... meanwhile ... 9th Circuit Allows Class Action Suit over Lack of Female Locker Rooms in Hawaii DoE Schools ....

...HART’s new plan appears to contain “overly optimistic assumptions about revenues, ridership and costs, and this could saddle local taxpayers with unstated liabilities in the future.”....

“...They’re saying that there is no such thing as a woman....”

... The two newly approved schools are Namahana School, which will be located in Kalihiwai on the north side of the island of Kauaʻi, and Kūlia Academy, which will be located in Kalihi on the island of Oʻahu ....

... Unfortunately, in Hawaii, abortion will still be allowed in most circumstances ....

... The typical Hawaii household spends an average of $2,911 per month--42% of income--on bills ....

... When a legislator who sponsors a bill subsequently turns around and asks the governor to veto it, you know something is very wrong ....

... the first major Second Amendment decision from the court in more than a decade ....

... HDOT announces a new pilot with i-Probe Inc to test connected automobile hardware and software technologies ....

... Waihee operative Norma Wong -- kitted out with a spanking new Hawaiian name ‘Kawelokū’ -- was sent, June 22, 2022, to denounce Kamehameha Schools and Lahainaluna School before the Sen Brian Schatz’ Indian Affairs Committee ‘Oversight Hearing on Indian Boarding Schools' ....

... Hawaii State Teachers Association recommendations for Hawaii State House and Senate candidates in the upcoming 2022 primary election ....

... Individuals with information, or those who believe they are a victim, are urged to immediately contact the Honolulu FBI at (808) 673-2705 or BunagInvestigation@fbi.gov ....

... it has become increasingly common for deminers to use robots in the field to increase their productivity and mitigate the risk of blowing themselves up ....

... get a copy of a sample ballot specific to your district ....

... Act 114 increases the minimum wage to $12.00 per hour starting Oct. 1, 2022 ....

"...we must still elect over 35,000 out LGBTQ people to office...."

... no-holds-barred ....

"... We believe this case is solvable ...."

... In May, there were notable gains in sectors including leisure and hospitality but Hawaii still lags ....

... Sam King explains his priorities for ensuring OHA services and remedies critical needs of the Hawaiian community like affordable housing, homelessness, education and much more ....

... The former chairman of the University of Hawaii’s civil engineering department says aloha ....

... Hawaii lost 1,600 construction jobs, -4.3 percent, the largest percentage loss in USA ....

... The US$119 million contract is an extension of existing construction and engineering services Stantec is providing to HART and will run through the end of 2026, with the possibility of a 5-year extension to expected project completion in 2031 ....

... almost 1 in 3 adults in Hawai‘i infected with COVID-19 experience Long-COVID ....

... The Administration is scheduled to meet with oil company executives on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, to discuss ways to increase domestic production and lower costs, and one of the issues likely to be addressed is the Jones Act ....

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

... Hawaii's labor force increased by 7,400 people from May 2021 to May 2022 ....

... how Hawaii compares on the ten most common household bills ....

... From a rate of 1.9% in 2018, inflation jumped to 7.1% in 2021 and was 8.2% as of April 2022 ....

... A confluence of events both in Hawaii and nationwide has led to a growing chorus of voices calling for either waivers from or reform of the federal maritime law known as the Jones Act ....

“...Evidence of the Unintended Labor Scheduling Implications of the Minimum Wage....”

... In September 2021, the Hawaiian Homes Commission approved ten legislative proposals ....

...  Another world is possible.  A world where girls can get away with anything ....

... Kaneshiro was on paid leave for two years ....

... All the mineral-based products we tested failed SPF or UVA tests - and shockingly several products failed on both counts ....

... the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May was 4.2 percent, compared to the revised rate of 4.1 percent in April ....

... Gouveia was previously sentenced by the Court in 2005 to ten years imprisonment for attempted possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine ....

... Hawaii and Massachusetts top the 2022 State Scorecard rankings, based on overall performance across 56 measures of health care access and quality, service use and cost, health disparities, and health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 ....

... Demographia United States Housing Affordability – 2022 Edition Released ....

... data compares the difference between white and black Americans in areas such as annual income, unemployment rate and homeownership rate ....

... Hawaii also ranks the highest among U.S. states, with a DI score of 78.4% for millennials ....

... Tuesday, the Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) unanimously agreed to designate the entire Lahaina Aquifer Sector Area as both a Surface Water and Ground Water Management Area ....

... Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the highest unemployment rate in Hawaii using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ....

... to Further Remediate, Defuel and Close Red Hill and Move the Fuel to More Strategic Locations Elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific ....

... is the protection of ‘FOP’ (friends and family of the police) so ingrained in the force that they need not hear directly from Joe Logan to know that they should let his meth addict son off the hook again and again? ....

... Hawaii’s policymakers haven’t given up the dream of regulating it into oblivion ....

... Hawaii has averaged 68 catalytic converter thefts per 100,000 registered vehicles in just the first four months of 2022 ....

“...In many concentrated insurance markets such as Hawaiʻi, insurers have few incentives to negotiate lower prices. They can easily pass these costs onto premiums without losing market share....”

... State-local taxes paid $8,410 -- 14.1% of income ....

... The drumbeat for Jones Act reform has been growing louder ....