... 50% for the class of 2020 enrolling in college immediately after graduation, as compared to 55% for the class of 2019 ....

... One provision provides a 100 percent COBRA subsidy for up to six months. Another provision increases the Premium Tax Credit, which will extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies to higher-income individuals ....

... 26,122 personal/private firearm permit applications were processed statewide during 2020, marking a 62.3% increase from 16,098 applications processed in 2019 .... 

... In a Hawaii case, the majority of an 11-judge en banc Ninth Circuit panel concluded that the Second Amendment does not guarantee the right to carry firearms outside the home .....

... Hawai‘i’s statute contains a single major check on the executive’s delegated authority: the “automatic termination” provision ....

"...The Youth Challenge Academy, operated by the Hawai‘i National Guard, is a community-based program that trains, educates, and mentors young people under military-like conditions...."

... The First Deputy is second in command of the Sheriff Division ....

"...Native Hawaiians still lack parity with other Native Americans in many federal programs and policies....”

... Two Democratic senators backed down from their threats to block all future Biden administration non-minority nominees after just eight hours ....

... creation of a special committee to set a search timeline and process to select a new superintendent for Hawaii public schools ....

... to help those age 65 and above navigate the registration process, secure appointments and also help eligible individuals arrange for transportation ....

... do people in high-tax states receive superior government services ....

... Hawaii: 31.5% “expect someone in their household to have a loss in employment income in the next 4 weeks” ....

... targeted communications strategies may hold the key ....

... renovations of the former Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel and Country Club Condominium Hotel ....

... SHOPO saw a chance to embarass Ballard again.  The next Chief WILL be a Kealoha clone ....

... it is doubtful any of Hawaii’s proposed tax increases this year will, if enacted, achieve the goal of increasing state revenues. More likely, they will further damage the economy and prompt even more of our family, friends and neighbors to move away ....

... engineering-related issues are being solved by UH Mānoa College of Engineering students through a program called “Hacking for Defense” ....

... Hawaii has the 5th lowest Avg. Annual Wage for Physicians (adj for cost of living) ....

... We are less than 30-days to "Sine Die," if we are lucky, the good will outweigh the bad when it's over! ....