... this proposed empty homes tax would leave it to the Honolulu Department of Budget and Fiscal Services to determine whether a property was truly vacant ....

... Bill 184, Draft 3, which would set up a special activity permit for businesses that want to sell food or sell, rent or lease merchandise on or beside county streets ....

... Hawai`i homes are unaffordable, many Hawaiians and others have moved away and the ones still here are renters who work multiple jobs just to make ends meet ....

... errors that detract from the video’s effectiveness ....

... "The company monitored weather conditions throughout the day and saw a steady drop of wind speeds in the afternoon." ....

... Green is the highest-scoring Democrat in this study ....

... 17% rate hike proposed ....

... Between July 2020 and December 2021, 263 drug-related deaths were recorded across the state. Of these, 58.2% involved individuals aged 50 to 79 ....

... Under disaster declaration FEMA-4724-DR-HI, Financial Assistance and Direct Temporary Housing Assistance will now be available for an additional 12 months, concluding on February 10, 2026 ....

... Cumulatively, the average Hawaii household has spent $33,365 more due to inflation since January 2021 ....

... The Pacific is increasingly becoming an important transshipment hub and an operational and destination point for organized crime syndicates ....

... it may be up to the US Supreme Court to set the matter straight ....

... There have been a lot of sharp words in the news lately ....

... LNG is an important fuel source to virtually eliminate most polluting emissions and significantly reduce carbon emissions ....

... SMS has been awarded $4.58 million dollars over eight contracts awarded from 2021 to 2023 ....

"That's not possible.  If the building permit doesn’t have a final, you would not have issued me a remodeling permit.”

... Criminals were lined up when the doors opened, eager for a chance to do it all over again ....

... Mail ballots hit homes soon ....

... The nine leases and 25 revocable permits represent a continuation of the transfers under Act 90. Passed by the legislature in 2003 ....

... A community homeless shelter known as Hui Mahi‘ai ‘Āina has been operating at the site since 2020 without BLNR approval ....

... one of the stealthiest shutdowns this town has seen in a long time ....

... The 18-month initial period of assistance for FEMA IHP was set to end Feb.10, 2025 but has now been extended to Feb. 10, 2026 ....

... The aquarium pet industry has finished the environmental review process to seek up to seven commercial aquarium permits for collection in West Hawai‘i ....

... The commission is one of few in the country ....

... Company to pay one of largest federal pesticides penalties: $314,747 ....

... The latest proclamation places a pause on the automatic adoption of county building codes ....

“...Guns that have been stolen, guns that haven’t been registered and guns in the wrong hands...."

... Hawaii had the number one largest cost increase of any state in the country ....

... Honolulu 4.2% Consumer Price Index Change year over year ....

... He says the federal government continues full disaster assistance to Maui and other disaster-impacted areas ....

... 29% of fire-affected households now live below the poverty line, compared to 14% before the fires ....

... Hawaii, with a population of 1.46 million and 15 procedures, had the lowest rate at one procedure per 291,054 residents ....

... In late 2022, Congress passed a law that significantly increased the cost of liability insurance for a small subset of the small-passenger boating industry ....

"... Preliminary Indication of Interest by Outside Investor Group, Blue Hill, is Illusory, Non-Binding and Highly Conditional ...."

... Hawaii had a Taxpayer Burden of $16,500, earning it a “D” grade ....

... Bill 46 aims to impose a 3% tax on so-called empty homes across Oahu ....

... that’s a risk officials are taking by not actively clearing some of the most important legal barriers to rebuilding in Lahaina ....

... just as Hawai‘i County lawmakers were working on freeing the bees, the Honolulu County Council began making an unexpected beeline in the opposite direction ....

... Bill 46 (2024) is the current version moving forward in the Council. ...

... The State Judiciary can be counted on to twist the law to serve KSBE and HECO.  The Federal Judiciary doesn't even know who they are  ....

... thanks to Hawaii’s Clean Energy Initiative ....

... Hanalei, Kauai monthly grocery expenditure cost: $841.67 --  Highest in USA ....

... There are five island burial councils ....

... the average cost per square foot of a manufactured home was $87, roughly half of the $166 cost per square foot of a site-built home ....

... Critical Race Theory (CRT) is an excuse to bar Asian students from equal access to higher education. Will CRT dominate UH--the university system in the most Asian state of all? ....

... The University of Hawaiʻi currently has more than $396 million in outstanding revenue bonds. Annual debt service of the university can exceed more than $30 million annually through 2041 ....

... due to a commitment to the fundamentals of IT modernization ....

... Last year more than $9.6 million in GIA were awarded to 78 nonprofits across O‘ahu ....

... Hawaii voters can enroll for ballot notifications ahead of the 2024 General Election ....

...the report focuses on the 'rekindling' of the morning fire as the cause of the afternoon fire which destroyed Lahaina and killed 102 people....