... On a per capita basis, defense spending in Hawaii is equal to about $5,506 per person, the third most among states ....

"... Enrollment decline at other UH campuses is not as steep as the national average ...."

... Tax Department wanted get a piece of the UH research grants ....

... Ige has until July 12th to veto ....

... “Hawaiʻi is the only state in the country that doesn’t have a centralized, independent state law enforcement agency. The new department will allow more efficient and effective emergency response, criminal law enforcement, investigations and homeland security operations” ....

... The high cost of a vacation in Hawai‘i was the top reason cited among visitors from both markets for being unlikely to revisit in the next five years ....

... U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today ruled that a pair of lawsuits from Honolulu and Maui can proceed in state court ....

... judicial nominees for a vacancy in the District Court of the Second Circuit (island of Maui) ....

"... The Jones Act increases the cost of food and virtually all other products in Hawaii and needs to be fixed ...."

... The total estimated cost of all six phases is $315M to $470M ....

" ... Hawaiian Electric is seeking approval to recover the cost of the project from customers ...."

... tip of the iceberg ....

... Bodycam video of Matt Lopresti getting arested for DUI (again) ....

... U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, City & County of Honolulu requesting community input on alternative plans developed for the Ala Wai Flood Risk Management General Reevaluation Study ....

... Earlier this week, Gov. David Ige announced his “intent to veto” SB3089, a bill that aims to reform the state’s emergency powers law ....

... HB 1147 originally started out as a capital improvements project bill in 2021, but this year lawmakers removed the projects and replaced them with operating appropriations for HTA ....

... “2022’s Best and Worst State Economies.”  In that site, our humble little state had lots of reasons to be humble, coming in at a bottom-scraping 48th ....

... there are 18 candidates for six OHA trustee positions ....

... Hawaii rate of increase second only to Massachusetts ....

"... Implementation may take time, but HSTA will ensure retroactivity to July 1 ...."