...The study is being released on International Women’s Day....

... stop Trump from "provid(ing) new, more affordable options to Americans in the individual market who are getting hammered by skyrocketing premiums” ....

...one month ago, OHA Trustees voted to order managers of OHA's six LLCs to hand over financial records....

...Reforming its shipping laws to allow foreign ships to transport foreign goods between Philippine ports seems to have worked out well for the Philippines....

...We focused on 10 common aspects of the landlord-tenant relationship, which include security deposits, rent increases, the warranty of habitability and eviction notices....

... the proportion of renters in Honolulu rose from 44.6% in 2006 to 56.1% in 2016 ....

... Hawaii has reinstated its formerly temporary individual income tax brackets, ranging from 8.25 to 11 percent .... 

... these 128 are in addition to bills passed earlier ....

...The following are a few of the measures to pass on third reading....

...Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton traveled to the summit of Maunakea in early January 2018....

... On Thursday, March 8th, a number of resolutions and concurrent resolutions will be heard to request the Congressional Delegation of Hawaii to vote against any national reciprocity legislation .... 

...between 6pm-8pm, see list of precinct meetings here....

... Rep. Tupola offers amendments to HB 2739 ....

...In this conversation with Dr. Keli'i Akina, attorney Sam King discusses the recent audit of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, of which he is a beneficiary....

...‘No.  I think in this case the beneficiary may be right and you guys may be just a bunch of auditors.’ ....

...the 50 states and the District of Columbia compared across 23 key indicators of living standards for women....

...View Details of all Hawaii Goals, Targets, & Indicators....

...Thousands of files have been digitized at the state’s disability compensation program. However, they need hardware with capacity for more storage to continue progress....

...We reviewed 85 house and senate bills proposing 64 special and revolving funds during the 2018 legislative session of which none met criteria....

...In the middle of this process, sometimes a letter from the Governor arrives saying, “We need to make some adjustments...."

...Democrat media unanimous: 'Nothing to see here'....

...the Feds will monitor UH Mānoa until it completes its obligations under the agreement....

...due to Tropical Storm Gita from February 7 to February 12, 2018....

...The bills include housing, homelessness, education, health, the environment, public safety, governmental affairs, the environment, and other important issues....

...The state Department of Education is instructing schools statewide to create a “designated walkout area” for students...to participate in upcoming protests against gun violence, Superintendent Christina Kishimoto said in a Friday letter to parents....

...calls on the Planning Department to propose rule changes to the Maui, Molokai and Lanai Planning Commissions to include sea level rise in their shoreline setback calculations....

... HTDC awarded 15 Hawaii-based companies $1,417,050 ....

...Nine towns in Hawaii rank in lowest quintile....

...The ESRB’s decision to label video games with paid add-ons essentially does nothing to address the complaint that loot boxes are akin to gambling....

...tag-team efforts of Russian trolls and ‘keep it in the ground’ activists....

...After 4 Hours of Testimony, Democrats take 13 minutes to PASS HB-2739 HD1 out of committee....

...With its founder locked in a Federal Penitentiary on felony tax evasion charges, Sandwich Isles Communications is closing and laying off all 40 of its remaining employees this Friday March 2, 2018....

...We will have more opportunities to voice our concerns in the remaining half of this session....

...José Torra, an economist and research director for Caminos de la Libertad in Mexico City....

...the PUC’s $2.8 million Document Management System (DMS) is almost universally considered by management and staff to be difficult to use, unreliable, slow, and obsolete, with staff developing elaborate workarounds to accommodate for the system’s shortcomings. Yet the PUC has no firm plans to fix or replace this problematic system....

...Air Service to Hawai‘i Increased 9.7 percent in January....

...OHA’s Old Guard Trustees Giving Cash To Their Friends....

...Russian news organizations RT and Sputnik used the term GMO in more articles than HuffPost, Fox News, CNN, Breitbart and NBC combined....

...All members of the committees voted “yes” on the bill, except Rep. Andria Tupola and Rep. Bob McDermott .... We were asked to vote without our members having seen a written draft of the revised bill....

...Hawaii’s total consumer debt per capita of $64,642 averaged more than $20,000 above the nation....

...Hawaii shines in one area of 'best states' ranking....

...Committee members asked some very telling questions that identified loopholes that still remain in the bill.  The Attorney General's representative couldn't definitively state that all their concerns from the 2017 version were resolved in this current version that is supposed to have more robust protections.... 

...House Bill 4135 passed the Oregon Senate 17-12. While the stated intent of the bill’s authors was to update the advance directive, it also paves the way for healthcare representatives to remove access to food and water for vulnerable Oregonians with dementia and Alzheimer’s....

1. Peter S. Hoffmann
2. Duane Kanuha
3. Albert Nahale-a

...Hawaii Annual Taxes on Home Priced at State Median Value -- $1,459 (33rd–highest)....

...The results from this year’s NCS ....

...On Tuesday, February 27th, the Hawaii state Senate Committee on Judiciary will hold a decision making hearing on Senate Bill 2046 and Senate Bill 2436.  The committee is only accepting written testimony for this hearing....

...The immense political influence of public sector unions appeared imperiled Monday, as several justices of the U.S. Supreme Court grilled labor lawyers over the constitutionality of mandatory union dues....

...NRA had nothing at all to do with the failure of that school’s security preparedness, the failure of America’s mental health system, the failure of the National Instant Check System or the cruel failures of both federal and local law enforcement....