... $200 million, or most of it, is headed out the door with no visible means of getting it back.....

...This provision would block (preempt) county governments in Hawaii from passing their own laws to reduce tobacco use, including measures addressing the sale of candy-flavored tobacco products and menthol cigarettes that attract kids....

...“To avoid any constitutional concerns, the department will not retroactively administer Act 41....” 

Government employee unions around the country are grappling with the implications of the recent Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME....

...“Instead of putting more restrictions on ride-hailing customers, Hawaii should explore ways to relieve taxi drivers of over-burdensome regulations,” Akina said....

...Hawaii 44th at 0.8%....

...because of its failure to remedy numerous material defaults under the construction contract with the city....

...Action Supports More Effective Local Emergency Alert Tests and PSAs, Addresses False Alerts, and Seeks to Improve Wireless Alerts....

...On September 15, 2017, a server containing multiple disks managed by Marquis ID Systems (MIDS) for the State of Hawai‘i’s drivers’ licensing programs had a multiple hard disk crash....

...We score all 50 states on more than 60 measures of competitiveness....

...2018’s Most & Least Energy-Expensive States....

...More THC, Vaping, and lots of Weed for Kids, Tourists, and out-of-state students....

...Some Wonʻt Bother To Vote & Instead Say One Of These Three Things....

"...I don't see it hurting the beneficiaries at all, except for those beneficiaries stealing money from OHA...."

...Mark will put his skills and experience to good use on the bench as a fair and impartial judge, beholden to nothing but the law and the Constitution....

...Keli'i believes Sam is the candidate who will unite Hawaiians and reform OHA....

...Gov. David Ige has notified legislative leaders and key lawmakers that he is vetoing eight out of 11 bills on his Intent to Veto list....

...PCC will finance systems totaling 413 kilowatts (kw), with flexibility to install additional systems and features. The agreement marks the first commercial on-bill financing project in Hawaii using the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority's recently launched Green Energy Money $aver (GEM$)On-Bill program....

...“We had excellent financial results in 2017, which allows us to exercise one of the fundamental benefits of being a not-for-profit cooperative that is owned by the members it serves,” stated Allan Smith, Chairman of the KIUC Board of Directors....

...Out-of-control living expenses in some of these places....

...driving is often a major hassle and expense....

...Big Island police have subpoenaed all of the school’s computers, financial records and student records....

...Was the "secret cocktail" being sprayed from black helicopters?....

...city lawyers have taken great pains to craft the bills with language that works around areas that federal courts have found unacceptable....

...Act 157 prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale, transfer and possession of bump fire stocks, multi-burst trigger activators, and trigger cranks....

...the State defeated a recent attempt by Ciber’s insurers to move the lawsuit out of state....

...Revised improvement plans highlighted in Ala Moana Regional Park Draft EIS....

...imposing heavy taxes, creating massive bureaucracies and lavish government programs....

...Education narrative favoring wealthier, whiter states was just proven wrong....

...When many of us in Hawaii grew up, we were taught to go with the flow....

...industrial hemp refers to cannabis plants with a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration at or below 0.3 percent....

...By comparison, hotel properties averaged an 82.9 percent occupancy rate for the same quarter....

...To date, HART officials have not publicly explained why it has been recording the meetings between the auditor and HART employees....

"...Although we’ve made gains in combating homelessness, there is a group of service-resistant individuals who continue to disobey the rules and take up our public spaces....”

...and this was before the geothermal plant was overrun by lava....

...In accordance with the City Charter Section 3-502.1 (c), we submit to the Honolulu City Council our plan of proposed audits for FY2018-19....

...Wide variations exist in diagnosis rates between states and cities....

... Hawaii Ranks 24th ....

...For its overseas sealift operations, America’s military generally relies on America’s Maritime Security Program (MSP) fleet — all foreign-built ships that do not comply with the requirements of the Jones Act....

...closer scrutiny finds the law’s national security justification to be unmoored from modern military and technological realities....

...Representative Gene Ward formed a study group to analyze what could be done to fulfill the Prince's promise....

...“It’s a really cool summit,” said Robin Puanani Danner, the SCHHA elected chairman since the fall of 2015....

...After Voting For It Some OHA Trustees Have Been Secretly Trying To Kill It Off....

...It is the first of two new ships being built for Honolulu-based Matson by Philly Shipyard at a total cost of approximately $418 million for the pair, and the first of four new vessels that Matson will put into its Hawaii service during the next two years....

...After over a year of endless delays and obstacles, the independent audit has not even started....

...Of more than 1,000 cancer centers across the country, the UH Cancer Center is one of only 70 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers in the nation....

...The letter, written by ACLU of Hawai’i Legal Director, Mateo Caballero, vows swift legal action if the “severe burden on the right to vote” imposed by the Office of Elections’ current voting plans for areas of Hawai‘i Island affected by the eruption of Kilauea Volcano are not fixed....

... Hawaii Ranks 27th --Income taxes account for 22.8% of spending ....

...Ige recently nominated the four business and community leaders to serve on HTA’s board, with their appointments confirmed by the Hawaii State Senate....

• Loan-to-value -100% for purchase and 110% for purchases with a rehab
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