... 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! ....

... There are few things more nonsensical than encouraging doctors to leave a state during a pandemic, but that is exactly what the Hawaii State Legislature is doing .... 

... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....

“...Confiscation in Paradise: Move to Hawaii, pay the nation’s highest state income-tax rate....”

... I have a 5,000-square-foot, five-bedroom house on half an acre with a view that stretches to a river, and that house costs me $539,000 ....

... the Hawaii Tax Review Commission conducts a systematic review of Hawaii’s tax structure ....

... Hawaii Waiters/Waitresses: average annual wage: $55,200; employment: 19,500 ....

... Looking for Funds in All the Wrong Places ....

... Hawaii is down by more than 1,000 physicians, with no prospect of the situation improving ....