... The following measures have PASSED the first crossover and are moving to the Senate ....

... SB1SD2 added language (over 40 pages) to protect medical providers that perform abortions ....

... surprise--you've got less than 24 hours to comment on KSBE Trustee selection  ....

... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....

... Senate Bill 362 proposes to double the tax on residential property, selling for at least $2 million ....

... “We greatly appreciate what Senator Dela Cruz is trying to do. And we thank him.” -- OHA Chair Carmen Hulu Lindsey ....

... Wednesday was Gov. Josh Green’s 100th day in office, and I think it’s safe to say his honeymoon period with voters and the Legislature has come to an end ....

... The allegations were raised during a January 7, 2022 public informational briefing by the Hawaiʻi State Senate Committees on Ways and Means and Higher Education ....

... House Bill 426 aims to undermine the PLCAA and subject licensed firearm manufacturers and sellers to frivolous lawsuits ....

... Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Vice Adm. John Wade, commander of the Joint Task Force – Red Hill, and other Navy and defense leaders this week to discuss the progress on defueling the bulk fuel storage facility ....

... the PUC “understood its public interest-minded mission” and rightly considered the impact of the Hu Honua project on citizens’ “right to a clean and healthful environment” ....

... Tummons, in a series of articles, exposed questionable dealings in Hawaii Countyʻs Office of Housing and Community Development that ultimately led to an FBI investigation and guilty plea by former community development specialist Alan Scott Rudo to accepting almost $2 million in bribes from two Hilo attorneys and a businessman ....

" ... officers ran a car off the road and abandoned the driver with brain injuries and a 14-year-old boy that was left partially paralyzed .... "

... HECO announced a rate increase of 7% to buy more oil ....

... State cost of living index: 186 ....

... The meeting included the Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr., Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William A. LaPlante, INDOPACOM commander Admiral John C. Aquilino, Joint Task Force Red Hill commander Vice Admiral John Wade, and other senior leaders ....

"CW testified that she gave all of the money that she made from prostitution activities directly to Ferreira"

... update on the state budget and the Majority Caucus' legislative priorities ....

... Information sought in the 2010 murder of HSTA employee Amber Jackson ....

... Gov. Green became Hawaiʻi’s ninth governor on December 5, 2022 and has since managed to fully staff his office ....

... Rate hikes and massive amounts of greenhouse gases from a proposed biomass burning power plant would outweigh any benefits, the court found ....

"... Wicked Problems threaten the vitality of communities everywhere ...."

... over the past year gas prices in Hawaii jumped from $4.57 to $4.88, a 6.8% increase ....

... The state has used numerous strategies to achieve that goal, but with mixed success ....

"... the lack of wind on a hot day caused both a higher use of air conditioning and a lack of wind-generated power ...."

... “Rules were meant to be broken,” the trustee said. “We do that all the time.” ….

... these acquisitions were ad hoc, featuring strategies and criteria created to facilitate the acquisition ....

... We started this legislative session with 49 gun bills and now at crossover were down to just four ....

... The final act of Congress in 2022 included passage of a new $85 million grant program aimed at zoning reform ....

... based largely on the now-clearly-failed New York “end money bail” model ....

... Hawaii shines as #1 out of only 18 states where it’s more cost-effective to build rather than buy ....

... This is the first season since the fishery was certified sustainable by the globally recognized Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) ....

... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....

... the revenue that did materialize was spent in a flash ....

... The Hawaii Legislature is halfway through its 2023 session ....

... avoid becoming another boondoggle ....

... four House Republican Bills Cross Over to Senate ....

... over 220,000 of Hawaii's keiki have been lost to abortion since 1970 ....

... The Princeville Public Library will receive $2 million ... Kaua‘i High School will receive $1.5 million ....

... $537 million in funding for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) ....

... the Red-Light Safety Camera at Likelike Highway and School Street will begin issuing warnings on Friday, March 10, 2023 ....

... Hawaiʻi law expressly excludes overnight camps from the definition of permitted uses on Class A and B agricultural lands ....

"...While international tourism will continue to recover, domestic travel will soften as the US economy contracts later this year...."

... A new federal “Yes In My Backyard” grant program, spearheaded by Hawaii’s U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, deserves kudos for targeting barriers to new housing ....

... 210 Initial Claims per 100,000 People in Labor Force ....

... The investigations are ongoing, and more arrests are expected ....

... establishing a policy of anti-bias and inclusion for all City officers and employees, including those with different perspectives, views, or opinions ....

... effort underway to update the county’s zoning code ....

... The intention is not to immediately spend the money ....

... The measures now crossover to the Hawaiʻi Senate for 'consideration' ....