... $3.92 for a Tall Latte ....

... Maui council member plans to offer JA waiver resolution ....

... HB1697 Becomes Resolution: Let the Keiki do the Dirty Work ....

... the dust hasn't settled yet ....

... The Pacific Legal Foundation said the ban was an unlawful move by a low-level federal bureaucrat who destroyed a business avenue central to the livelihoods of many in Hawaii ....

... a deliberative process exemption to the UIPA would be little more than a loophole by which state agencies could evade records requests ....

... Only Hawaii, North Dakota and Louisiana have not reached at least a 70 percent recovery of jobs lost as of the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. ....

... Hawaii is home to some 70,410 renters who owe their landlords rent, and an estimated 19.1% of them reported being either somewhat likely or very likely to face eviction in the coming months - the fourth smallest share among states ....

... Hawaii doesn’t have a presidential primary law — Democrats there used a party-run event in 2020 ....

"...Thi$ Bill DOE$ NOT provide for any benefit$, or any procedure for $uch benefit$ to tran$fer to the beneficiarie$...." -- Anti-Telescope Protest Leaders

... Senator Kidani Education Committee Chair, announced bill 2125 will be deferred, sighting a "fracturing of relationships between DOE and our special education families and community" ....

..."We submitted a Recovery Plan to the FTA, proposing to amend the Full Funding Grant Agreement" (not quite) ....

... knowledge and technology outputs are America’s particular strengths--but not Hawaii's ....

... None of these insiders know anything about electricity so Schatz makes federal taxpayers to pay for experts who can do the actual work for them ....

... BWS has requested all Oʻahu water users to voluntarily decrease water usage by 10% ....

... Top 5: Hawaii, Mississippi, Kentucky, Maine, Kansas.   High income Hawaii is more costly--as a proportion of income--than the other four which are low income states ....

... high taxes for poor quality services ....

... Low taxes, school choice help inform ALEC's ranking of best, worst governors ....

... King v McKelvey for State Senate? ....

... resulting in misstatements in eight different ADC accounts and a three-year delay in financial reporting ....

... In terms of dollar figures, Hawaii spent the last two years in a class by itself. The state tallied the steepest increases in the country across every category and every time period throughout the entirety of the pandemic. ....

... 2022’s Best & Worst States for Doctors ....

... The Hawaii State Teachers Association Human and Civil Rights (HCR) Committee is proud to present its 2022 Social Justice Summit on Sunday, April 3, on Zoom. This event is free and open to the public ....

... The Honolulu Star-Advertiser adds its voice to those urging special consideration for Hawaii during the current fuel crisis ....

... SB2634--Medicaid Funding for Women Who Give Birth ....

... OHA has implemented 11 and partially implemented 13 of the 39 recommendations made in our report. An additional nine recommendations were not implemented and we determined six to be not applicable ....

... The Employees asked whether a private business they co-own may procure the services of an Agency research facility ....

... increasing the state’s legal minimum wage can result in unemployment ....

... first step toward identifying the regulatory barriers that restrain homebuilding in Hawaii and has led to the state’s notoriously high cost of housing ....

... the ALOHA homes program as currently envisioned in this bill would result in an expensive, nonsustainable government project that would fail to effectively assist those it is intended to help ....

... The guide would consist of 150-word statements from candidates running for statewide or federal offices ....

... Shellie K. Park-Hoapili has been appointed to the District Court ... Natasha R. Shaw has been appointed to a newly-established position in the District Family Court ....

... The health advisory for all 19 zones and Manana Housing has been amended and water in these zones is safe to drink ....

... Expensive coastal markets in California and Hawaii saw home value growth wallop local median incomes by the largest amounts ....

... In the House, Speaker Saiki gave SB2422 SD2 a triple referral to kill it off ....

... If it’s an open seat, multiple Democrats are likely to jump at the opportunity ....

... Kanuha Awarded Meritorious Torch of Light Award; San Buenaventura and Others Earn Lava Tube Dishonor ....

... Leader of Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Benefits Scheme Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay More Than $350k in Restitution ....

... Hawaii took home the top spot for state with the highest median household net worth in 2019 ....

... In California and Hawaii, the reason for their relatively few single-person residences could be economics. Both have some of the most expensive housing costs in the nation ....

... Hawaii is one of the worst states for speeding-related fatal car accidents ....

... slim pickings ....

... Ranking Individual Income Taxes on the 2022 State Business Tax Climate Index ....

... the only declared Hawaii Republican gubernatorial candidate to previously hold elected office has divorced her cocaine-dealer husband ....

... Austin was forced to give Schatz something and Schatz secured a vague promise out into the future that is non-binding with no funds for closure.  Conversely, the Omnibus spending Bill is quite detailed in what it funds, and funds for Decommissioning are missing ....

... In 2018 Tulsi Gabbard hired a Russian agent to silence critics in Hawai'i media ....

... The HING JTF has been on orders assisting the state since April 6, 2020 ....

"...We submitted a Recovery Plan to the FTA, proposing to amend the Full Funding Grant Agreement to the following scope: 18.75 miles/19 stations through Downtown, to the Civic Center Station, which is 1.25 miles and 2 stations short of Ala Moana Center...."

... The draft CMP Supplement does not propose projects or land uses. It must be approved by the UH Board of Regents (BOR) and then approved by the BLNR at public meetings to take effect ....

... Biden’s ban on Russian oil imports and why Hawaii needs a Jones Act waiver to ensure its energy security ....