... No one likes the idea of our county governments profiting from Hawaii’s high cost of living.  But that’s what is going to happen soon unless we engineer some property tax relief ....

... Akina said Hawaii home prices are sky-high because of the scarcity of housing caused by “all the regulation … that developers and individual home builders have to go through in order to renovate or in order to build.” ....

... The debt burden has recently been rising due to GOULT bonds issued for construction of the rapid transit system ....

... Administratively, the Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission will be managed by the City’s Department of Planning and Permitting ....

"... The prohibition of residential development via a 'perpetual easement' has too adverse of an impact on the future value of Hakuone lands ...."

"...what you’re really doing is just shifting the visitor impact around, and you’re creating new issues of congestion and use....”

... but you can settle for emotional well-being at $111,600 ....

... This unanimous ruling will allow any Hawaii governmental body to hide its corrupt dealings in bogus ‘Executive Sessions’ simply by paying a shyster to sit in and twiddle his thumbs ....

... DLNR pays $9000/mo for ‘security’ at Uncle Billy’s and somehow can’t keep the bums out.  Obviously this raid is timed to support the DLNR’s request for $12.5M to demolish Uncle Billy’s.  First Rule of Bureaucracy: “Maintain the problem” ....

... The Internal Revenue Service issued guidance today on relief payments ....

... The number of total positive COVID-19 hospitalizations has increased over the past week (3/26 – 4/4) from 39 to 74 patients, which is an 89.7% increase....

... motivating these businesses—or at least certain aspects of their business—to locate elsewhere ....

... impractical and legally dubious ....

... to provide input for the 2023 State Hazard Mitigation Plan ....

... Volunteer members of these Boards and Commissions serve for staggered terms ranging from four to five years .... 

... Your rates will be going up to pay for the infrastructure we need to make irregular and erratic wind and solar electricity less damaging to our grid ....

... In most US metro areas, millennials are buying homes at prices above the general market.  But in Honolulu millennials are buying homes 4.2% below the market average.  This is the biggest downside gap in any of the 56 large metros studied ....

... At one point, the school had racked up more than $400,000 in debt with $100,000 in undocumented expenses such as $12,000 for healing oils and acupuncture ....

... Audits can be a difficult pill to swallow ....

... adaptive reuse ....

... The bill will now move to the full Senate for a vote for 3rd Reading ....

... from Trilogy Media April, 2023: Today we’re showing up to the front door of a money mule scammer who’s expecting a check of $150,000 from a victim of a PCH/Lottery scam ....

... “It’s just four months of chaos" ....

... Has Hawaii’s corruption of FSM opened the doors to China’s corruption of FSM? ....

... Abercrombie said he sent Green a letter Friday requesting consideration for a seat on the board ....

... Trial for the case has been scheduled for February 2024 ....

... PBS Hawai‘i is bringing together community leaders and citizens with varied perspectives to discuss next steps ....

... Governor Josh Green, M.D. today signed seven “Good Government” bills into law, to advance the goals of ethics, lobbying, and campaign spending laws in Hawai‘i ....

... The bill, which was passed by the Honolulu City Council earlier this month, goes into effect on May 1, 2023 ....

... can you count how many times the word 'adding' is used? ....

... we can’t afford not to cut taxes because really, what we’re sitting on right now, are unhealthy ending balances ....

... the state’s mandate to eliminate cesspools is too costly for homeowners ....

... Meanwhile, tens of thousands of servicemembers and dependents stationed in Guam and Hawaii are in danger of seeing their cost of living allowances slashed ....

... Mailer has been leading the Museum on an interim basis since Feb. 2, 2023 ....

... Choy begins work on April 10 and will be responsible for overseeing HTA’s management of finances and government funding, including compliance with legislative and auditing requirements ....

... health, safety and deferred maintenance ....

... tourist spending in nominal non-inflating dollars is +18.0% vs February 2019.  Inflation is 16.77% 2019-2023 so we are just treading water ....

... County lawmakers haven’t decided yet how to deal with property tax hikes that are expected to result from higher property assessments across the state ....

... the 68-23 Senate approved a resolution Wednesday aimed at ending the national COVID emergency declared by then-President Donald Trump in 2020 ....

... Between July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2022 the state population declined at an average rate of 0.4% per year ....

... Hawaii’s state debt is also among the top five in the nation at $7,992 per capita and $11,879 when local debt is factored in as well ....

... Since start, nearly 1,800 citations issued along Vineyard and Pali ....

"...You must promise me that if things ever get really ugly between the both of us, you will not say a word about this...."

... median credit scores of residents in 16 Hawaii towns ....

... many bad changes to Hawaii's gun laws ....

... The perennial’s natural habitat happens to overlap with a military-owned training area ....

... The committees approved $185 million in total to finance the teacher housing projects at or near three schools ....

... stealing money intended to provide scholarships to underprivileged students at Kamehameha Schools ....

... The Vice President was asked by Ambassador Huang if he could sit up front, with other Senators, and also to accept an envelope filled with money; Vice President Palik refused, telling the Ambassador to never offer him a bribe again ....

... only New York is worse ....