... The biggest gainer in this year’s index is Honolulu. The city rose 46 places to fourteenth after its strong progress in containing the pandemic and rolling out its vaccination programme .... 

... OHA is hosting three public Zoom meetings to provide the public with an overview of the proposed biennium budget on Thursday, June 10 at 6 p.m., Saturday, June 12 at 9 a.m., and Monday, June 14 at 4 p.m. ....

... Pan-STARRS discovered the mysterious interstellar object, ʻOumuamua, the very first of its kind spotted in the solar system ....

... Today, Gov. David Ige signed House Bill 1023 into law. It establishes and requires a marine recreational fishing license for all non-Hawai‘i residents ....

... Depending on tourism numbers, the user fee could generate anywhere from $14 million to more than $30 million over 15 years ....

... microgrid and biofuel provide rationale to build gigantic diesel plant ....

... President Joe Biden recently issued two Jones Act waivers ....

... Hawaii is struggling with the highest unemployment rate in the country, at 9% ....

... eviction moratorium extended, procurement law restored ....

... those with a college degree (75%) were more likely to be fully vaccinated than were those without a degree (47%) ....

... The City invites the public to participate in the Human Services Transportation Coordination Plan Update survey ....

... Some taxpayers on Maui are getting a nasty surprise this year because they didn’t do anything, and their real property tax rate doubled ....

... Meanwhile: US Army will not probe Michael Flynn over calls for coup ....

... Caltech Submillimeter Observatory, one of five Maunakea telescopes that the University of Hawaiʻi says will be removed from the summit ....

... The governor also announced that beginning June 15, travelers entering the state who have been vaccinated in Hawai‘i may bypass quarantine without a pre-travel test ....

... When you turn ordinary behavior into criminal behavior overnight, you need to be prepared for some unjust results .... 

... as of June 3, over half (52%) of Hawaii’s total population has been fully vaccinated and 59% have received at least one dose ....

... Hawaii Supreme Court is seeking to fill four attorney and two non-attorney positions on the Disciplinary Board ....

... PUA claimants will need to begin reporting the three job contacts on June 20, 2021 ....

... A majority of residents favor limiting the number of visitors ....