... limited payment options, insufficient station amenities, and the need for extended operating hours ....

... "lawyers and activists" are now eligible to participate in the DEP program ....

... safety camera systems at 10 downtown Honolulu intersections will begin issuing warnings for speed on Saturday, March 1, 2025 ....

... especially for homeless individuals with a history of mental health, memory or brain injury challenges ....

... FEMA is required by law to charge rent for direct housing 18 months after a disaster is declared ....

... The clearest near-term risk is federal layoffs, which will result in a loss of more than 2,000 local jobs ....

... Residents who spend a high percentage of their income on housing — even if they are well above the poverty line — are also more likely to experience mental health issues ....

... The lawsuit comes as part of a broader trend where states are targeting pharmacy benefit managers over their rebate practices ....

... Senate Bill 401 and Senate Bill 308 ....

... a debt burden of $2.25 billion, translating to $17,400 per taxpayer ....

... An anthropologist testified at the copyright infringement trial about the similarities between "Moana" and "Bucky" that aren't found in traditional Polynesian stories ....

... This bill was created to address potential negative impacts of the federal funding freeze ....

... The report says the fees are not needed, are likely unconstitutional, have never been spent, and are driving up Hawaii housing costs ....

... Authorities arrested Gideon Castro at a Utah nursing home and charged him in the 1977 murder of 16-year-old Dawn Momohara at McKinley HS ....

... akamai readers will remember that fire officials were at a summit like this when Lahaina burned ....

... Lawson’s expressive freedoms date to a faculty meeting back in February 2023, where he voiced vehement objections to a scheduled Black History Month event ....

... former Hawaii residents are finding it easier to buy homes—especially in Washington, where a whopping 56% of movers from Hawaii achieve homeownership shortly after relocating ....

... argues century-old shipping law violates the Constitution’s Port Preference Clause ....

... Jones Act means that the Aloha State obtains most of its energy from far more distant and costlier foreign sources ....

"Since taking office on January 20, the new federal leadership has released a series of EOs and directives that could significantly impact the 10-campus system."

... Civil forfeiture allows the government of Hawaii to take your property and sell it for profit without proving you did anything wrong ....

... Honolulu, Hawaii: essential expenses consume 87% of residents’ income ....

... Vaccine Exemptions: 1,000 testimonies were submitted in opposition to HB1118 ....

... some lawmakers think the TAT fixes everything ....

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

... You might not have realized this, but Hawaii residents are living in multiple, continual states of emergency ....

"...determine whether roughly $4 billion in taxpayer money should remain committed to the proposed project to build high-speed rail...."

... Hawaii ranks 44th ....

“...Assistant Administrator Anna Hirai has served the Liquor Commission in several capacities for almost two and a half decades...”

... The bureau was started in 2010 during the Obama administration ....

... Island Flex is a program that allows employees to allocate a portion of their salary into Medical Spending Accounts and/or Dependent Care Spending Accounts on a tax-free basis ....

... SB 433 would have absolutely banned carry, open or concealed, of most knives, and all knives in many public places in Hawaii ....

... In total, 1,538 residential and commercial properties have been cleared ....

... in light of President Trump’s welcome Executive Order temporarily withdrawing all areas of the outer continental shelf from leasing for wind energy ....

... suit in two cases to challenge the federal directives halting funding for DEIA-related programs and capping indirect costs for research at 15% ....

... the campaign contributions were bribes meant to secure Mau's prosecution, a federal jury eventually found that the donations were legitimate political contributions ....

... While employed with the Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, Bjur allegedly issued herself $81,000 ....

“...As we witness the very quickly changing landscape of the federal government, federal workforce and federal policies, this order directs state agencies to review candidates and make a conditional job offer within 14 days of receiving an individual’s application....”

... the Trump administration is reintroducing a 10% tariff on all imports from China ....

Tuesday, Feb. 18: Mānoa Valley District Park, 5:30–7 p.m., Old Gym

Thursday, Feb. 20: Ewa Mahiko District Park, 5:30–7 p.m., DP Multi-Purpose Room 1

"... Espionage threats increased as more than 176,000 Chinese illegally entered U.S. under Biden ...."

... This bill allows children to be legally stolen from the Mainland, and from American Samoa, Guam and other US territories where juvenile sex-change is not legal ....

... it’s being pushed very hard as a sweet deal, but it has the potential to really stomp our economy ....

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

... sex change for children still moving in the Senate ....

... state law defines any building, structure, object, district, area or site over 50 years old as historic ....

... measures related to housing, healthcare, taxes and government accountability ....

... Hawaii’s high housing costs are due mostly to Hawaii’s excessively strict land-use and zoning regulations, as well as its long permitting wait times ....

“...Lessons from Maui as LA Begins to Rebuild....”

... The median annual cost of the Jones Act to the Hawai‘i economy is $1.2 billion ....