"... 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' ....

... The four defendants were arrested in Waikiki over the weekend by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ....

... Hawaii Man Indicted for Traveling to Oregon to Sexually Abuse Two Children, Sharing Video Recordings of the Abuse Online ....

... On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, the Senate passed SB1 SD1 by a 22-3 vote ....

... L.A. Man Sentenced to More Than 24 Years in Prison for $5.5 Million COVID Jobless Benefits Scam, Tax Fraud and Drug Trafficking ....

... the 800-person cockfight was busted at Hokukano Ranch which is promoted as a Big Island film location ....

... In light of rising violent crime, grassroots support for the defund the police movement also appears to be slipping ....

... 'Crossover' is March 9, but any bill not out of committee by today likely will be dead ....

... Bill 38 (2022) would change the formula for calculating the eligibility for the real property tax credit ....

... Bill 40’s proposal would increase the home exemption by a mere 10% and the exemption for older individuals by just 7% ....

... your cousins will have to pay hundreds of dollars to go to the family barbecue at Ala Moana Beach Park ....

"...the Board finds that PSD consciously, knowingly, and deliberately failed to disclose and withheld information...."

... tax proposals introduced at the Legislature, the outlook for the state budget, and where Hawaii is at in paying off its debt and unfunded liabilities ....

... We have been taxing the bejeebers out of tourists ....

... Difficulty in administering a “wealth tax” is the primary reason there are only three European countries with wealth taxes today, down from 12 in 1990 ....

... this classification creates a significant tax burden for landlords — even those renting to working class families ....

... Bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....

... This bill makes permanent the prevent suicide Hawaiʻi task force within the Department of Health ....

... require departments to create specific guidelines for when police officers should or should not draw their firearms during the line of duty ....

... plaintiffs' Honolulu-based attorney is Frederick Arensmeyer, formerly of the Dubin Law Office ....

“...The defendants in this case nearly killed a man because they believed he did not belong in their neighborhood because of the color of his skin....”

... The term will run from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027 ....