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| Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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Secret Rules: Court Says Hawaiʻi House Violated State Constitution
By News Release @ 6:02 PM :: 4877 Views
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... the House Advisory Committee on Rules met in secret and made decisions ....
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| Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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City Celebrating Transsexual Pride Month
By News Release @ 10:07 AM :: 4643 Views
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... The annual flag raising reflects the City and County of Honolulu’s continued commitment ....
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| Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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Hawaii 8th-Worst Economy in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 9:32 AM :: 4785 Views
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... Hawaii Ranks 45th for Annual Median Household Income adjusted for cost of living ....
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| Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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Kauaʻi, PMRF, and the Road Ahead
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:44 AM :: 4866 Views
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"...the world’s largest instrumented multi-environment range...."
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| Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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Report Ranks Hawaii Teachers Union 5th Strongest
By Selected News Articles @ 7:54 AM :: 4314 Views
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... the proportion of teachers holding HSTA membership has dropped only 0.32% since 2012 ....
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| Sunday, May 31, 2026 |
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Our Big Tax Bill Act
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 4879 Views
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...Senate Bill 3125, Our Big Tax Bill (which is still a lot smaller than the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act) was signed into law on May 21 and became Act 24, what I am calling the One Big Tax Bill Act or OBTBA....
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| Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
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'Deferred Maintenance' Hawaii's Billion-Dollar Challenge
By Selected News Articles @ 4:15 PM :: 5047 Views
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"The department is not required to ensure the accuracy of the information in the reports"
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| Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
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Bill 88: Maui Council Pretends to Undo Bill 9 Theft of TVRs
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 6411 Views
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"Bill 88 does not automatically rezone a single property. Instead, it creates a legislative pathway. If the bill passes the full council, individual property owners would still need to apply for a zone change on a case-by-case basis."
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| Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
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Legislative Wrapup: Two wins for housing
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 4298 Views
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"The 2026 Legislative Session is done. After 2,459 bills, 397 housing bills, and a lot of late nights, two of our biggest ideas crossed the finish line."
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| Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
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Hawaiʻi Funding Project: Making the Flow of Tax Dollars into Hawaiʻi Visible
By News Release @ 3:08 PM :: 4074 Views
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... downstream effects for nonprofits and the 'social safety net' ....
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| Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
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Lawmakers choose innovation over red tape
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:35 PM :: 4220 Views
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... seagliders are being investigated as a possible mode of interisland transportation ....
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| Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
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Federal Justice: Hawaii County ‘affordable’ housing official took $1.9M Bribes--sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 4738 Views
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...The scheme involved 'affordable' housing development agreements worth more than $11 million....
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| Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
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Stay Informed with Ballot Notifications
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 3931 Views
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... Primary Election Ballots arrive by mail: July 21, 2026 ....
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| Friday, May 29, 2026 |
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April 2026 Visitor Spending Increased Despite Fewer Visitor Arrivals
By News Release @ 10:24 AM :: 5383 Views
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...visitors who came in April 2026 spent significantly more on an average daily basis ($278 per person, +14.1%)....
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| Friday, May 29, 2026 |
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Vassilis Syrmos recommended as UH Mānoa chancellor
By News Release @ 9:55 AM :: 9120 Views
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... His appointment will go before the UH Board of Regents for final approval on Thursday, June 4 ....
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| Thursday, May 28, 2026 |
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Monopoly Gatekeepers: HMSA, Kaiser Sneak Back onto Prepaid Health Care Advisory Council
By Selected News Articles @ 9:56 AM :: 5342 Views
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... Wayne Graves, Director of Human Resources at Hawaii Pacific Health, sits on the Prepaid Health Care Advisory Council ....
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| Thursday, May 28, 2026 |
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Hawaii AG Leads Opposition to 'Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act'
By News Release @ 6:00 AM :: 4125 Views
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... the bill would weaken states’ ability to protect children online while insulating Big Tech from accountability ....
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| Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
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Hawaii AG decides against joining Medicaid fraud roundtable at White House
By Selected News Articles @ 9:59 PM :: 4440 Views
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... AG Lopez acknowledged Hawaii “could do better” with indictments and criminal prosecutions ....
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| Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
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Hawaii’s “Paper Bag” Corruption Case - Keli’i Akina interviews Alexander Silvert
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:04 PM :: 6614 Views
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... Silvert names the key players, exposes what really happened during “recess,” and explains why this is more than one bad apple ....
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| Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
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DPP Average Delay on Affordable Housing Projects -- 661 Days
By Andrew Walden @ 7:12 AM :: 4958 Views
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...This, in spite of an alleged ‘90-day processing pathway’ written into Bill 7 of 2019....
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