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Saturday, October 14, 2023 |
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City now accepting Grants in Aid Applications
By News Release @ 1:29 PM :: 2275 Views :: Honolulu County
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... GIA proposals must be submitted by 2 p.m. on November 22, 2023 ....
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Thursday, October 12, 2023 |
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Maui: Water Meters Taken from Fire Victims
By Selected News Articles @ 11:40 PM :: 2720 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Development
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... For customers whose houses were destroyed, the Director of the Department of Water Supply has temporarily canceled water service until the property owner is ready for reconnection ....
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Thursday, October 12, 2023 |
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'B-' Hawaii Community Redistricting Report Card
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 2069 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections
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... Maps were made public right before meetings, which did not allow for adequate time to review them thoroughly ....
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Thursday, October 12, 2023 |
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The Wrath of CON: Updating Hawaii’s Healthcare Policy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:55 AM :: 2178 Views :: Health Care
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... Hawaii’s hospitals, walk-in clinics and other healthcare providers have been held back for decades by arcane regulations known as 'certificate of need' laws ....
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Thursday, October 12, 2023 |
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Wednesday, October 11, 2023 |
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Does Hawaii Make the Case for Religious Charter Schools?
By Selected News Articles @ 9:56 PM :: 2753 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment, Religion
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... Immersion charter schools in the Aloha State infuse native language, culture, and tradition ....
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Wednesday, October 11, 2023 |
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Fired After Refusing Vax: Lawsuit Alleges Religious Discrimination by Hawaii Symphony Orchestra
By News Release @ 9:38 PM :: 3254 Views :: First Amendment, Religion, COVID-19
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... In October 2021, HSO imposed a COVID vaccine mandate on all its musicians, which even allowed for religious accommodations ....
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Wednesday, October 11, 2023 |
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DoH Approves Red Hill Defueling Plan
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 2084 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Leading up to this decision, DOH oversaw completion by JTF-RH, of 297 repairs and enhancements needed for repacking and defueling ....
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Wednesday, October 11, 2023 |
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Hawaii Among Five Worst 'Sinkhole States'
By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 3722 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... The report found that Hawaii's financial condition improved in 2022, but the state still needed $11.4 billion to pay its bills ....
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Tuesday, October 10, 2023 |
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DLNR Implementing 'Civil Resource Violation System'
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 2662 Views :: Environment, Homelessness, Law Enforcement
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... Hawai‘i is the third state to implement a CRVS, after Vermont and Oregon ....
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Tuesday, October 10, 2023 |
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Mayor: Lahaina to be Sprayed with Soil Stabilizer
By News Release @ 3:27 PM :: 2061 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... Once the liquid product is applied, a crust will form to prevent ash and dust from migrating into the environment ....
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Monday, October 9, 2023 |
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Hamas Attacks: Hawaii Sierra Club Cheers
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 6425 Views :: Environment, World News, Politicians, Republican Party
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... We call on ALL candidates who were endorsed by @sierraclubhi in 2022 to repudiate their support over this awful pro-terrorism sentiment ....
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Monday, October 9, 2023 |
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DLNR: Official Who Withheld Firefighting Water Gets Job Back
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 3052 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Land Use
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... fake 'investigation' ends as soon as Maui Council ponies up political capital ....
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Monday, October 9, 2023 |
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Aiming the Cannon at Monster Homes
By Tom Yamachika @ 3:50 AM :: 2294 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... Bill 52 provides an initial fine of $25,000, plus $10,000 per day without an upper limit ....
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Sunday, October 8, 2023 |
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Hawaii Republicans “Standing with Israel in These Trying Times"
By News Release @ 9:10 PM :: 2856 Views :: World News, Republican Party
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... our National Committee Representatives and leaders of the National Republican Party met with the leaders of AIPAC ....
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Sunday, October 8, 2023 |
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Guam activists urge Ninth Circuit to revive environmental claims against Air Force
By Court House News @ 1:45 PM :: 2105 Views :: Environment, Military
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... An anti-military group protested the Air Force's application for a permit to continue detonation of waste munitions ....
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Sunday, October 8, 2023 |
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Who Really Pays?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2459 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Ethics, Development
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... the costs of corruption, fraud, and related bad behavior ....
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Sunday, October 8, 2023 |
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Let Maui tourism recover at its own pace
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:36 AM :: 2017 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... Should the government have the last word in creating a tourism timeline? ....
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Saturday, October 7, 2023 |
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Aloha Stadium Boondoggle Becoming Instagram Joke
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:49 PM :: 2731 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... Jonah Jameson from the "Spiderman" movie franchise laughing at a news headline about the stadium project with a sarcastic caption above it that reads "This won't be another disaster like the rail." ....
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Saturday, October 7, 2023 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 7, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 6:40 PM :: 1793 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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Saturday, October 7, 2023 |
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Pave way for office buildings to be converted into housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:39 AM :: 2203 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... Bill 54 (2023), which would for a five-year period to facilitate the conversion of commercial buildings to multifamily residential units ....
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Saturday, October 7, 2023 |
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Allow owner-occupants of Residential A homes to apply for missed property tax relief
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:30 AM :: 2305 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Resolution 23-243, which would give property tax relief to owner-occupants who failed to file for a homeowner exemption in 2022 and whose homes were taxed at the Residential A rate as a result ....
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Friday, October 6, 2023 |
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Hawaii AG Investigating Fraudulent Lahaina Fundraising
By News Release @ 7:12 PM :: 2531 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... several unregistered fundraisers have registered with the department. Some fundraisers have voluntarily ceased solicitation, while other fundraisers are currently subject to further departmental review and scrutiny ....
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Thursday, October 5, 2023 |
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‘Affordable’ housing costs $1500 per square foot?
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:08 PM :: 2670 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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... the average housing unit that cost $400,000 was only 260 square feet, about the size of a 16’x16′ room. That means the cost was $1,500 per square foot ....
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Thursday, October 5, 2023 |
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Thursday, October 5, 2023 |
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VIDEO: ‘Innovative solutions’ to address housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:50 PM :: 1893 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... if Hawaii wants more housing built, it should first reduce — or even eliminate — zoning regulations, particularly single-family zoning. Then it should do away with discretionary permitting ....
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Thursday, October 5, 2023 |
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Hawaii AG Sues pharmacy benefit managers
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 1922 Views :: Health Care
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... The complaint alleges that the PBMs’ business practices have driven skyrocketing prices for brand-name prescription medications over the past decade ....
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023 |
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EPA Approves Red Hill Pre-Defueling Preparedness Report
By News Release @ 3:12 PM :: 2252 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Decision paves way for safe defueling operations to begin ....
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023 |
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Hawaii AG Appeals Butterfly Knife Ruling
By News Release @ 1:23 AM :: 1975 Views :: Second Amendment
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... The petition seeks a full en banc review of a panel opinion issued in Teter v. Lopez on August 7, 2023 that invalidated Hawaii’s butterfly knife ban ....
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Tuesday, October 3, 2023 |
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Hawaii AG Sues to Keep Feeding 'Gender Change' Drugs to Minors
By Selected News Articles @ 10:34 PM :: 2472 Views :: Family, Health Care
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... "surgeries that remove or add body parts associated with a given gender – such as genital removal or breast removal" and "treatments using puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for the purpose of developing characteristics inconsistent with a child's sex." ....
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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Molokai Reefs: DLNR Listening to Walter Ritte
By News Release @ 10:01 PM :: 2253 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... Idea: Let's go attack some Oahu fishermen again ....
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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Transsexual flag flying outside the Fasi Municipal Building
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 2441 Views :: Honolulu County, Family
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... City to celebrate Honolulu Pride Month ....
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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Unlocking the Potential of the Public Land Trust
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:12 PM :: 1989 Views :: OHA
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... A Path to Empower Native Hawaiians ....
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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DHHL Goes on Land-Buying Spree
By Selected News Articles @ 6:57 PM :: 3580 Views :: DHHL
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"...Sixty lots have been acquired so far....”
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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Think small to help resolve Kaua‘i’s housing crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:46 PM :: 2261 Views :: Kauai County, Development, Land Use
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... allowing homebuilding on lot sizes smaller than currently allowed ....
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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VIDEO: Educating children hailed as key to preserving principles of liberty
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:37 PM :: 2177 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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... We cannot carry on our country’s spirit of freedom and liberty without preparing the next generation to do so ....
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fire Caused by Anti-Cane Smoke Activism
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 2930 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Agriculture
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... Hawaii’s burn ban came about as a result of lawsuits and lobbying campaigns waged by activists and organizations, including Earthjustice and the Sierra Club. The effort succeeded in ending prescribed agricultural burns, which contributed to the demise of a historic 36,000-acre sugar plantation in 2016 ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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Lahaina fires prompt questions about state water policy
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:11 PM :: 2230 Views :: Maui County, Land Use
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... Are Hawaii’s water policies sufficient for fighting fires? ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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LahainaFires: 600 families put out of Hotels
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 2622 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... 2,200 of the families displaced by the Maui wildfires who are receiving shelter in hotels and similar lodging have completed the required eligibility process ... 600 haven't ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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New Shelter Built to Keep Lahaina Homeless out of Burn Zone
By News Release @ 6:29 PM :: 2111 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness
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... multiple military-grade tents, that can house a total of approximately 150 people ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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Make sure to claim additional property tax relief in Honolulu
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:50 AM :: 3101 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Honolulu homeowners have until Oct. 2 to file for increased property tax exemptions that Grassroot Institute helped become law ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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Let the Donor Beware
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:46 AM :: 2504 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County, Ethics
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... the fund directs the user to a page on ActBlue, a fund-raising platform used by Democrats ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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2A Victory: Hawaii County Concealed Carry Rules Rejected by Court
By Selected News Articles @ 6:30 AM :: 2691 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment
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... Hawaii County must use the same form as Honolulu ....
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Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
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Before the Disaster: Hawaii Unemployment 3.1%
By News Release @ 10:22 PM :: 2096 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Data are collected each month from sample establishments for the single pay period that includes the 12th of the month. ...
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Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 30, 2023
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 2053 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... Congress approves 45-day extension on Federal spending, temporarily averting shutdown and screwing Ukraine ....
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Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
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EPA Consent Decree: Pollution Violations at Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant
By News Release @ 6:31 PM :: 2132 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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“This order ensures that the Kailua Treatment Plant continues to take steps to prevent any further bacteria exceedances in what the plant discharges into the ocean”
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Friday, September 29, 2023 |
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Friday, September 29, 2023 |
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Yes, in God’s Backyard
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:50 AM :: 2318 Views :: Development, Religion
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... the 'Yes in God’s Backyard' law — makes it easier for churches and other religious institutions to build housing on their properties ....
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Friday, September 29, 2023 |
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Maui Tourists Shift to Other Islands
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 2256 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... In August 2023, visitor arrivals to Oahu +11.0%, Hawaii Island +4.1% and Kauai +9.0% increased while visitor arrivals to Maui -57.8% dropped significantly ....
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Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
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New dashboard highlights areas of Hawaiʻi housing crisis
By UHERO @ 10:04 PM :: 2741 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... customize data reports based on location, with information such as property and rental market, demographics, zoning and housing stock ....
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