... The Jones Act is a protectionist relic that inflates the cost of living for every American while failing to deliver the very maritime security it was designed to provide ....

... slowly the details began to emerge ....

... “raised in the boiler room of local politics” ....

... FULL TEXT: State Auditor's urgent warning to Legislators ....

... The State of Hawaii has the third-worst retention of 20-30 year olds across all states ....

... the Office of Elections held a livestreamed drawing to determine the order that political parties will appear on the 2026 Primary Election ballot ....

...A conference committee vote Tuesday advanced a measure that would let nieces and nephews inherit Hawaiian home leases....

... ruling against a conservative 'election integrity' foundation’s efforts for a list of the Aloha State’s registered voters ....

...With the ‘target letter’ issued to Leo Asuncion Jr, the Sylvia Luke bribery scandal has exploded outward in a wholly new and unexpected direction – the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and with it, the Lahaina Fire coverup....

... SB3125:  “Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-26 2:45PM; Conference Room 309.” ....

... Judge Annalisa Bernard Lee, Maui and Judge Michael Soong, Kauai ....

... a $45K fake invoice, from a non-existent company, August 16, 2023, just one week after Lahaina burned to the ground ....

“there has not been a single commercial rebuild permit approved in almost two and a half years since the fires.”

"There are no controls designed to mitigate fraud risk when Procurement Laws are suspended by emergency proclamations...."

... Most of the action happens in back rooms ....

...House has voted to accept the Senate versions of both HB1875 juvenile sex change, and HB1961 protest outside Planned Parenthood thus they are now both enrolled directly to the Governor....

...Only in Hawaii: $20M / 47 single-wide mobile homes = $425,532 per unit with no land cost....

... another tax-hike bill still alive that has been quietly making its way through the legislative process: SB3028 ....

...A federal judge signaled he would allow some civil discovery to proceed in the government's bid to seize the late crime boss Michael Miske's $20 million fortune....

...a group of customers claimed the merger had increased flight costs and reduced services in violation of antitrust laws....