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Tuesday, October 4, 2022 |
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Honolulu Police Department Considering Firearm Rules Changes
By NRA ILA @ 3:10 AM :: 1763 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... HPD will hold a public hearing to consider new proposed Rules governing Firearm Permits and Licenses ....
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Sunday, October 2, 2022 |
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Three Years to Spend $600 Million
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2034 Views :: DHHL, Development
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... On June 30, 2025, any of this money not contractually committed will drop back into our state general fund ....
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Saturday, October 1, 2022 |
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A New Source of Wealth for the Hawaiian People
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:50 PM :: 2300 Views :: Development, OHA
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... I have been a strong advocate of protecting OHA’s funds from fraud, waste and abuse. I am as passionate about growing those funds to meet the needs of Hawaiians ....
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Saturday, October 1, 2022 |
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Saturday, October 1, 2022 |
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More Endorsements for Sam King for OHA Trustee
By Samuel Wilder King II @ 8:55 PM :: 5581 Views :: Labor, OHA, Police, Politicians
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... The State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers (SHOPO) represents over 2,700 police officers of the Honolulu, Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii Police departments ....
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Saturday, October 1, 2022 |
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Secretary of Defense Visits Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, Meets With Hawaii State Officials and Families
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 2003 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The Secretary also met with Hawaii state officials, as well as with several families impacted by the Red Hill fuel release, to listen to their concerns and to discuss the defueling effort ....
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Saturday, October 1, 2022 |
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Saturday, October 1, 2022 |
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Rising costs, construction woes hamper clean energy efforts in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 PM :: 1983 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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... obstacles in the path toward statewide elimination of fossil fuels ....
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Friday, September 30, 2022 |
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Biden Admin grants ‘targeted’ Jones Act waiver for ship bringing fuel to Puerto Rico
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:14 PM :: 2953 Views :: Jones Act
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... The U.S. territory is again facing a humanitarian crisis after being hit by Hurricane Fiona, but the 1920 federal law is hindering outside assistance ....
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Friday, September 30, 2022 |
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Honolulu Ranks 112th for People with Disabilities
By Selected News Articles @ 10:13 PM :: 2254 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... The average monthly Social Security disability benefit as of August 2022 was only $1,231.80 ....
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Friday, September 30, 2022 |
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Concealed Carry: Blangiardi Proposes New Gun Regulations
By News Release @ 3:14 AM :: 2542 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... it creates a default rule for private businesses and charitable organizations, to make it clear that the property owner gets to decide whether firearms are allowed on the premises ....
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Friday, September 30, 2022 |
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Tourist Spending Up 14%, Tourist Count Down 10%
By News Release @ 2:47 AM :: 1733 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 13.8% growth without accounting for 3 yrs of inflation which is about 16% ....
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Friday, September 30, 2022 |
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Rape in Turkmenistan: How HPD Rejects Female Police Recruit
By Court House News @ 12:48 AM :: 3268 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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... her husband had “sold [her] a few times for [] money in order to buy himself alcohol and pay gambling debts . . . [while] he kept a knife by the throat of [her] 6 month son.” ....
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Friday, September 30, 2022 |
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Is the World Running out of Resources?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:04 AM :: 1576 Views :: Environment
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... Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet ....
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Thursday, September 29, 2022 |
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State, Counties seek candidates to serve on boards and commissions
By News Release @ 9:26 PM :: 3191 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... City boards, commissions and committees which currently have vacant positions, including openings on the Honolulu Ethics Commission and the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation ....
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Thursday, September 29, 2022 |
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Department of Defense Submits Additional Supplement to the Red Hill Defueling Plan
By News Release @ 3:30 PM :: 1941 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... As work continues, DoD will provide regular updates of the schedule at least monthly or when significant changes are necessary ....
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Wednesday, September 28, 2022 |
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Coast Guard Busts Illegal Fireworks Shipments at Honolulu Harbor
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 2620 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, Military
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... 13,449 pounds of unpermitted fireworks with an estimated street value of 2.7 million dollars ....
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Wednesday, September 28, 2022 |
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Skin Cancer News: Maui Sunscreen Ban goes into Effect October 1
By News Release @ 9:23 PM :: 2066 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Health Care
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... the terms “reef friendly” and “reef safe” are not regulated ....
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Wednesday, September 28, 2022 |
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Biden Hosts Pacific Islands Summit In Washington
By Ed Case @ 4:32 PM :: 1991 Views :: World News, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... Rep Ed Case says Hawai‘i will play an increasingly pivotal role in advancing the aims of the Summit ....
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022 |
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Surprise: OHA secretly borrowed $2M to finance Tribal ‘Aha
By Andrew Walden @ 6:51 PM :: 2711 Views :: Akaka Bill, Ethics, OHA
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... CEO Sylvia Hussey described the purpose for paying off the debt was to bring OHA into compliance with better practice as to how it finances operations ....
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022 |
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DOH issues $8.7 million fine, orders Navy to make critical repairs to Pearl Harbor wastewater treatment plan
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 1682 Views :: Environment, Military
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... at the NAVFAC Hawaii Wastewater Treatment Plant near Pearl Harbor, numerous operation and maintenance issues led to repeated discharges of untreated or partially treated sewage ....
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022 |
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Auditor: HTA oversight lax, internal controls deficient
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 3:01 AM :: 2519 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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... HTA had disregarded its own procurement policies and procedures, awarding sole source contracts based on questionable justifications, paying contractors without executed contracts ....
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022 |
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Aiona/Tupaʻi Calls for the Ige/Green Administration to Convene a Special Session
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 2:34 AM :: 2100 Views :: Law Enforcement, Republican Party
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... Special legislative sessions are reserved for specific issues such as court decisions like the Obrero case ....
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022 |
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Getting by with a little help from our friends
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:43 AM :: 1792 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is working with experts around the country to create a better Hawaii ....
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Monday, September 26, 2022 |
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Real Recycling: H-POWER continues to record high landfill diversion rates
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 2490 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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... H-POWER is one of the largest firm renewable energy sources in the state ....
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Monday, September 26, 2022 |
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DHHL Proposals for 2023 Legislature
By News Release @ 10:03 PM :: 1324 Views :: DHHL
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... A summary of the 10 included proposals ....
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Monday, September 26, 2022 |
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CNHA Terrified of COVID Fraud Investigation
By News Release @ 4:20 PM :: 4250 Views :: Ethics, OHA, COVID-19
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... You are bringing the Feds in to get us. Other corrupt officials may go down ....
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Monday, September 26, 2022 |
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WESPAC Rebukes Proposal to Expand Marine National Monument in Pacific
By News Release @ 3:48 PM :: 1832 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... Scientists Concerned with Lack of Data to Support Marine Monument Expansion ....
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Sunday, September 25, 2022 |
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9th Circuit: Religious Services Allowed on Hawaii Ag Land
By Selected News Articles @ 9:57 PM :: 3116 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment, Land Use, Religion
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... a Maui county commission denied the Spirit of Aloha Temple’s application for a permit to hold religious services on its ag-zoned property in Hana ....
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Sunday, September 25, 2022 |
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Road Usage Charge Versus Carbon Tax
By Tom Yamachika @ 8:16 PM :: 1988 Views :: Environment, Taxes
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... Hawaii Department of Transportation has been studying implementation of a Road Usage Charge ....
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Sunday, September 25, 2022 |
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More homebuilding needed to solve Hawaii housing crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:10 PM :: 2109 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... the primary causes of Hawaii's high housing prices are extensive land-use, zoning and other homebuilding-related regulations ....
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Sunday, September 25, 2022 |
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12,603 Hawaii residents left last year
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:42 PM :: 2367 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii residents are leaving the state in droves because the cost of living is too high ....
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Sunday, September 25, 2022 |
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Bill 10: Don’t limit new multi-unit housing to just TOD areas
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:31 PM :: 3240 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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... Bill 10 would update the county’s land-use regulations for agricultural, residential, commercial, nonprofit, government and other uses ....
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Sunday, September 25, 2022 |
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Sunday, September 25, 2022 |
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Our Kids Are Going Away
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2124 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Not considering charter schools, enrollment dropped from 168,152 in 2018-19 to 156,518 in 2022-23, and it is projected to decrease further to 148,096 by 2027-28 ....
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Saturday, September 24, 2022 |
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EPA: Navy Red Hill, Hickam 'Not in Compliance'
By News Release @ 1:41 AM :: 1785 Views :: Environment, Military
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... Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam SPCC Inspection Report .... BPHH Underground Storage Tank Report ....
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Friday, September 23, 2022 |
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Three Oahu Judges Appointed
By News Release @ 11:19 PM :: 3029 Views :: Judiciary
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... all subject to confirmation hearings before a Senate Special Session ....
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Friday, September 23, 2022 |
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Property Tax Credit Application Deadline September 30
By News Release @ 11:14 PM :: 2294 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits
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...The City & County of Honolulu offers a real property tax credit for homeowners who meet certain eligibility requirements. ...
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Friday, September 23, 2022 |
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UHERO: US recession will weigh on Hawaii’s recovery
By UHERO @ 12:23 PM :: 1861 Views :: Economy
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... high inflation, higher travel costs, and the Fed’s interest rate hikes will still adversely impact Hawaii households and businesses ....
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022 |
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DLNR: N Shore Homeowners are Doomed, They Should Just Accept It
By News Release @ 10:35 PM :: 2650 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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... what to do about coastal homes with expired, temporary emergency State permits to “shore” up the land under their foundations ....
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022 |
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Analysis of religious liberties ranks Hawaii 30th
By Selected News Articles @ 10:18 PM :: 2028 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Religion
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... The state received a score of 34% based on 29 items that formed six groups of safeguards ....
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022 |
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Locations Announced: Red Light Cameras Begin in October
By News Release @ 2:46 AM :: 2368 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... Once construction is completed, red-light runners at the Phase 1 intersections will begin to receive warning letters....
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022 |
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4th Extension--COVID Emergency Lingers on in Food Stamps
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 1153 Views
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... Ige signed a fourth emergency proclamation to allow the continuation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotment benefits in line with the federal COVID emergency ....
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022 |
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Rear Admiral to Oversee Red Hill Defueling
By News Release @ 1:56 AM :: 2028 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Rear Adm. John Wade as the Commander of the Joint Task Force of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ....
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022 |
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Rep Kahele Meets with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 1397 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... The meeting with President Tsai reaffirmed the United States’ unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan’s strong democracy. ...
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Monday, September 19, 2022 |
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Hawaii is the Worst State for Teachers
By Selected News Articles @ 10:25 AM :: 1742 Views
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... 2022's Best & Worst States for Teachers -- Hawaii 51st ....
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Sunday, September 18, 2022 |
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Rolling With a Road Usage Charge
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1984 Views :: Taxes
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... support grew when rental cars are charged a higher rate than residents ....
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Saturday, September 17, 2022 |
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Saturday, September 17, 2022 |
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Auditor: No Need for Regulation of Community Health Workers
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 8:45 PM :: 2014 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Life
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... The Hawai‘i Regulatory Licensing Reform Act requires that professions should be regulated only when reasonably necessary to protect the health, safety, or welfare of consumers of their services ....
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Saturday, September 17, 2022 |
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