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Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
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Department of Law Enforcement Establishes Gun Tip Line
By News Release @ 9:35 PM :: 779 Views :: Second Amendment
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“...Guns that have been stolen, guns that haven’t been registered and guns in the wrong hands...."
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Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
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Hawaii Home Prices up 342% -- over and above the rate of inflation
By Selected News Articles @ 4:29 PM :: 1915 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii had the number one largest cost increase of any state in the country ....
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Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
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Honolulu Is the City with the Highest Inflation
By Selected News Articles @ 3:55 PM :: 1066 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Honolulu 4.2% Consumer Price Index Change year over year ....
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Wednesday, October 9, 2024 |
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Case Pushes Back Against 'Misinformation on Federal Disaster Relief'
By Ed Case @ 10:42 PM :: 1021 Views :: Maui County, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... He says the federal government continues full disaster assistance to Maui and other disaster-impacted areas ....
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024 |
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One year after the wildfires: Rents up 43%, Poverty Doubles
By UHERO @ 2:58 PM :: 1064 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Cost of Living
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... 29% of fire-affected households now live below the poverty line, compared to 14% before the fires ....
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024 |
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Database: More than 13,000 gender reassignment procedures on minors between 2019-23
By Selected News Articles @ 12:38 PM :: 1386 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Hawaii, with a population of 1.46 million and 15 procedures, had the lowest rate at one procedure per 291,054 residents ....
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Monday, October 7, 2024 |
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Tour Boat Operators Hit Hard by Insurance Increases
By News Release @ 7:53 PM :: 929 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... In late 2022, Congress passed a law that significantly increased the cost of liability insurance for a small subset of the small-passenger boating industry ....
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Monday, October 7, 2024 |
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UPDATE: Territorial Bank Postpones Merger Vote
By News Release @ 12:51 PM :: 2374 Views :: Small Business
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"... Preliminary Indication of Interest by Outside Investor Group, Blue Hill, is Illusory, Non-Binding and Highly Conditional ...."
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Monday, October 7, 2024 |
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Financial State of the States--Hawaii Ranks 45th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:32 AM :: 1105 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii had a Taxpayer Burden of $16,500, earning it a “D” grade ....
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Monday, October 7, 2024 |
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Honolulu empty homes tax proposal advances out of Council committee
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:11 AM :: 1426 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Maui County, Taxes
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... Bill 46 aims to impose a 3% tax on so-called empty homes across Oahu ....
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Sunday, October 6, 2024 |
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Imagine Maui being an even more expensive place to live than it is now
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:14 PM :: 1587 Views :: Maui County, Development, Cost of Living
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... that’s a risk officials are taking by not actively clearing some of the most important legal barriers to rebuilding in Lahaina ....
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Sunday, October 6, 2024 |
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To bee or not to bee?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:10 PM :: 1006 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Agriculture
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... just as Hawai‘i County lawmakers were working on freeing the bees, the Honolulu County Council began making an unexpected beeline in the opposite direction ....
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Sunday, October 6, 2024 |
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More on the Empty Homes Tax
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1226 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Bill 46 (2024) is the current version moving forward in the Council. ...
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Saturday, October 5, 2024 |
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Game Over for Fake Settlement? Lahaina Fire Insurers Find a Way into Federal Court
By Andrew Walden @ 5:22 PM :: 2316 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Ethics, Judiciary
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... The State Judiciary can be counted on to twist the law to serve KSBE and HECO. The Federal Judiciary doesn't even know who they are ....
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Saturday, October 5, 2024 |
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Bad news for Tesla and America: Chinese E-Car maker is all over Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:48 PM :: 6139 Views :: Energy, Military
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... thanks to Hawaii’s Clean Energy Initiative ....
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Saturday, October 5, 2024 |
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20 US Cities That Spend the Most on Groceries Every Month (18 are in Hawaii)
By Selected News Articles @ 4:15 PM :: 2483 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hanalei, Kauai monthly grocery expenditure cost: $841.67 -- Highest in USA ....
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Saturday, October 5, 2024 |
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OHA Seeks Candidates for Burial Council Vacancies
By News Release @ 3:52 PM :: 1171 Views :: Development, Hawaii History, OHA
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... There are five island burial councils ....
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Saturday, October 5, 2024 |
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Hawaii is the Only U.S. State Not Investing in Manufactured Housing
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 AM :: 1533 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics
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... the average cost per square foot of a manufactured home was $87, roughly half of the $166 cost per square foot of a site-built home ....
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Friday, October 4, 2024 |
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VIDEO: Finalist for UH President pushes 'Critical Race Theory'
By News Release @ 3:05 PM :: 5184 Views :: Higher Education
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... Critical Race Theory (CRT) is an excuse to bar Asian students from equal access to higher education. Will CRT dominate UH--the university system in the most Asian state of all? ....
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Friday, October 4, 2024 |
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UH earns strong bond rating, saving millions of dollars
By News Release @ 2:42 PM :: 687 Views :: Higher Education
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... The University of Hawaiʻi currently has more than $396 million in outstanding revenue bonds. Annual debt service of the university can exceed more than $30 million annually through 2041 ....
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Friday, October 4, 2024 |
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Digital States Survey: Hawaii Grade A-
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 996 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... due to a commitment to the fundamentals of IT modernization ....
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Friday, October 4, 2024 |
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City Now Accepting Grants in Aid Applications
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 928 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Last year more than $9.6 million in GIA were awarded to 78 nonprofits across O‘ahu ....
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Thursday, October 3, 2024 |
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Hawaii Voters Can Track their Mail Ballot
By News Release @ 3:51 AM :: 936 Views :: Office of Elections
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... Hawaii voters can enroll for ballot notifications ahead of the 2024 General Election ....
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024 |
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FULL TEXT: ATF Lahaina Fire Report
By Andrew Walden @ 7:15 PM :: 1576 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii History
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...the report focuses on the 'rekindling' of the morning fire as the cause of the afternoon fire which destroyed Lahaina and killed 102 people....
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024 |
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DHHL Begins Signing its own Building Permits
By News Release @ 1:07 PM :: 1131 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Development
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... Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Director Kali Watson signs first-of-its-kind building permit ....
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024 |
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Green Appoints Takamine to Labor Board
By News Release @ 12:54 PM :: 1068 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Military
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... Welcomes New State Adjutant General and Deputy Adjutant General ....
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Tuesday, October 1, 2024 |
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Hawaii Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Atomic Energy Act
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 938 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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"...in January 2019, Kazee’s new company began conducting inspections at the refinery...."
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Tuesday, October 1, 2024 |
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Aloha Stadium: Deadline Passes Again
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 913 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education
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... The specifics of the Request for Clarifications are not known to the Stadium Authority, its members said. The identities of the committee members have not been made public ....
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Tuesday, October 1, 2024 |
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August Tourism 88.4% of Pre-COVID Numbers
By News Release @ 1:22 PM :: 867 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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"This August registered as the lowest performing month during the summer season."
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Sunday, September 29, 2024 |
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Sunday, September 29, 2024 |
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After Kiddie Porn Indictment, Kamakana Villages Residents Demand New Management
By News Release @ 7:51 PM :: 1678 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government
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... In December 2023, the FBI conducted a raid of the managers’ apartment and the Lei Ohana office at Kamakana Villages, seizing computers and other items implicated in the production of child pornography ....
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Sunday, September 29, 2024 |
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Hawaii’s 14 Largest Cities Ranked by Cost of Living
By Selected News Articles @ 7:03 PM :: 3737 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hilo has the lowest cost of living, Kailua has the highest ....
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Sunday, September 29, 2024 |
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I. T. E. M. (Incompetence Takes Everyone’s Money)
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1225 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... employees were required to go to their principal’s office and sign a promissory note ....
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Sunday, September 29, 2024 |
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Will rent stabilization reduce housing costs? Hardly.
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:50 AM :: 1296 Views :: Maui County, Development, Cost of Living
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... Price control will always have the same effect: scarcity, a distorted market and higher prices ....
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Saturday, September 28, 2024 |
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Lahaina: DoE Abandons Kamehameha III School Site
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 1319 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Development
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... the existing site will become part of the ‘Venice of the Pacific’ water feature ....
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Saturday, September 28, 2024 |
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JSC Seeks Nominees for Oahu First Circuit Judge
By News Release @ 4:59 PM :: 820 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... The term of office of a circuit judge shall be ten years ....
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Friday, September 27, 2024 |
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Hawaii’s legislature does the unthinkable, for a blue state: Slashing taxes
By Selected News Articles @ 3:34 PM :: 1873 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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“... In general, it was a terrific year at the legislature, and I never say that ....”
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Friday, September 27, 2024 |
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Hawaii Family Forum General Election Voter Guide
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 3:18 PM :: 1119 Views :: Family, Life, Office of Elections, Religion
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... October 18, 2024 Voters receive their General Election mail ballot packet ....
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Friday, September 27, 2024 |
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Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
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Lahaina Fire BATF Report to be Released Weds Oct 2
By News Release @ 1:16 PM :: 1202 Views :: Maui County
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"...my team and I are working diligently to integrate the findings into our Cause and Origin report...."
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Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
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Maui Planning Department launches expedited SMA exemption process for Lahaina parcels
By News Release @ 12:51 PM :: 818 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... The link went live Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, and the Planning Department has 20 exemptions in the pipeline ....
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Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
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State Sues Homeowner as House Collapses into Ocean
By News Release @ 5:02 AM :: 1079 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development, Land Use
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... It also requests an order from the Court that provides the state owns the land clear of interest or claim by the defendant ....
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Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
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State Supreme Court: No TVRs on Ag Land
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 1404 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Land Use, Small Business, Tourism
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... Hawaiʻi Supreme Court’s unanimous decision of Rosehill v. State of Hawaiʻi, Land Use Commission, where the court held that farm dwellings in the agricultural district cannot be used as short-term vacation rentals under Hawaiʻi law ....
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Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
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Money Management: More Lahaina Millions for CNHA
By News Release @ 4:36 AM :: 944 Views :: Maui County
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... promoting long-term financial resilience. It will also increase the capacity of CNHA ....
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Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
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Tokuda: Committee Approves Bill to Make Lahaina Federally Controlled 'National Heritage Area'
By News Release @ 2:20 AM :: 3044 Views :: Maui County, Congressional Delegation, Development
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... In establishing a new NHA, Congress designates a local coordinating entity—usually nonfederal—to coordinate and oversee administration of the area ....
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Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
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Coqui Frogs Invade Oahu Mountaintop
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 979 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... coqui roughly 200 meters below the summit of Kuliʻouʻou Ridge Trail on the leeward side of the mountains ....
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Wednesday, September 25, 2024 |
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Registration Opens for 2024-2025 Hawaiʻi LifeSmarts Competition
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 827 Views :: Education K-12
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... LifeSmarts is a free, national educational program that teaches students critical life skills in five key areas: Personal Finance, Consumer Rights & Responsibilities, Health & Safety, the Environment, and Technology through online quizzes and in-person competitions. ...
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Wednesday, September 25, 2024 |
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Nurses Locked Out: Green Calls for Federal Mediation
By News Release @ 7:42 AM :: 892 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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... Governor Josh Green, M.D., and Attorney General Anne Lopez are urging both parties to seek federal mediation ....
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024 |
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Rule Change will put 14,000 more families on food stamps
By UHERO @ 4:12 AM :: 1421 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... an extra 13,000 to 14,000 households will be eligible for an average of $3,200 a year in SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps ....
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024 |
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Hawaiian Electric Dumps 54M Shares on Stock Market
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 1569 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... offering of 54,054,054 shares of its common stock at a price of $9.25 per share. The offering is expected to close on September 25, 2024 ....
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