... auditors found 20% of case files where the state, FBI, and/or child abuse and neglect clearances were missing ....

... To eliminate waiting period physicians need only to "believe" the time period is too long ....

... On March 7, 2022, Co-Vice Chair of Honolulu Liquor Commission, Darren Y Lee, resigned ‘effective immediately’ .... 

...Increases salaries by 14.35% compounded over the three years, not including the one-time 1% bonus--99.1% vote to approve....

... Senate Bill 514 would pay one-time tax rebate checks of $300 to people making $100,000 a year or less and $100 to those making more than $100,000 a year .... 

... Simply allowing the market to operate helped create a windfall in state revenues ....

... Draft EIS 60-day public comment period April 8 through June 7, 2022 ....

... DLNR Land Division failed to bill/collect the proper base rents for the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel lease and failed to collect over $500,000 ....

... Numerous bills aimed at increasing our taxes have been shelved, and some good measures actually have a chance of passing ....

... Research showing the need to liberalize Hawaii’s land-use and zoning laws is out there for all to see, and more is forthcoming ....

... “These wells will add to our existing knowledge of the hydrogeology of the area and provide for long term monitoring of our water resources” ....

... 745 homeless individuals demonstrating chronicity. This represents an 18 percent increase ....

... Kauaʻi’s power generation mix for 2021 included 45% solar, 14% hydro and 11% biomass ....

... Urban Honolulu is #2 in USA ....

... a new study from UC Berkeley's Othering & Belonging Institute ....

... penalizing homeowners, driving up already sky-high taxes, implementing privacy-invasive and severe enforcement measures and providing little to benefit to residents in need of affordable housing ....

... HB2510 HD2 SD1 that proposes increasing Hawaii’s mandatory minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2026 while reducing the tip credit to zero over the same period ....

... pathways to policy failure ....

... This requirement has made it nearly impossible for cryptocurrency companies to do business in Hawaii ....

... Currently, anytime a person applies for a permit to acquire a firearm, they must provide a waiver allowing HPD to contact medical professionals ....