...Hawaii Island rancher Freddy Rice passed away on Jan. 5, 2018....

...a list of candidates to Gov. David Ige to fill one student seat for a two-year appointment beginning July 1, 2018, subject to confirmation by the state Senate....

...The current average annual cost of driving a typical new gasoline vehicle in the United States is $1,117, with a maximum of $1,509 in Hawaii and a minimum of $993 in Alabama....

..."This means there are way more than suspected filers actually paying their transient accommodation taxes than originally estimated"....

...HR 3744 would remove both the Executive Branch and by extension the US Department of Interior's authority to recognize and therefore create a Native Hawaiian Tribe....

...Hawaii Visitor Accommodation Units Surpassed 80,000 Statewide in 2017....

...Hawaii Insurance Division Releases Annual Premium Comparison Guides to Help Consumers Compare Insurance Premiums....

...The addition of the fifth lane along the Wai’anae Coast has been long overdue....

...to provide additional federal resources to Guam, Hawai’i, the CNMI, American Samoa, and other jurisdictions affected by migrants from the Freely Associated States....

...The Judicial Council is seeking applicants to fill two upcoming vacancies on the Hawaii State Ethics Commission. These terms on the Commission will run from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2022....

...State and federal taxes are included in the base electric rate and with a lower federal tax, the tax rate imbedded in the bill will be reduced....

..."A search of the world wide web reveals that no media source covered the event."....

....a government investigation of online gun sales designed to determine “whether private sellers would knowingly sell a firearm to an individual prohibited from possessing one” determined that … no, actually, they would not....

...not high enough to afford a basic household budget that includes housing, child care, food, transportation and health care....

...Star in a gold circle marking to appear on Hawaii State Driver’s Licenses or State Identification Cards issued on or after Jan. 16, 2018....

...Creativity was a big factor in job satisfaction — Video Game Producer, Film Director, Music Producer and Comedian were labelled as the happiest jobs in the country, along with Neurosurgeon....

...that which has been done can no longer be done....

...This ranking measures the current integration levels of whites and blacks....

...pedestrian fatalities dropped in every county and overall were reduced from 32 in 2016 to 14 in 2017....

...Hanabusa said social services (lots of meth) could be offered at designated homeless camping areas (if they have enough copper to trade)….

"...for demonstrating ongoing compliance with performance standards to ensure safe, effective patient care...." (No kidding.  They really said this.)

...It is commonly said that Hawaii has too many government regulations, but how many regulations are there exactly?....

...would expansion of Medicare be good for America?....

...“They were virtually unheard of in the U.S. 10 years ago”....

...Among the 6 percent of students who reported nonconsensual sexual contact, less than a third said the incidents occured on campus or at a university-associated property....

...and the least affordable housing....

..will appoint committee of cronies to choose the most advantageous legal positions....

...We need legislation to save the fishery and all DLNR ocean issued-permit businesses....

... Israelis--the one indigenous people whose rights are not upheld by UH Manoa prof .... 

...the PUC has basically said that it expects the program to crash and burn....

...This request, in a case from Hawaii, is the first of two that the government is expected to file....

...with more than 140 elementary, middle and high school teams from around the state competing for 25 qualification slots at the VEX World Championships....

...six candidates for its Board of Directors election on March 10, 2018....

...Gabbard’s consultant, Chris Cooper, is allegedly one of seven identified as being at the center of illegal Russian lobbying efforts reaching into the Trump campaign and Congress....

...applying a Hawai‘i Supreme Court ruling from last year to an existing DLNR rule....

... 59.8% of Hawaii moves are outbound ... 

...the City doesn't really care all that much about these particular businesses or their owners....

...The administration just told New York and New Jersey they would have to fund their $13 billion Hudson Tunnel rail project on their own, backing out of an Obama-era promise to foot half the bill....

...Matson turned to Sause for a second hand deck barge....

...look for the following bills to be revived in the 2018 legislative session....

...“We hope it becomes a model for all captains who want to do right by their immigrant crew.”....

...this study defines economic self-sufficiency as the amount of money that individuals and families require to meet their basic needs without government and/or other subsidies....

...Energy Office’s personnel costs now account for more than 90 percent of the office’s expenses....

...Analysis of data revealed that just 10% of active patients (55 of 532) were responsible for all assaults on staff. In fact, more than one-fourth were attributable to 3 highly-assaultive patients.... 

“Kenji Price is a former Army Ranger with two Bronze stars, and a former federal prosecutor who worked organized crime, public corruption, and international drug trafficking cases—including against the Sinaloa Cartel,” said Attorney General Sessions.

...We knew from the beginning there was the possibility that a few rats could linger....

...the state should consider privatizing more of its medical facilities....

...Hawaii Superferry was required to build its vessels in the U.S. by the Jones Act....

...Currently, median rents in Honolulu stand at $1,550 for a one-bedroom apartment and $2,060 for a two-bedroom....

...Applications received during this period will be considered for preschool participation during July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019....