Entries for September 2017

• Senate: Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization
• Senate: Patenaude Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization
• House: Criminal Gang Members
• House: Fiscal 2018 Omnibus Appropriations

... Only five states had statistically significant increases in single coverage premiums 2015 to 2016 -- Hawaii is 5th ....

...it would be extremely difficult—and would compromise the defenses of populated areas....

...there is "supposed to be" opportunity for participation....

...Change in Uninsured Rate Between 2010 & 2016 -- -4.36%....

...Please Attend The Next Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Board Meeting On Thursday, September 21st At 10 AM At OHA Headquarters....

...All terms begin July 1, 2018....

...Schatz is one of a handful of Democrat lawmakers who have received generous campaign donations from Menendez....

...Progressives are easily fooled....

The very fact that such waivers are standard in emergencies reveals something that the Jones Act lobby doesn't want people to understand....

...The Navy's 4 public shipyards are in bad shape, and it will take 19 years to restore their facilities, study says....

...The century-old law restricting trade between U.S. ports is a costly failure....

The U.S. Census Bureau released income, poverty, health insurance, housing and other data from its American Community Survey (ACS) for 2016 on September 14, 2017....

...This is not a public hearing and members of the public will not be allowed to testify, argue, or otherwise present to the BLNR....

...Friday, September 15 from 12pm to 1:30pm Plaza Club, Honolulu....

...Hawaii and North Dakota collect the most in statewide sales tax per capita at $2,090 and $1,835 respectively....

...the Honolulu City Council unanimously approved Resolution 17-199 to audit the rail for financial cost overruns, but watered down language that would’ve made the audit “forensic.”....

...StarKist will pay a $6.3 million penalty and provide emergency response equipment to the American Samoa Department of Public Safety, Fire Services Bureau....

...He Didnʻt Do It Because Of His Respect For Mauna Kea, But Rather For Something Else....

...Cash Transaction Will Continue under New ‘Cashless’ System....

...plaintiff alleged that the staff at Koko Head Elementary School excluded her four-year old son from participating in class and discriminated against him....

...federal law does not allow states that receive federal funding to force pro-life healthcare professionals to act against their conscience or religious beliefs....

Senate: Fiscal 2017 Disaster Supplemental Appropriations, Debt Limit, Continuing Appropriations
House: Emergency Hurricane Harvey Supplemental Appropriations
House: Fiscal 2017 Disaster Supplemental Appropriations, Debt Limit, Continuing Appropriations

...Justice Anthony Kennedy acted quickly on the government’s request: This afternoon he stayed the lower court’s ruling and ordered the challengers to respond by noon tomorrow....

...An abusive lockdown drill in which a masked man threatened a middle-school classroom with a hammer left the entire class in tears....

...We are gearing up for a battle to elect more Republicans to office in 2018....

...September 11, 2001 and September 11, 2012....

...foster greater competition among doctors, hospitals, drug companies and insurance companies, by simplifying the regulatory environment....

...The special session rail bill, SB 4, provides that if the Foundation wins and the State is ordered to refund money to the City, then the State will scoop the same amount of money from the City’s share of transient accommodations tax....

...in FY 2015, the corporate income tax only comprised 5.3 percent of state tax collections....

...This was my first back to school experience at the Kualapu‘u Public Conversion Charter School on the island of Moloka‘i....

...“Are you or have you ever been …. ”

...The rule changes cover a spectrum of boating and ocean recreation uses, such as: commercial use and parking permits and fees; commercial marine operations and tours....

...The purpose of the Supreme Court is to give the enviros whatever they ask for.  Why?  Because the enviros are agents of the State’s #1 industry—tourism and land development....

... to  discuss the current status of the Honolulu rail project. He will meet with representatives from Hitachi, Seibu, and Tokyu Corporation ....

...I will be going as part of the Red Cross Shelter Management Team.  We’ll be setting up and managing a shelter for Florida families affected by Hurricane Irma....

...The ceremony will be held on Monday, September 11, beginning at 10 a.m. in front of the Eternal Flame Monument on the front lawn of Honolulu Hale featuring Honolulu’s first responders and airline representatives....

...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii praises waiver to help hurricane victims....

...Department announces 2017-18 enrollment figures for public and charter schools....

Confucius said to the ruler: So long as when you get richer, the poor get richer....

...the State can pay billions for Rail but it can't pay thousands for vaccinations....

...The Kauai Garden Isle's inflammatory headline shouted “POISON DROPPED” in inch-high letters....

...the most recent version of the proposed resolution requests an “independent forensic audit” of HART operations and contract awards....

...The celebration may be short-lived however, as the Supreme Court will take up the legality of the travel ban with oral arguments slated for Oct. 10....

...HECO has acknowledged rates could rise by more than 44 percent when PSIP is fully implemented....

...Hawaii ACT Composite score beats only Nevada, Mississippi, and South Carolina coming in 4th-worst in the USA....

...University of Hawaii college enrollment has plummeted by 15 percent in just six years, from a high of 60,300 students in 2012 to 51,300 as of 2017....

... How stupid does Peter Apo think we are? ....

...In two and a half years we have successfully reduced the pipeline from nearly $750 million to $505 million....

...Sen. Dianne Feinstein suggests DACA is on shaky legal ground....