" ... if the government spending is growing faster than the private sector, then it is unsustainable .... "

... The biennial budget passed by the 2023 Hawaii Legislature threatened to wipe out the state’s projected surplus by fiscal 2028 ....

... "We are working with our colleagues, possibly in the next couple of weeks, you will see this housing declaration of emergency, similarly to address some of the bottlenecks on housing," Green said. ....

... Don Aweau most recently served with the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a senior advisor ....

... 21,881 personal/private firearm permit applications were processed statewide during 2022, marking a 6.1% decrease ....

... City and state to pay $130K to settle gun owner’s lawsuit ....

... Failure to implement measures required by the SPCC Rule can threaten public health or the welfare of fish and other wildlife ....

... Keith Suzuka will serve as Deputy Director of the Department of Land Management and Ben Sullivan will serve as Deputy Director of the Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency ....

... The application deadline is 4:30 p.m. June 29 ....

... in Honolulu a $250K salary is worth $82,672.04 ....

... a computer glitch prevented Sub District 11 voters from being able to electronically submit their votes ....

"... living in Hawaii would require an annual income of at least $80,000 to $100,000 for a single person and around $125,000 to $150,000 for a family ....”

... Honolulu average household credit card debt is $14,927, up by $2,498 ....

... #1 Highest Avg Rent in USA: Urban Honolulu, HI $2,514/mo ....

... five blind monks trying to describe an elephant ....

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

... Green plans to trim approximately $1 billion from the Legislature’s proposed biennial budget via 22 separate line item vetoes ....

... Grassroot Institute “actually proposed 15 model bills this year that were introduced and got one across the finish line, which was the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact” ....

... Hawaii property tax rates thus can be low because the counties that assess and collect them do not have to cover the cost of public schools ....

... This situation has left the owners of many long-term rentals stuck with much higher tax bills ....