... Watching proposed tax hikes make their way through the Legislature has become an annual tradition ....

... the Capitol is filled with eager beavers ....

... minimum wage hikes kill jobs for teens, young adults, and the less educated ....

... ‘wealth tax’ great way to encourage capital flight ....

... The numbers keep increasing, even as the “Jones Act industry” declines ....

... judicial nominees for one position each in the District Court and District Family Court of the First Circuit, island of Oahu ....

... Maui County’s indoor mask requirement must be lifted by the governor ....

... Dems will forward Rosenlee and two others to Gov Ige so he can pick Rosenlee ....

"The CLFCU unit was to spearhead the criminal prosecution of White Collar and government corruption crimes. So far, completed cases that were sent to the unit have not been forwarded for indictments and are held in abeyance for no reason." -- Chief Investigator Daniel Hanagami

... Senate Bill 214, and its House companion HB 781, are patterned on the Student Press Law Center’s “New Voices” model legislation ....

... $250 million in funding for the Navy, Marine Corps, Army, and Air Force to cover expenses incurred related to drinking water contamination and $100 million for the Department of Defense to comply with the State of Hawaii’s emergency order to defuel the Red Hill tanks ....

... Wesley “Kaiwi” Yoon, Doreen Canto, Aimee Keli‘i Barnes, Karen Ono, Riley Smith ....

... SB2916 would prohibit the governor or mayor from suspending requests for public records or vital statistics during a declared state of emergency ....

... Barely a year after Hawaii began allowing nurses to abort first-trimester unborn babies, state lawmakers already are moving forward with legislation to allow nurses to do even more dangerous second-trimester abortions ....

... The House is re-opening the State Capitol to the public beginning March 7, 2022. House members, House staff, and the public will be required to adhere to the state vaccination policy to enter the State Capitol ....

... in Hawaii the increase in the cost for assisted living facility care surpassed the national trend while the increase in costs for home care services was less than what was seen nationally ....

... The game-show style competition tests students on their knowledge of personal finance, health and safety, the environment, technology, and consumer rights and responsibilities through an individual test, “speed smarts” activity, and game-show style buzzer rounds ....

... Each defendant faces maximum penalties of 20 years imprisonment and a fine of $250,000 at their sentencings, which are set before Judge Mollway on July 5, 2022 ....

... 16 Hawaii towns compared ....

... Upcoming Legislative Deadlines ....

... CSO is one of two Maunakea telescopes currently in the final stages of the decommissioning process, established in the Maunakea Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP). The UH Hilo Hōkū Kea Telescope is on track to be decommissioned in 2023 .... 

... Hawaii legislators are aiming to increase taxes on fuels, property and capital gains, but that might be more trouble than it’s worth ....

... At times, it’s nearly impossible to know exactly why a bill was killed or who was for or against it. Such things happen behind the scenes ....

... carbon-dioxide taxes are inherently regressive and disproportionally harm low-income families ....

... It’s 2022, and the agency is still working on 2014 and 2015 money ....

... Hawaii Public Radio considered the question, with Jensen Ahokovi of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii contending such an increase would likely cause more harm than good.  Also on the program was Nate Hix, director of Living Wage Hawaii; HPR’s Catherine Cruz was host and moderator ....

... How many ways can our state legislators make life more miserable for us? ....

... the regressive general excise tax is one of the reasons for Hawaii’s high cost of living ....

... SB2026 would enter Hawaii into the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact....

... A tax hike on alcoholic drinks would be another burden on an industry that has suffered greatly over the past two years ....

... In 1961, Hawaii became the first state in the nation to pass a growth-management law. ...

... This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts ....

... Companion legislation is being introduced in the Senate by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz ....

... According to the indictment, Martin Kao, 48, Clifford Chen, 48, and Lawrence “Kahele” Lum Kee, 52, all of Honolulu, were employed by a defense contractor prohibited from making contributions in federal elections ....

... capital gains shall be taxed “at the highest marginal rate applicable to the taxpayer’s filing status and tax bracket.” ....

... This bill is a continuation of the policy of social-planning-via-taxation that has helped make Hawaii one of the most expensive states in the nation ....

... SB3089 would amend the state’s emergency-management statute ....

... SB3076 would encumber cryptocurrency, not liberate it ... Digital currency bill SB3025 better than SB3076, but still a rat’s nest ....

... Sales would be limited to farms or facilities with no more than 2 milk-bearing cows ....

... a bill that would ban state and local law enforcement agencies from acquiring certain military equipment from federal programs ....

... These figures are up from 2020 (85 fatalities), when nationwide traffic fatalities trended up, but down from the 108 fatalities recorded for 2019 ....

... many neighborhoods unprotected, without a single officer patrolling for the entire shift ....

... The City and County of Honolulu and the River of Life Mission have reached an agreement to relocate its public feeding operation from its current location in Chinatown to several new hubs on O‘ahu ....

... In the federal system the little fish eats the big fish.  We've got a menu .... 

... Return of geothermal boosts Hawaii Island to 60% ....

... auto-loan balances have grown ....

... The Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness (HICH) is calling on the Legislature to make it illegal for landlords to discriminate against tenants who receive rental assistance ....

... how widespread this corruption is in our government ....

... booster shots will not be required for “up-to-date” vaccination status for individuals traveling to Hawai‘i ....

... Rep Ty Cullen and former cocaine dealer J Kalani 'Powdernose' English arrested today ....