... FY2022 corporate income tax collections up 60.1% from the previous year, IIT collections up 22.3% from the previous year, and General Fund tax collections up 34.8% ....

... Hawai‘i Small Business Capital Program (HI-CAP) Collateral Support Program, designed to assist borrowers in obtaining financing that might otherwise be unavailable due to a collateral shortfall ....

... It’s not just Hawaii residents who are being priced out of paradise. Slowly but surely, tourists are also wondering whether they can still afford to visit here ....

... In addition, there are six bills that are becoming law without the governor’s signature. ...

... Hawaii Attorney General's Opinion issued Thursday July 7, 2022 ....

.... eleven companies (down from 15) will be continuing to participate in the Digital Currency Innovation Lab (DCIL) program ....

... Over the course of two minutes, the defendants punched and kicked the inmate in the head and body while he was lying face-down in a pool of his own blood. The inmate suffered a broken nose, jaw and eye socket ....

... regenerative tourism makes the tourism industry and tourists more attractive to residents. An overwhelming 96.3% of Kauaʻi residents responded favorably ....

... On a per capita basis, defense spending in Hawaii is equal to about $5,506 per person, the third most among states ....

"... Enrollment decline at other UH campuses is not as steep as the national average ...."

... Tax Department wanted get a piece of the UH research grants ....

... Ige has until July 12th to veto ....

... “Hawaiʻi is the only state in the country that doesn’t have a centralized, independent state law enforcement agency. The new department will allow more efficient and effective emergency response, criminal law enforcement, investigations and homeland security operations” ....

... The high cost of a vacation in Hawai‘i was the top reason cited among visitors from both markets for being unlikely to revisit in the next five years ....

... U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today ruled that a pair of lawsuits from Honolulu and Maui can proceed in state court ....

... judicial nominees for a vacancy in the District Court of the Second Circuit (island of Maui) ....

"... The Jones Act increases the cost of food and virtually all other products in Hawaii and needs to be fixed ...."

... The total estimated cost of all six phases is $315M to $470M ....

" ... Hawaiian Electric is seeking approval to recover the cost of the project from customers ...."

... tip of the iceberg ....

... Bodycam video of Matt Lopresti getting arested for DUI (again) ....

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

... Earlier this week, Gov. David Ige announced his “intent to veto” SB3089, a bill that aims to reform the state’s emergency powers law ....

... HB 1147 originally started out as a capital improvements project bill in 2021, but this year lawmakers removed the projects and replaced them with operating appropriations for HTA ....

... “2022’s Best and Worst State Economies.”  In that site, our humble little state had lots of reasons to be humble, coming in at a bottom-scraping 48th ....

... there are 18 candidates for six OHA trustee positions ....

... Hawaii rate of increase second only to Massachusetts ....

"... Implementation may take time, but HSTA will ensure retroactivity to July 1 ...."

... the Commission hereby recommends to the Board Member’s Appointing Authority that the Board Member should be removed from the Board ....

"...The overall economic health of Honolulu was rated positively by 25% of respondents, up from 18% last year...."

... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations ....

... The Department of Defense (DoD) today released its plan to safely defuel the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility by the end of calendar year 2024 ....  

... This will result in an eventual win allowing for carry in Hawaii though it will take some time for it to conclude in the court .... 

... a 91.6 percent recovery from May 2019. Though this recovery rate is lower than that of April (96.3%), it is the second highest recovery rate since March 2020 ....

... Asuncion’s current term on the PUC began on July 1, 2020 and ends on June 30, 2026 .... 

... the state of Hawaii has released a report explaining why the rail project will fail no matter where it goes or how much it costs ....

... In the United States, Hawaii was the first to pass a town-and-country-type land-use law in 1961 ....

“...Rajesh Budhabhatti is a subject of a public corruption/wire fraud case....”

... how many houses built before 1939 and after 2000 ....

... $54,862 to mine one bitcoin in Hawaii ....

... SB3089 would ensure checks and balances during times of emergency ....

... It was sold to the public on the promise that it would only cost about $4 billion, that it would be completed by 2019 and that the general excise tax surcharge associated with it would end by 2022 ....

... CWS officials conducted a “grab and go” of B.D. without a court order or prior notice to David. State officials took B.D. from her school, placed her in Keahiolalo’s custody, immediately escorted Keahiolalo and B.D. to the airport, and flew them to Kauai ....

 ... including cash bail and Hu Honua -- but not Mauna Kea ....

... With inflation rates soaring and the cost of living spiraling, more and more people are moving away ....

... A Map of Regressive Progressives:  School by school data shows anti-vaxxers concentrated in areas known for anti-GMO and anti-Superferry protests ....

... Hawaii has 1.7 elected officials per 10,000 citizens, fewest in USA -- this is largely because Hawaii has only 92 elected officials below the state level.  The next lowest state, Rhode Island, has 983 ....

... Levels of THC in edibles at Waikiki stores more potent than those sold at dispensaries ....

... Maui County proposes to spend more than One Billion Dollars in this fiscal year, a 26% increase over last fiscal year ....

... total outstanding credit card debt stood at $222.6 million in the first quarter of 2022, or an average of $15,709 per household ....