... DPP will hold a public hearing April 6 on draft rules to regulate and register short-term rentals on O‘ahu ....

"... The Aa2 rating on the State of Hawaii's general obligation bonds recognizes the significant fiscal challenges posed by the current health and economic crisis...."

... state policymakers are determined to raise taxes with bills such as SB56 and HB58. They say their hikes are aimed at 'the rich', but they’re not looking at the whole economic picture ....

... On March 30th, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear House Bill 31 ....

... For our faculty and students, this upcoming fall 2021 semester will be a transition semester, as we reopen our campus and navigate from a primarily online environment towards a primarily in-person semester in/by spring 2022 ....

... Environmental stewardship has never been this popular ....

... With the Young decision FINALLY coming out, we thought we would be able to FINALLY move on with our Taser lawsuit. ...

... Bill 40 or the Disposable Food Ware Ordinance (DFWO), takes effect April 1, 2021 ....

... three guests invited by Hawaii Public Radio to talk about tax bills at the Legislature this year, including the notorious SB56, many parts of which have now been attached to HB58, creating a “Frankenbill” ....

... Cap't Ben Mahi was the 2nd-highest-ranking officer of HPD Division 1, when a drunken Division 1 Sgt Anson Kimura accidentally shot waitress Hyun Ju Park ....

... Bills Introduced and Votes in Congress from GovTrack.us ....

... SB815 creates a “public education stabilization trust fund” ....

... 11 of 16 Hawaii towns are in the top 10% of most overextended mortgage borrowers ....

... hundreds of Republicans participated in the virtual Honolulu County Republican Party Convention ....

... Bullet Dodged on Problematic Bills ....

... The Service is seeking public comment on the proposed change in status for the aeʻo from March 25 – May 24, 2021 .... 

... Kauai instructor accused of child sex crimes was also a longtime foster parent ....

... Hanalei Aipoalani, 42, of Waianae, Hawaii, pled guilty in federal court today to embezzling more than $500,000 from AmeriCorps and to agreeing to accept a bribe for the administration of grants under the CARES Act ....

... unlike your cousin, they didn’t even bring over a box of malasadas as a “thank you” gift ....

... the request to modify Honolulu’s COVID-19 recovery framework to include “weddings” as a category has been approved and is effective immediately ....