... the average time to process a residential building permit application was 108 days, while a commercial project took 432 days ....

... how we got to this point ....

... 189 Unemployment Claims per 100,000 People in the Labor Force ....

... The remaining face mask requirements on University of Hawaiʻi campuses and properties will be lifted after Friday, September 16 ....

... Votes in Congress for Week ending Sept 10, 2022 ....

... The Problem with the Hawaiʻi Real Estate Market is the effect that “outside influences” are having on housing prices and availability ....

"...Felony Charge for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach...."

... Updated rundown on Primary Election challenges being disposed of by the State Supreme Court.  Two are 'normal', the rest are not ....

... the Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance alleges the ordinance will cause irreparable economic damages to owners that have been renting out properties for less than 90 days....

... Allowing voters living in U.S. territories to vote absentee in states they used to live in would give them outsized voting rights compared to fellow residents, a federal judge found....

... They must immediately overturn their ‘assault weapons’ and magazine bans– and our suits argue just that.” ....

... Prosecutors allege several Marshall Island lawmakers, unidentified in the charge sheet, voted for the bills after receiving bribes ranging from US$7,000 to $22,000 ....

... Union Reports No Progress in First Bargaining Session Since Beginning of Strike, No Talks Scheduled This Week, Picketing Continues Today, Sept. 7 on Maui ....

...  New Red Hill plan projects earlier defueling date ....

... We examined each city based on ethnicity and race, language and birthplace ....

... DCCA is pleased to announce the resumption of a full program that includes an in-person, gameshow-style State Competition ....

... about 600,000 Hawaiʻi taxpayers are scheduled to receive approximately $294 million in tax refunds ....

... might the wage increase backfire and actually end up harming the very people it was supposed to help ....

... how bad is it and what can we do about it ....

... Will Hawaii’s candidates on the 2022 campaign trail follow through on their promises? ....

... Honolulu is 75% higher in taxes than the second most tourist-taxed city in the world ....

... Grassroot Institute President Keli‘i Akina says report shifts the focus from a scapegoat to policies that can actually result in more housing ....

... the average delay for permits or approvals in Hawaii is more than three times as high as the national mean ....

... part of a comprehensive community engagement process to develop the strategic plan for Hawaii’s public education system ....

... there is a line item for renting four 480-square-foot units from the Four Seasons for nearly $300,000 a year ....

... Here are some examples of “Red Flag” disbursements by OHA and the concerns raised by CLA ....

... The Navy’s “toxic secrets” contributed to severe health issues for military families in Hawaii who were forced to drink tainted water and denied appropriate medical care, according to the lawsuit ....

... This is an improvement over the earlier forecast that projected bills would increase 7% or about $15 after the coal plant ends operations, which is scheduled for today ....

... Does the state have a responsibility to “go without,” if that would be better for the people? ....

... DBEDT lowered Hawai‘i economic growth projections for 2022 and 2023 mainly due to the declining investment caused by the increasing of interest rates and inflation ....

... our right to preserve our fa’a Samoa ....

... We compared the average salary of primary and secondary school teachers to the average salary for all jobs in each state .... 

... the Jones Act is harmful to the territory of Puerto Rico, and people throughout the U.S. should be skeptical of it, says Luis Ponce, co-founder and action director of the Boricuas Unidos en la Diaspora ....

... meet the new tourism, just like the old tourism ....

... If rolling outages are necessary, Hawaiian Electric will send out a Tweet.  That's the plan ....

... In Hawaii, an estimated 11,000 guns were sold from January through July 2022 based on FBI background check data ....

... lawmakers are allowed to waive the state’s spending cap by a two-thirds vote, which they routinely do ....

...Clinicians will strike for as long as it takes to make Kaiser address an understaffing crisis that leaves patients waiting months for therapy sessions....

... in excess of $579,000 once fringe benefits are factored in ....

... “There’s a correlation between high regulation and high prices in housing,” Akina said. “That’s the real problem we’re facing in Hawaii." ....

... 67 percent agreed that their island is “being run for tourists at the expense of local people” ....

... Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation has only gotten money for remediation and not prospective preventive measures like water treatment facilities ....

... No state has a higher percentage of student-loan balances past due or in default ....

... revised permitting process for license to carry concealed and unconcealed firearms as a result of the July 23, 2022, Supreme Court of the United States decision ....

... How much does it cost to hire an employee in Hawaii? ....

... Gov. David Ige has received the names of five nominees to fill a circuit judge vacancy in the First Circuit Court ....

... nominees for one vacancy in the District Family Court of the First Circuit, and one vacancy in the District Court of the First Circuit (island of Oahu) ....

... It is tempting to look for scapegoats when we talk about Hawaii’s housing crisis ....

... Exceeded only by Housing--but on the Big Island, Taxes are the largest household expense item ....

... Permits will be issued for five display sites through a lottery ....