... Mills submitted multiple applications for PPP and EIDL funds on behalf of three businesses under his control, Kanaka Maoli Hookupu Center, New Way Horizon Travel, and Uilani Kawailehua Foundation ....

... 40 miles off the coast of Hawaii, FV Rachel attached a large amount of Methamphetamine to a Radio Frequency (RF) buoy and dropped the drugs into the ocean ....

... chief of staff, Brooke Wilson, (former political and education director for the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters) who had served in the same position when he was Hawaiʻi’s lieutenant governor ....

... wind resources are forecast to be lower than usual and electricity demand has been unusually high since last week due to humid weather ....

... Hawaii ranks last in nation for early lung cancer diagnosis ....

... Mainland publications reach out to the Grassroot Institute for background on why housing in Hawaii is so difficult to come by ....

... "It's something that the (Philadelphia Housing) Agency encourages." ... "Hawaii has absorbed the total cost of the rent and utilities, Amen!" ....

... U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, City and County of Honolulu requests community input on alternative plans developed for Ala Wai Flood Risk Management General Reevaluation Study ....

... Former IBEW Local 1260 boss found guilty of fraud, embezzlement ....

"... Hawaii is littered with big public-facility development projects that have taken exorbitant stretches of time to produce compared with [their original] plans ...."

... The policy will provide funding for rapid coral reef repair and restoration across Hawai‘i immediately following hurricane or tropical storm damage ....

... how reform of the Jones Act — rather than all-out repeal or keeping the law the same — might be the way to appease both sides ....

... Hawaii leveraged $290.0 million in federal highway and bridge formula funds in FY 2022 to help jumpstart 95 new improvement projects ....

... One thing we all need to remember is how we got to this point ....

... Bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....

... many Hawaii families are taking a hard look at their finances and calculating how inflation and recession will affect their holiday plans, if not their entire economic futures ....

... Andrew Salas, a former member of the House of Representatives and former Secretary of Commerce for the NMI, first filed the suit ....

... In October a team hauled out 820-pounds of rubbish in three helicopter sling loads ....

... Gov. David Ige signed a fifth emergency proclamation today extending Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotment benefits through January 16, 2023 ....

... Hawaii public schools saw enrollment drop by 4.75% from 2019 to 2022. Meanwhile, charter schools experienced a 1.85% enrollment increase ....

... on June 15, 2015, Taum supervised his two co-Defendants and a third correctional officer while they transported an inmate across the facility. The inmate became frightened in the course of the transfer ....

... the defendants, who had never met C.K. before, stormed onto his property and demanded that he pack his things and leave, threatening to “tie [him] up and drag [him]” and make him “go missing” ....

... If we don’t demand action, followup on our demands and show the consequences at the ballot box, then we have failed in our civic duty ....

... wind resources are forecast to be lower than usual ....

... Momoa suggests that water in aluminum cans is more environmentally friendly ....

... The state’s need for healthcare professionals has grown 76 percent – from 2,200 job openings in 2019 to 3,873 openings today ....

... Senate announces new Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs for 2023 .... 

... Hawai‘i will have more out elected LGBTQIA+ officials at one time than we ever had in the history of our state ....

"...It's currently estimated that the facility closure process will take three years to complete...."

... these bills are a knee-jerk reaction to the Bruen decision ....

"...higher inflation will pressure pension liabilities via rising employee wages, which raise projected benefits, and automatic cost of living adjustment mechanisms...."

... Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Stealing Nearly $5.5 Million in COVID Jobless Relief and for Drug Trafficking ....

... UPDATE: GOP comes up 40 votes short .... 

... Rethinking HTA’s “Regenerative Tourism Fee” ....

... Hawaii County has scheduled another hearing for Bill 220 Draft 3 - Sensitive Places which bans CCW in certain places ....

... a typical residential building permit application took 108 days to process, while one for a commercial project took 432 days ....

... for the first time in years Republicans in Hawai’i gained seats in the Hawai’i State Legislature ....

... The PM report found 22 of the 38 questionable transactions with evidence of fraud, waste and abuse ... OHA noted matters requiring criminal prosecution will be turned over to the relevant authorities for appropriate action ....

... the barge’s anchors and cables broke or damaged over 15,000 corals and 140-square yards of live rock ....

... Republicans win four new House seats and a new Senate seat ....

... The state is short more than 1,000 doctors, which means some patients cannot get care, and the ones who do have to wait a long time. ...

... RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms ....

... A preliminary injunction against Oahu’s ban on short-term rentals of fewer than 90 days is a bad sign for the City & County of Honolulu ....

... Hawaii is one of the most difficult states in which to start a business ....

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... Hawaii has the highest percentage of at-risk rural hospitals in USA ...

... Voters can still drop their ballots off in person at ballot drop boxes or vote in person at voter service centers .... 

... by-right approval for affordable housing projects would streamline the process for homebuilders and potentially yield big savings ....

... “Konno” has a provision that has an exemption for special or unique services that are essential to the public and cannot be filled by civil servants ....

... The Chief Justice has the discretion to assign a district judge/district family judge to either the District Court or Family Court ....