Entries for 'Selected News Articles'

...USS Theodore Roosevelt Quarantines Sailors on Guam as Coronavirus Outbreak Spreads....

...Michael Levitt, a Nobel laureate and Stanford biophysicist, began analyzing the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide in January and correctly calculated that China would get through the worst of its coronavirus outbreak long before many health experts had predicted....

...Why is this latest effort by Hawaiian officials political suicide? Because ……. Sher Edling....

...with 26 cases and no deaths, Hawaii has the 43rd highest count of Corona Virus cases in USA....

...New York Times columnists were awestruck by Gabbard's epic debate smackdown of Harris, who had been a top-three candidate in polling....

...American Astronomy’s Future Goes on Trial in Washington....

...on plaintiffs' reading the President would not be able to suspend entry from a particular country in the event of an epidemic in that country....

...The Master Lease awarding management of the Mauna Kea Science Reserve to the University of Hawaii will expire in 2033. It seems to me that any decision about individual facilities should wait until the issue of who will manage the mountain next is resolved....

...Cars have been more energy efficient than transit buses since 1991....

...The EB-5 program offers alien investors a family-sized set of green cards if they invest....

...The rules had to be changed because Gabbard won two delegates on Super Tuesday in American Samoa.....

...In 2017, only only 3.5 percent of Hawaiian high school students reported using e-cigarettes daily and only 1.2 percent reported smoking combustible cigarettes daily....

...The campaign against disposable bags and other products is harming the planet and the public....

...It's the most powerful greenhouse gas known to humanity, and emissions have risen rapidly in recent years....

...Hawaii 2.11 drunk driving fatalities per 100,000 people--down 26.83% from 2017....

...The court upheld the Trump administration’s June 2019 declaration that taxpayer-funded clinics must stop referring women for abortions or be stripped of their Title X funding....

...This Thursday, February 27th, three anti-gun bills: HB 1902, HB 2322, and HB 2736 will be eligible for floor votes in the House....

...Hawaii has the lowest property tax rate, but high valuations make for high property tax bills....

...The Most Dangerous States to Work In....

...Multiple jobs. Doubling up. Hawaii adults say they’re doing it all and still struggling....

...If government benefits were available, Nathan Lum made sure that he was going to receive some of them....

...Hawaii Black Voter Turnout in 2018 Midterm – 46th (4th worst)....

...Hawaii County's median listing price decreased by 10%....

...Analysis of the vaping industry in Hawaii, including economic data, state health department findings on vaping-related lung illnesses, youth e-cigarette use, tobacco retail compliance checks, and state funding dedicated to tobacco control programs....

...The biggest issue is concern over privacy. VMTs could allow the government to track drivers....

...Hawaii Population lost: -7,047 -- Population decrease: -0.50%....

...Public debate falls into two schools of thought as to why housing costs are so high....

...The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) permits students to transfer to another public school but only if their current public school meets the state definition of a “persistently dangerous” school....

...without mentioning Omidyar, the New York Times reports ‘Protect Democracy’ is the nonprofit behind a recent letter signed by over 1,100 former US DoJ officials calling upon US Attorney General William Barr to resign....

...the equivalent of a 16% property tax hike on the residential rate....

...Kia’i protestors Wong and Perez were quoted as saying in the Tribune-Herald that, “dirty tactics” were being used. Well now that’s rich coming from the protestors....

...the tax on gasoline would begin at $8.22 per barrel in 2021 and top out at $23.16 per barrel in 2030....

...In 2019, Hawaii’s legislature nearly enacted a resolution establishing Meatless Mondays in Hawaii’s public schools....

...Waipahu is the least Spanish-speaking place in the USA....

...Senator Brian Schatz February 4, 2020, tweeted, “Is there any solid reason to be against ranked choice voting? I’m honestly asking.”  OK.  We’re honestly answering....

...votes cast and bills introduced for week ending Feb 8, 2020....

...Ige Approval 32% -- Disapproval: 58%....

...Hawaii 46 -- ‘Dental Habits & Care’ Rank....

...Personalized Elder Index -- How Much do you need to live in your community in Hawaii?....

...the state in which you live can play a big role in how early you can retire....

...UPDATE: Its Navatek...

...when private firms and municipalities consider revenues first, and safety second, the public interest is threatened....

...votes in Congress and bills introduced from GovTrack.us....

...FAA bosses twice denied him travel authorizations to visit the helicopter company, making it next to impossible to perform adequate FAA oversight....

...They don’t reduce the total number of vehicle accidents, the total number of individuals injured in accidents or the total number of incapacitating injuries that involve ambulance transport to a hospital....

...which states benefit the most — and least — from immigration using 23 key indicators....

...STEM workers are in fierce demand and Honolulu is just not competitive....

...‘Cost of Ownership & Maintenance’ highest in USA....

...Couples in Hawaii spent $37,827 in 2018....

... this week's votes--all impeachment-related ....