... what was it that Keli'i Akina said? ....

... weekly update from GovTrack.us ....

...“Look. We’ve issued four audit reports on the program...."

...The Organization of Economic Development Cooperation (OECD) recently released a new study of local content requirements for maritime services in the U.S. under the Jones Act....

...nineteen Senators and two Representatives – all Democrats – earned membership in the ‘Coalition of the Radical Left’ by scoring 10% or less.... 

...The guide ranks members of Congress based upon their commitment to conservative principles as demonstrated by their voting records in the 2018 session of Congress....

...in Hawaii, 29% of federal criminal convictions are for white collar crime, second only to New Jersey....

...1,100 homes were removed from the rental market in the first year of the city’s empty-homes tax....

...and Hawaii has the 4th-lowest home ownership rate in USA....

...there is a bill before Gov. David Ige, SB 1292, which he has until June 24 to veto or sign....

...Hawaii taxes wine at $1.38/gallon, 14th highest in USA....

...the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts growth for the U.S. shipbuilding industry in the long term, should the U.S-build requirement of the law be abolished or relaxed....

...I just gave Hawaii the best economic outlook in the country, and all it took was a few mouse clicks....

...lawmakers' plans to crack down on the vacation rental industry may hurt Hawaii's struggling economy....

...“15-seconds of terror,” is how a trespassing Honolulu hiker describes his near miss with a rock-fall incident at the closed Sacred Falls State Park on King Kamehameha Day....

...“There really is no support. You’d think that Hawaii would kind of be the center for immigration issues.  But I guess if it’s deemed a ‘sanctuary city,’ that’s not well-received.”....

...Gov. David Ige signed the following bills on June 7, 2019. Legislative leadership has been notified....

...Suicide deaths rose to the second-highest rate in the country at 15.2 per 100,000 in 2017, the latest data available, from 8.2 per 100,000 in 2005, while alcohol deaths climbed to 5.8 from 3.5 and drug poisonings increased to 13.8 from 9.4....

...Mike announced that his wife and boys would not be able to eat most of what his mother had cooked, as they were now vegetarian. Also, everyone needed to stop calling the children by their birth names. Their new names were Bhakti, Jai, and Naryana....

...Overwhelming activist and media focus on a small part of the problem leads to confused and misinformed citizens....