... There are still around 27,800 fewer jobs in Hawaii than before the COVID-19 pandemic ....

... secret instructions from the Director of Taxation to his staff ....

... If approved by the Governor, SB2475 CD1 would go into effect on July 1, 2024 ....

... One of the most persistent myths in Hawaii politics is that you can target a single group with a tax hike and not affect anyone else ....

... huge wins in the areas of taxes, healthcare and housing reform ....

... Hawai‘i State Department of Health awards ground ambulance contracts to American Medical Response ....

... HB2404 will lower the state income tax burden for average families by almost 70% by 2031 and save taxpayers roughly $5 billion during that same period ....

... Both Ma and CC #1 worked for the CIA ­­­­— CC #1 from 1967 until 1983, Ma from 1982 until 1989 ....

"These legislators continually criticize, find fault, and introduce legislation intent on diminishing the work carried out at UH."

... nobody really expected a blanket reversal on how Hawaii treats bladed weapons ....

... To make a buck, CNHA will help move Hawaiians out of Hawaii ....

... Carriers such as Matson and Pasha say the Jones Act is a “line of defense” against China, yet are happy to do business with China when it suits them ....

... no petroleum or jet fuel compounds were detected in 15 drinking water samples collected at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) and Aliamanu Military Reservation (AMR)—12 from homes at JBPHH and AMR and three from source water shafts ....

... HIDOE presents three possible sites to rebuild permanent campus for King Kamehameha III Elementary ....

... Jamaica Osorio, assistant professor at UHM, who frequently posts and shares anti-Israel posts on her X account, spoke to demonstrators at the “Day of Action Rally” ....

"they did not update their label”

... FEMA's current extension for the Non-Congregate Sheltering (NCS) Program is now set for June 10, 2024. On May 31, 2024, the state of Hawaiʻi will cease its feeding operations ....

... Five people were arrested over the weekend during what police say was a cockfight raid at a gathering on the Kaloli Drive end of the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Puna ....

... Count also finds 700+ empty shelter beds on Oahu ....

...At a May 20, 2024, US Marshall’s Auction on the steps of the Honolulu Federal Courthouse, Hawaiian Tel won ownership of the former assets of Sandwich Isles Communications....

... The Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi’s 2024 Convention concluded on Saturday evening with over 400 delegates ...

... This year, the Legislature finally listened to their pleas and passed SB1035 ....

... Twenty-eight percent of Hawaii residents spend more than 50% of their income on rent, and only 1-in-5 households can afford a median-priced home mortgage ....

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

... DoTax claims Administrative Directives are for “Internal Use” and are not to be disclosed to the public ....

... Ironically, OHA is repeating the error of Hawaiian Kingdom royals who exploited their own people and relied on an alliance with businessmen ....

... The plan will have its first hearing on June 25 before the Maui Planning Commission ....

... Most of the targeted savings would come from the operating budget of the city’s Department of Information Technology ....

... CLUE: Dobelle and Greenwood are both still alive ....

... The quirky panel of 14 jurors had been coordinating outfits by color most days throughout the duration of trial ....

... the very first coconut rhinoceros beetle was detected here in Hawaii 11 years ago ....

"What would you do to rescind or revise the Jones Act?”

... Judge Helen Gillmor sentenced Phong Duy Le, 49, of Honolulu, Hawaii to 29 months in federal prison ....

... Resolution 24-61 would set the property tax rates for fiscal year 2025 ....

... Hawaii has lost over 41,000 people to domestic migration since 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau ....

... there is still plenty of work to be done to reduce the cost of living in Hawaii ....

... legislators earmark $1 billion to cover costs such as emergency housing and rental assistance ....

... 'several' of the girls' relay teams at Kea'au High School had two males on them ....

... More than four in ten people reported difficulties accessing medical care and medications, compared to about one in ten before the fires ....

... The program creates partnerships between federal agencies, state and local governments, private landowners, land managers and non-profits to preserve sensitive lands and resources near military bases ....

... In his previous roles as State Comptroller and Deputy Superintendent of Operations for the Department of Education, Otaguro managed facilities on a large scale as well as complex Capital Improvement Projects ....

... Effective Feb 1, 2017, the Hawaii DHS mandated more square footage per shelter bed, thus reducing the profitibility of homeless shelters and reducing the number of beds available.  The obvious result of this policy change is before us ....

... WalletHub compared 23 major MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Areas) ....

... The litigation model adopted by Hawaii, characterized by suing oil companies under broad claims about their contributions to climate change, demands a national spotlight for its potential to disrupt the constitutional equilibrium between state innovation and federal authority ....

... may have to wait until ongoing defueling is completed ....

... trial of former Honolulu prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro, businessman Dennis Mitsunaga and co-defendants facing accusations of conspiracy to commit fraud and bribery ....

... This bill legalizes the open carry of all non-firearm weapons, including butterfly knives, switchblades, brass knuckles, swords, and spears ....

... The USACE lead contractor on the project, Aktarius, LLC dba Dawson AKT ....

... It appears that the US Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling in Trump v. United States will stop lower courts from jailing Trump for his porn-star hush money deals ....

... Prosecutors say businessman Dennis Mitsunaga used hefty campaign contributions to exert influence over Hawaii's political landscape ....