... Much of historic Lahaina town destroyed as huge wildfire sends people fleeing into water ....

... Federal Judge Kobayashi issued her verdict on the TRO request in the case of Wolford v. Lopez ....

... Can single-stair construction actually reduce the building costs and contribute to alleviating our housing shortage? ....

... The Haʻikū Stairs have been slated for removal due to safety concerns, but activists say that there are alternatives to ripping out the popular steps ....

... Subsistence agricultural lots are also slated for development in Honokōwai, Maui, Anahola, Kauaʻi and Honomū on Hawaiʻi Island ....

... funding may be used to provide rental assistance to Native Hawaiians living on or off the Hawaiian Home Lands ....

... Only one candidate applied ....

... While conservation partners wait for final approval of a proposed mosquito birth control, also known as the Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT) ....

... Hawaii Butterfly Knife Ban Violates Second Amendment: So the Ninth Circuit held today (Teter v. Lopez), in an opinion by Judge Carlos Bea, joined by Judges Daniel Collins and Kenneth Lee ....

... The current DoTax administration has told practitioners that he is more open to settling cases to whittle down the backlog of tax appeals ....

... how regulations and building codes have made constructing small apartment buildings more expensive and less efficient ....

... the highest per-passenger operating cost of any light-rail systems in the nation ....

... Bill 6 would allow building applications to be reviewed by qualified third-party reviewers ....

... DoE reports a significant decrease in the number of teacher vacancies this school year – roughly 340 – compared to more than 1,000 vacancies at the start of last school year ....

... All available school bus drivers are being assigned to cover federally mandated special education transportation services and prioritize the transportation of elementary and middle school students ....

... addressing critical issues related to clean energy access, affordability, and fairness in Hawai‘i ....

... While the Emergency Proclamation issued by Governor Josh Green, M.D., on July 18, removes and/or expedites some of the  regulatory processes associated with a project of this magnitude it does not exempt a demolition contractor from securing material disposal certificates and other regulatory permits. A demolisher has not been chosen yet through the established procurement process. ...

... The public will have 30 days to comment on the new process, which would take effect in spring 2024. It would replace an outdated, 15-year-old manual ....

... A recount of Hawaii’s votes ultimately reversed the outcome of the state election ....

... “It really does is just put pressure on the Legislature and say, ‘Are you going to act?'"....

... the law has ended up hurting our national security by severely harming American shipbuilding, making us more dependent on imported energy, damaging our ports and waterways and inflicting unnecessary pain on victims of natural disasters ....

... Recktenwald today appointed three individuals to fill judicial positions in the District Court of the First Circuit ....

... approving for inclusion in the 2024 Hawaii State Association of Counties legislative package a state bill relating to the county transient accommodations tax ....

... If you have ever taken a handgun class in Hawaii required to purchase a firearm.  Starting January 1st, 2024, you will need to take that class again ....

... Hawaii residents spend $3,070 each month on the ten most common household bills, which is +50% above the national average ....

... 2023's States with the Most and Least Student Debt ....

... 15 patients come off the homeless merry go round for a while ....

... The Ninth Circuit ruled that Hawaii doctors may no longer provide the abortion pill to their patients in Guam through telemedicine ....

... Idaho’s law that makes it illegal to either obtain abortion pills for a minor or to help them leave the state for an abortion without their parents' knowledge and consent ....

... state law prohibits them from increasing prices on basic goods during Governor Green's State of Emergency ....

... Imagine an island with no doctors permanently living there, where patients must travel by air to access specialized medical care ....

... individuals who have for years been communicating and collaborating with intelligence agents of North Korea's United Front Department stationed at the North's Mission to the United Nations ....

... Ridership on the half-completed rail has been steadily falling, causing the per-passenger taxpayer subsidy to go even higher ....

... The State Attorney General's office has sought the assistance of lawyers from the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection at Georgetown University Law Center ....

... Because it is temporary, Green’s Proclamation ensures that too few projects will be approved to actually bring down the cost of housing ....

... clinging to this outdated policy is not an act of patriotism, but rather one of stagnation ....

... a 1961 land-use law and subsequent amendments placed most of the land in the state off limits to development ....

... Hawaii is the worst state in the nation for cryptocurrency, due to the state's strict and confusing regulations ....

... In early 2020, when DoE approached Maui County for permits, it said that the design of the pedestrian overpass was already started and projected for it to be built in 2022 and 2023 ....

... Tupola served four years in the state House, starting in 2014, then was elected to the City Council, in 2020 ....

... How long should Oahu residents have to wait for a permit to repair or renovate their homes? A few days? Weeks? Months? ....

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

... The Moniz appointment is due in large part from a new law. Under a recent law, Act 260 Session Laws of Hawaii, the Governor must appoint the person nominated by the public employee unions. ....

... data gathered by Hawaiian Electric and will ultimately determine how the program may roll out to all customers starting in late 2024 or 2025 ....

... 889,274 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in June 2023, an increase of 5.5 percent from June 2022 ....

"Syringe exchanges serve as essential health hubs for people who use drugs"

... PRO Housing to reduce barriers to affordable housing production by helping local communities address restrictive zoning, land use, and regulatory policies. It also expands financing for affordable, energy-efficient, and resilient housing, and promotes commercial-to-residential conversion ....

..."minors 14 years of age or older" can "consent to outpatient mental health services without the consent, knowledge or participation of their parents or legal guardians, upon consultation and agreement of their licensed therapist."....

... especially the many “whereas” justifications for why the emergency order was issued — which states many of the points I’ve been making for years regarding the bad policy and inaction that have characterized Hawaii’s approach to homebuilding ....

... asks the court to stop the City’s targeted enforcement actions—including sweeps, citations, and arrests—that disrupt and disenfranchise houseless people, unless and until there is adequate shelter ....