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... late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox ....

... this law firm also filed a similar suit wherein JetBlue was subsequently blocked in its attempt to acquire Spirit Airlines ....

... 11 homicides in Honolulu as of March 31 ....

... the bill proposes hiring specialized legal experts from the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and Dentons law firm ....

... inflation 4.8% year over year for urban Honolulu ....

...a scam designed to shunt the least attentive investors -- those who do not 'opt out' -- into low return, high fee accounts run by whichever financial institution makes the most campaign contributions....

... Groceries, Gas, Electricity, Housing, Taxes, and more ....

... Gov. Josh Green addressed the tax and migration issues in his policy brief issued last month. One of his solutions is indexing the state's income tax for inflation, he said ....

... City Seeks to Dismiss Marconi Claims, Supports Move to Depose Bribery Convicts ....

... must pay fair market value for their leases ....

"It’s like Kabuki theater."

"Making ratepayers to pay for the cost of their negligence and mismanagement is not the way to go"

... Hawaii's move to mandate a journalist group to vet news sources for "ethics and objectivity" ignites debate on misinformation and freedom of the press ....

... a huge rush to poison the population ....

... Overall Tax Burden 11.80% ....

... The legal ownership of a firearm inherently includes the right to carry it ....

... Total salary needed for two working adults with two children $299,520 ....

... there's a price to be paid for preening and posturing .... 

... Joint Task Force – Red Hill transferred authority of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage to the Navy Closure Task Force – Red Hill ....

"... Pro-Israel supporters at UHM planted Israeli flags in a common space to express their support for Israeli Jews following the Oct. 7 massacre ...."

... The Hawaii Senate committee’s approval of S.R. 168 and S.C.R. 196 is another example of how the Left supports an Article V convention and would use one to push radical, anti-American revisions to the U.S. Constitution ....

... it "harms the legal system, the profession, and the public" while fostering "a perception of privilege and arrogance" ....

... City suspends enforcement of a city ordinance that’s driving several restaurants in Waikiki out of business ....

... Hawaii boasts the lowest percentages and costs in several key metrics ....

... The Hawaii properties of Black Press were hit by a January ransomware attack that froze crucial computer systems ....

... states with the Best & Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment in 2024 ....

...On March 19, 1959, Congress approved Hawaii for admission to the union as the 50th state....

... from the average annual wage of physicians to the number of hospitals per capita to the quality of the public hospital system ....

... to allow legal protections for any non-parent with sufficient access and means to remove a child of any age from their home state, and to bring them to Hawaii in the name of receiving “Gender Affirming Care” ....

... Hawaii students in the COVID cohort can expect on average 3.7 percent lower lifetime earnings ....

... if a person who voted for Nahale-a gets ticked off enough to try and flip at least one of the votes that voted against, then they could have a shot at reorganizing the Senate ....

... Though visitor spending decreased by 4.5 percent in January 2024, state general excise tax (GET) collections were up by 2.4 percent during the same month, an increase which can be attributed to household spending ....

... SB3335 will move to the House for further consideration ....

... "My Vote Is For Sale" ....

... The Supreme Court previously declined energy companies’ request to consider whether the claims should be heard in federal court ....

"...a more fair, equal and sustainable capitalism...."

... for middle income earners, taxes take 13.62% of income--highest in the USA ....

... two proposals that would increase the transient accommodation tax, known as TAT ....

... Employees in Hawaii can expect to shell out more than a quarter of the median household income to work from the office ....

... 197 prescriptions have been written for death-inducing drugs in Hawaii since the passage of the state’s “medical aid in dying” law in 2019 ....

... House Bill 2406 would impose a $25 "transient accommodation tax," also known as a TAT, on top of the 10.25% TAT that is already in place ....

... Bans all shotguns capable of accepting more than 5 rounds ....

... Hawaii ranks last with an adjusted after-tax income per capita of only $47,894 ....

... multiple bills that would restrict access to firearm use ....

... Tulsi Gabbard running for VP again? ....

... In October 2020, former Hawaii residents now residing in Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands filed a lawsuit ....

... To date, 7,796 people have been moved into housing through the American Red Cross non-congregate sheltering program, but 4,961 more people remain in hotels ....

...Rhoads said the bill does not apply just to Trump but could also apply to others. The Hawaii Office of Elections does not have a process in place if someone tries to challenge a candidate on a ballot, he said....

...A ruling by the Hawaii Supreme Court saying "there is no state constitutional right to carry a firearm in public"....

... Hawaii: 23.14% of drivers in fatal crashes found not to have a valid license ....