... Weekly Update From GovTrack.us, December 30, 2018 ....

"...Managers have explicitly limited OHA's access to information, and reserved their right to continue to do so...."

...a series of Informational Briefings in January to hear testimony and review requests for the state budget from governmental agencies....

...DLNR needs to understand that the money in these funds isn’t “their” money. It’s taxpayer money....

... “Hawaii Gourmet Cookies has ceased operations.”   That’s the word from Oahu Auctions and Liquidations ....

...Submit an online application to the Office of the Governor, Boards and Commissions, and learn more about how you can make an impact serving on the Commission....

...Lord Ganesha was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to adorn one’s feet for mercantile greed....

...Pelosi was spotted on Thursday vacationing at a four-diamond resort in Hawaii despite an ongoing battle in Washington, D.C., that led to a government shutdown....

...It is trendy right now to be telling tales about farmers....

...Reinsurance programs help insulate insurers from heavy losses if they end up enrolling a higher-risk population with higher claims. Insurers can thus lower their premiums, instead of raising rates....

...In tax year 2016, a total of $289.1 million was claimed in tax credits...the largest tax credit was the renewable energy technologies tax credit ....

...It’s too expensive.....

... Greetings from your local, Capitol Hill-area Knights of Columbus Council, Patrick Cardinal O’Boyle Council 11302 ....

...Total visitor arrivals rose to 781,990 (+4.3%) in November compared to a year ago....

...lots of whining from the usual suspects....

...US Federal Recognition Is Dead, Right?....

...Chief of Staff Tim Nelson ... District Director Jacqueline (Jackie) Conant ... Communications Director Nestor Garcia.... 

...Hawaii's top middle and high school robotics teams to compete for five spots at the 2019 VEX Worlds....

...Teams from Iolani, Maryknoll, Punahou and Waipahu high schools have earned their spot to compete at the in-person State Competition, which will be held on Saturday, February 9....

...Hirono is pushing for the nominee, Brian Buescher, to drop his membership in the organization and recuse himself from cases in which it has taken a position....