...a seawater jet powered by Hawaii tax credits is used to shoot pies up into the sky--electricity is generated by harnessing the energy of the pies as they fall back to Earth....

...scheduled for Tuesday, November 14, 2017 and Wednesday, November 15, 2017 to confirm four judicial appointments, three for the Circuit Court of the First Circuit and one for the District Family Court of the First Circuit – O‘ahu....

...Review of Special Funds, Revolving Funds, Trust Funds, and Trust Accounts of the Department of Taxation....

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to weigh in on a California law that forces pro-life pregnancy care centers to provide free advertising for the abortion industry....

...Despite her crucial role in Puerto Rico recovery, Jaresko was apparently unaware of the Jones Act or its effects on the Commonwealth....

...Exposure Draft — November 15, 2017 Ethics Commission meeting....

...Proposed Legislation for 2018 Legislative Session....

..."We disagree with DHRD. The statutory requirements that DHRD report to the Legislature are unambiguous and do not exempt these trust funds." -- Auditor....

... The Ninth Circuit on Monday partly granted an emergency motion by the Trump administration and lifted a preliminary stay on most aspects of President Donald Trump’s ban on entry into the United States ....

...The increase in family incomes is the result of both the income tax cuts and the broader rise in productivity and wages due to economic growth....

• Senate: Gibson Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Engel Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Wehrum Nomination – Confirmation
• House: Joint Employer Definition
• House: Hydropower Regulation
• House: Securities Regulations Exemptions

Three doctors, specializing in pediatrics, biology, and psychiatry, are criticizing what they say is the reliance on feelings over facts ....

...Approximately 300 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients live in Hawaii....

...Kidney failure, blood clots, cardiac arrest, inflammation of the pancreas, leaking intestines....

“I object to the use of the word ‘customer.’ It certainly doesn’t feel like that type of relationship to me. Maybe ‘hostage’?”

“The Airports Division expects near-term traffic results will be better than projected due to Island Air expanding interisland traffic...." -- Fitch Ratings, October 26, 2017

...The Institute for Justice finds Hawaii to be ‘most burdensome’ in USA due to the large number of professions requiring licensure.   In contrast, the Wisconsin study finds Hawaii to be the 'least burdensome' based on an analysis of 10 specific professions and the requirements to attain license in each....

Americans adopt approximately 140,000 children per year....

...the state Legislature has discovered a new tactic for meeting its public pension financial obligations: passing the costs on to the counties....

...after she was deposed, and after Hawaii became a U.S. territory, the former queen sued the United States in what was then the U.S. Claims Court....

...take a moment to celebrate the service of all U.S. military veterans past and present....

...“We got a few hundred subscribers, but nothing really earth shattering,” Epler says...Civil Beat has an annual budget of roughly $3 million and a staff of about 22 to 24 people....

“Because Farrington Highway and Kamehameha Highway are on the National Highway System, the reconstruction projects are eligible for Federal aid funds, subject to selection by OahuMPO and HIDOT.”  -- FHWA Acting Director Nadeau, October 7, 2015

...The City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS) is excited to announce the creation of the first O‘ahu Pedestrian Plan and an update of the 2012 Bicycle Master Plan....

Legacy Costs evaluates whether states provided adequate funding, as defined by retirement system actuaries, for pensions and other promised retirement benefits for public workers.....

...We live in a world of plenty which is both good and bad....

The following message was sent out to Arakawa campaign supporters Tuesday Nov 7, 2017....

...the median wait time for treatment in the Queen’s Medical Center ER is about six hours and 20 minutes....

...Ige today announced that his administration has completed the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the relocation of the O‘ahu Community Correctional Center....

...OHA’s complaint requests the court to order the state to terminate UH’s general lease for the mountain.... 

...On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell. It did so by accident....

...I have decided to run for Congress to represent Hawai‘i's 1st Congressional District....

...Recent House and Senate votes....

In an effort to make performance data easily available to the public, HIDOE today announced the launch of its Strategic Plan Dynamic Report....

...The last rate hike was two years ago--the next increase could happen in 2019....

...“Fat” is becoming the new normal in America....

...veterans in many cities continue to suffer from long delays in mental-health treatment despite a $10 billion effort to expand veterans’ access to such care....

...to enable new applicants or existing licensees to search for their application status....

...federal law already prohibits domestic abusers from purchasing or owning guns....

...Because of the high real estate prices, Hawaii also had the second-lowest percentage of homeowners....

...While Rail Hangs in Balance, Caldwell Plans to Splurge $500M on Blaisdell....

...A national Institute for Justice (IJ) study says they are the most burdensome in the nation, covering more than 40 occupations in which residents must acquire the state’s permission before being allowed to work....

...“She’s got a servant attitude, a servant’s heart,” Butler says....

...Al Frenzel and Gigi Jones....

...Rep. Ward (R-Hawaii Kai) wrote a letter to Gov. Ige asking the governor to prepare his departments, particularly the DOE to prepare for the unthinkable....

Video President Trump & Melania Visit Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona Memorial....

...in the early 1900s Ahi, Aku, Marlin and other pelagic fish, were reported in the commercial reef fish data. Then they separated the pelagic and reef fish. This alone accounted most of the 90% decline....

Vacation house rules in works: Regulating ‘unhosted’ rentals seen as way to preserve housing for residents....

Halloween may be over, but we still have lots of scary stories!

Clearly, OHA owes our beneficiaries a sincere apology and a commitment to change our practices internally....