...Kia’i protestors Wong and Perez were quoted as saying in the Tribune-Herald that, “dirty tactics” were being used. Well now that’s rich coming from the protestors....

...The position has been vacant since the retirement of Circuit Judge Greg K. Nakamura in November 2019....

...Assisted Suicide: 3 modified safeguards now only 2....

...“If OHA has nothing to hide, it should be willing to open its records to the state auditor”. -- Trustee Keli'i Akina ....

...the tax on gasoline would begin at $8.22 per barrel in 2021 and top out at $23.16 per barrel in 2030....

...In 2019, Hawaii’s legislature nearly enacted a resolution establishing Meatless Mondays in Hawaii’s public schools....

...HHFDC to decide how many units go to OHA and/or DHHL.... 

...More mandates and government red tape won’t build houses....

...Will 2020 be the year of an Hawaii Airport Corporation?....

... Hawaii is currently “short” by approximately 820 physicians ....

...Giffords Center recommends legislators, "...direct funding to evidence-based, community-driven violence intervention strategies...."

...Waipahu is the least Spanish-speaking place in the USA....

...measures of quality of life and community well-being for 42 communities throughout the state....

...CLUE: 28.4% RPS does not equal 28.4% of electricity coming from so-called renewables.  It means that the nameplate capacity of renewable producers is equal to 28.4% of electricity production.  They hope you don’t know this but now you do....

...SB2140 relating to taxation, extending the period in which a county may adopt a surcharge on state GE Tax ... to June 30, 2021....

...Federal aid is allocated to states for a variety of purposes, primarily to supplement state funding for programs or projects deemed to be of national interest, such as Medicaid payments, education funding assistance, infrastructure assistance, and more....

...Hawaii individual income tax tops out at 11%....

...provide greater clarity to various provisions of the State Ethics Code, HRS chapter 84 (including but not limited to the gifts law, gifts reporting law, fair treatment law, and conflicts of interests law); and various provisions of the Lobbyists law, HRS chapter 97 (including but not limited to reporting and registration requirements for lobbyists)....

...establishing a remote legislative access program that would allow individuals to present oral testimony at legislative committee hearings....

...Senator Brian Schatz February 4, 2020, tweeted, “Is there any solid reason to be against ranked choice voting? I’m honestly asking.”  OK.  We’re honestly answering....