| 
	
    
	 
	|
	 
		
			
		
 
	
		| 
				
					| Wednesday, January 17, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Mizuno News: Green Picks Nepotistic Nominee for HD29 Vacancy By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 5972 Views  ::  Democratic Party
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... Mizuno hires wife as office manager, then Green appoints her to Legislature .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |  
					|  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | State De-Carbonization Report Debunked By Grassroot Institute @ 8:57 PM :: 2515 Views  ::  Energy,  Environment,  Cost of Living
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... the report presents “aggressive scenarios of emission-reduction targets that will be incredibly challenging" .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Hawaii 9th Worst State to Start a Business By Selected News Articles @ 8:15 PM :: 2578 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Small Business
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... 2024’s Best & Worst States to Start a Business .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Hawaii Worst State for Drivers By Selected News Articles @ 3:36 AM :: 2745 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Cost of Living
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														|  ... road quality ranks 49th .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Schatz Blasts Trump’s Dangerous Claim Of Total Impunity, Warns Of Rising Threat Of Authoritarianism In The U.S. By News Release @ 2:42 AM :: 1991 Views  ::  Congressional Delegation
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| “...The Official View Of Donald Trump's Lawyers Is That He, And He Alone, Should Be Exempt From The Law… That's Not A President – That's A Dictator....” |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Star-Advertiser Owner Bankrupt--Paper to be transferred to creditors By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 3732 Views  ::  First Amendment
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... the Transaction will address the Company’s obligations to its secured creditors and will include an injection of capital that will enable Black Press to continue serving readers .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Kona Airport Runway Cracks Force Shutdown By News Release @ 2:06 AM :: 2505 Views  ::  Hawaii County ,  Tourism
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... HDOT is also working with contractors to mill and resurface a 10’ X 10’ area. Expected completion of the resurfacing, which will allow the runway to reopen, is prior to first light Tuesday, Jan. 16 .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Sunday, January 14, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Are rolling blackouts the price Hawaii must pay for clean energy? By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:35 PM :: 2569 Views  ::  Energy,  Environment
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... If you spent part of this week sitting in the dark without any electricity, you probably have some questions about the state’s energy plan .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Sunday, January 14, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Honolulu’s Skyline rail ridership still paltry, cost now $72 each By Grassroot Institute @ 6:24 PM :: 2892 Views  ::  Rail
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... Skyline’s average daily ridership since opening in July is 3,100 .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Sunday, January 14, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Election 2024: Candidate Filing Begins Feb 1 By News Release @ 6:03 PM :: 1828 Views  ::  Office of Elections
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... 2024 HAWAII OFFICE OF ELECTIONS CALENDAR .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Sunday, January 14, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | More Tax Hikes Coming By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2535 Views  ::  Taxes
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... It isn’t very far into the new year, but already the tax hike proposals have begun .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Saturday, January 13, 2024 |  
					|  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Saturday, January 13, 2024 |  
					|  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Saturday, January 13, 2024 |  
					|  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Friday, January 12, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus Sites Published By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 PM :: 2821 Views  ::  Republican Party
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... Gone: Locations already reserved and paid for: Molokai, Lanai, Hana, Captain Cook--and worst of all--Lahaina .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Friday, January 12, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Company Owned by Civil Beat Publisher Criminally Liable for Terror Campaign Against Media Critics By News Release @ 4:34 AM :: 3599 Views  ::  Ethics,  First Amendment,  Pierre Omidyar
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| “Today’s settlement holds e-Bay criminally and financially responsible for emotionally, psychologically, and physically terrorizing the publishers of an online newsletter...."  |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, January 11, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Navy still on the hook for negligence claims by military families injured by jet fuel leak By Court House News @ 11:59 PM :: 1579 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Environment,  Military
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... The government managed to dodge failure to warn claims thanks to the Federal Tort Claims Act .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, January 11, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Oahu Rolling Blackouts Caused by Coal Plant Closure By News Release @ 8:29 PM :: 2669 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Energy
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... In 2020, the Legislature passed a bill that banned coal powered energy production in the State by 2023 ....  |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, January 11, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Giant Tesla Battery system comes online, speeding Hawaii's transition to rolling blackouts By News Release @ 6:59 PM :: 3375 Views  ::  Energy
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... KES began operating in mid-December.  They are announcing it now, just after the first round of rolling blackouts.  And, yes, this is an ‘Only in Hawaii’ project.  You know how those go. .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, January 11, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | House Democrats Outline Priorities for 2024 Session By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 1901 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, the Hawaiʻi State Legislature will convene .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, January 11, 2024 |  
					|  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, January 11, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Honolulu Inflation 3rd Highest in USA By Selected News Articles @ 3:15 PM :: 2222 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... Honolulu prices up 0.80% in just two months ....  |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, January 11, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Hawaii: $2.5M needed to retire By Selected News Articles @ 1:56 PM :: 2702 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Cost of Living
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... Hawaii annual retirement expenditures highest in USA: $103,610 .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Wednesday, January 10, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | State Senate Democrats Announce Legislative Priorities for 2024 By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 2524 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... a Senate Majority Retreat to identify and discuss legislative priorities .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Wednesday, January 10, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | $4.5M: The Real Cost of Smoking in Hawaii By Selected News Articles @ 1:06 PM :: 2449 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Health Care,  Cost of Living
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... Hawaii 8th highest cost of smoking ....   |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Wednesday, January 10, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Let’s try a bottom-up approach to more homebuilding By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:50 AM :: 2330 Views  ::  Development,  Land Use,  Cost of Living
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... Small, focused policies could free up homebuilders and generate a wave of new housing construction .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Wednesday, January 10, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Hawaii Isle property tax bill could penalize owners with ohana units By Grassroot Institute @ 1:45 AM :: 2803 Views  ::  Hawaii County ,  Small Business,  Cost of Living
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... they often foot the bill for property tax increases in the form of higher rent .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Tuesday, January 9, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | $600M: Saiki Announces Act 279 DHHL Working Group By News Release @ 1:58 AM :: 1896 Views  ::  DHHL
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... working group to oversee DHHL's execution of funds pursuant to Act 279 .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Monday, January 8, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Rolling Blackout Hits Within Days After Kapolei Battery Farm Goes Online By News Release @ 11:21 PM :: 4096 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Energy
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| "...due to heavy cloud cover and rainy conditions across the island, production from solar energy systems has been reduced and battery energy storage systems could not charge...." |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Monday, January 8, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Housing regulations add up to solid brick wall against homebuilding By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:44 AM :: 2766 Views  ::  Maui County,  Ethics,  Development,  Land Use
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... it’s taken almost half a year to see anything come from the governor’s emergency proclamation .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Sunday, January 7, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Tax Word Find By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2152 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government,  Taxes
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... remedy the consequences of some other folks who dropped the ball .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Sunday, January 7, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Lahaina Senator Slams Housing Plan By News Release @ 12:07 AM :: 2564 Views  ::  Maui County,  Cost of Living
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... the plan will not only continue to exacerbate the rental market's hyperinflation but also displace West Maui families by relocating them to long-term accommodations at Maui Lani .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Saturday, January 6, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | RNC Tells Hawaii Republicans: No Caucus, No Delegates By Andrew Walden @ 10:50 PM :: 4369 Views  ::  Republican Party
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... the so-called ‘leadership’ of the Hawaii Republican Party is experiencing the cold realities of the situation they have so very foolishly created for themselves .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Saturday, January 6, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | OHA Trustees Working Together: From One Year to the Next! By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:00 AM :: 2067 Views  ::  OHA
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... reflecting upon some exciting accomplishments .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Friday, January 5, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | No Nukes: Green Announces $500M “Maui Interim Housing Plan” By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 2206 Views  ::  Maui County,  Tourism
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... 2,400-plus households, totaling more than 5,928 individuals, remain housed in more than 30 hotels throughout Maui .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Friday, January 5, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Hawaii Attorney General Writes Bill to Legalize Recreational Marijuana By News Release @ 10:31 PM :: 2975 Views  ::  Law Enforcement,  Drugs
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... Also included was draft legislation intended to minimize these risks and promote the public welfare to the greatest extent possible, should the Legislature choose to legalize cannabis .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Friday, January 5, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | 2024: A chance to ‘accomplish great things’ By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:55 PM :: 1929 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... 2023 featured “challenges galore,” but .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Friday, January 5, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | As new year dawns, old maritime law still a problem By Grassroot Institute @ 2:49 PM :: 2422 Views  ::  Jones Act
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... increasing East Coast fuel costs, killing a massive wind farm project and crippling LNG tranport .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Thursday, January 4, 2024 |  
					|  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Tuesday, January 2, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | House Finance Announces Hearing Schedule By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 1929 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... State departmental representatives will provide updates and requests on their budget proposals .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Monday, January 1, 2024 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Trump to be Removed from Hawaii Republican Ballot--or vice versa By Andrew Walden @ 11:09 PM :: 8251 Views  ::  Republican Party
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... unlike Maine and Colorado, in Hawaii the Trump supporters did it to each other ....  |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Sunday, December 31, 2023 |  
					| 
							
								|  | It might be called Hawaiian, but it isn’t Hawaii-owned By Selected News Articles @ 4:04 PM :: 3622 Views  ::  Hawaii History,  Tourism
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... Hawaiian Airlines has not been owned by an individual or entity in Hawaii for a long time .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Sunday, December 31, 2023 |  
					| 
							
								|  | VIDEO: Tulsi Gabbard Slams Maine’s ‘Dangerous’ Removal of Trump from Ballot By Video @ 4:00 PM :: 2460 Views  ::  Republican Party
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... her guru is stilll dreaming of a position in a Trump administration .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Sunday, December 31, 2023 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Restaurants Getting Cooked By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3330 Views  ::  Small Business,  Tourism
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... A number of restaurants are in a pinch recently.  Here’s what happened to them .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Sunday, December 31, 2023 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Bissen Picks New Administrator for Maui Emergency Management Agency By News Release @ 1:39 AM :: 2042 Views  ::  Maui County
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... retired MFD batallion chief Amos Lonokailua-Hewett .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Saturday, December 30, 2023 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Pinata: Legislature opens GIA application processes By News Release @ 6:16 PM :: 2443 Views  ::  Ethics,  Hawaii State Government
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... The Legislature will continue to accept GIA applications until Friday, January 19, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  
	
		| 
				
					| Saturday, December 30, 2023 |  
					| 
							
								|  | Keeping Honolulu Jammed: 2023 Complete Streets Progress Report By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 2900 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Rail
 |  
								| 
										
											| 
													
														| ... In previous decades, City streets were planned and designed primarily for vehicular capacity, not any longer! .... |  
														| Read 
																More.. |  |  |  |  |  |