... complex, nonneutral taxes with comparatively high rates ....

... Bureau of Economic Analysis data details disparities in spending power across metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of each state ....

... Hawaii has effectively declared that the Second Amendment, as interpreted in Bruen, does not apply within its borders ....

... Currently, all but eight commercial properties in Lahaina have been cleared and completed ....

... the missed warnings and chaotic response ....

“What’s the biggest break that today’s tax code gives us?”

... the credit for this win goes to you, the people who got involved and made their voices heard ....

... As one of only five U.S. Navy-sponsored University-Affiliated Research Centers, ARL at UH has secured over $175 million in funding since its establishment in 2008 ....

... The Legislature will continue to accept GIA applications until Friday, January 17, 2025, at 4:30 p.m., and final determinations will be made as Council on Revenue forecasts in January and March are published. ...

... Kaiawe fraudulently obtained at least approximately $126,026 in CRUA assistance benefits ....

...  sex trafficking Minor Victim 1 in 2005 and 2006; coercing and enticing Minor Victim 2 to engage in sexual activity in 2006; and producing, receiving, and possessing child pornography of Minor Victim 3 in and around 2020 to 2023 ....

... The project will cost $155 million to develop ....

... The median price of a single-family home is up 9% statewide and 15% on Maui this year, and mortgage rates hover near 7%. Rising homeowner insurance premiums ....

... Any power outages were unrelated to the PSPS program ....

... the Solicitor General Urged the Supreme Court to Deny Requests Aimed at Stopping State and Local Lawsuits against Big Oil Companies from Advancing Toward Trial in State Courts ....

... after over 5-hours public testimony of which the majority opposed Bill 46 ....

"... Should the proposed Wahiawā site be rejected, and the Hawaiʻi State Legislature decline to amend Act 73, the City will have no choice but to seek an extension of current landfill operations at Waimānalo Gulch ...."

... a 24-year-old man ingested the pills and overdosed. First responders revived the victim and transported him to the hospital for further treatment. The victim discharged himself later that day and contacted Camacho to buy more pills ....

“...Since 2009, Communist Chinese passport holders have been permitted to sidestep the U.S.. visa requirements to enter the northern Mariana islands through categorical parole....”

... The economy (73%), personal finances (73%), and housing costs (64%) rank as the most significant stressors for residents, particularly for households with incomes below $50,000 ....

“...I like to think Hawaii helped kick off this national turnaround with passage of House Bill 2404, a historic tax reduction bill that Gov. Josh Green signed into law June 3....”

... While Thomas acknowledged the Second Amendment case was not appropriate for the court's review, he indicated willingness to revisit the matter in a future case. Thomas said the issue “clearly remains imperative, given lower courts’ continued insistence on treating the Second Amendment ‘right so cavalierly.’”....

... 70% of 1,500 local workers interviewed are either planning to move away or considering it ....

... 2nd alleged assassin this year with Hawaii connections ....

... the justices explained they could not accept the case at this point because the defendant, Christopher Wilson, has not yet gone to trial on other charges ....

... Did the nomination meet terms of some backroom deal while allowing for the confirmation process to scrub Tulsi and open a path for a lackey with better qualifications? ....

... votes cast and bills introduced ....

... Kafkaesque issues that so far have been unresolvable ....

... Hawaii pension burden: 19.4% of personal income ....

... the 2025 legislative session is approaching with blinding speed ....

... State land use laws significantly restrict urban development, meaning neighborhoods or condos can only make up about 5 percent of the state ....

“It was (his) work as head of the HPD’s Espionage Bureau that lay the foundation for Burns’ later political success in Hawaii.”  

... a total of 30,035 in-state patients and 2,609 caregivers are registered statewide ....

... The HIHP program is currently housing 135 survivor households in 148 units ....

... $10.1 billion ....

"...restrictive regulations...."

... The month-long celebration of the Honolulu City Lights kicks-off ....

... Jobs in America’s waterborne transportation and related sectors have actually declined in recent decades, federal statistics show ....

... With the income tax reform and the increase in the supply of affordable housing, we expect that living in Hawaii will be more affordable and our state’s outmigration will be mitigated ....

... Reinsurance rates have increased 20-50% per year for the past few years ....

"Presently, there is no finding of foul play or suicide."

... we only build in Hawaii on 5% of the land mass — 95% is agriculture or preservation land ....

... calendar for the 2025 Legislative Session, which will convene on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 ....

... It will reduce double taxation barriers for further investment by Taiwan into the United States, and vice versa ....

... Nancy Anderson's murder — which was Hawaii's oldest cold case — is the focus of the Dec. 2 episode of 'People Magazine Investigates' on ID ....

... the (US) Supreme Court has held that the government cannot “compel a landowner over objection to rent his property” without violating the Takings Clause ....

...Even the bill’s supporters don’t pretend rents will come down....

... Taiwan President begins first Pacific tour in Hawaii ....

... it has to stay broken ....

... The Honolulu City Council is considering Bill 46, which would create a tax on all so-called empty homes ....