

... Following the Money 2018 -- How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data ...

... Hawaii Ranks 24th ....

...Every county experienced a decrease in homelessness. Kaua‘i County saw the largest decrease at 28.9 percent, O‘ahu saw a 9.4 percent decrease, Hawai‘i County saw an 8.8 percent decrease, and Maui County saw a 2.6 percent decline....

... the Environmental Council is conducting nine public hearings from May 21-31 throughout the state on changes to the state Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) rules ....

... WalletHub compared state dynamics across 15 key metrics to identify the Best & Worst States for Working Moms ....

... May 3 Adjournment Sine Die ....

...SB2046 contains vague language that could criminalize firearm modifications that are commonly done by law-abiding gun owners to make their firearms more suitable for self-defense, competition, hunting, or even overcoming disability....

...Myth 1: It doesn't matter how the money was spent, as long as it was spent on Hawaiians....

... Haumea: Transforming the Health of Native Hawaiian Women and Empowering Wāhine Well-Being, a 150-page report ....

...The amendment, if approved by the voters, does not define what investment real property is. Nor does it contain any limitations on the taxing power. Almost all the details are left up to the state legislature....

...Cites involvement of fringe GOP troublemaker Eric Ryan and ongoing defamation of Carroll's rival Andria Tupola and her family....

...study reveals dramatic eight-fold difference in percentage of state funds allocated to helping mentally ill....

...Everyone Needs a Close Community, but Those Are Fewer and Fewer....

...America’s transformation is more than skin-deep — it’s economic, too....

...submission of the 1,513 previously untested sexual assault kits to accredited, approved forensic laboratories for DNA testing....

...FTC Approves Final Order Imposing Conditions on Merger of Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc. and AMR Holdco, Inc....

...Worried about “maintaining a favorable political and social environment” legislators have approved two bills and one resolution designed to force union members to keep paying dues....

...Tourism has surged again in the first part of 2018, extending one of the longest periods of sustained visitor growth. Construction, while volatile month to month, also remains on a high plateau....