Entries for November 2015

Here's the trick.  The 'second' biofuel plant will soon be the 'only' biofuel plant....

...Tokuda, Kahele, Kenoi, Hannemann, Hughey, Takamine....

"There is no evidence that the Galuterias repaid the back property taxes on the Pakui Street residence...."

“50% bonus depreciation” is a system where half of the equipment cost can be deducted in the first year it is placed in service....

65.2% believe the Jones Act is not fit for purpose....

It’s social engineering: getting people out of their soulless single-family suburban homes....

...Justice Pollack benchslapped the Department on each of the three variance standards....

Take, for example, public discussion surrounding the potential merger of HECO and NextEra....

A complaint has been filed with UH Hilo Security. UHSUnews student reporters say they will continue to attend UHHSA meetings and exercise their right to record as afforded by UH policy and laws....

$33,000 Missing Campaign Funds....

Hawai‘i Island Veterans Day Parade November 7, starting at 10 a.m., Downtown Hilo....

The map shows the average amount of EITC taken per tax return in every county in America....

After a seven-year circus of cowardly delay, the President's decision to kill the Keystone XL Pipeline is just one more indication of an utter disdain and disregard for salt-of-the-earth, middle-class working Americans....

Thirty-eight DCCA special funds, trust funds, and trust accounts were reviewed--One Fund Did Not Meet Criteria....

“Basically the Hawaiian market, we have seen as we noted an increase in demand for our service...."

The Office of the Governor is looking for qualified and dedicated volunteers to fill vacancies on boards, commissions and committees across the state....

...the 2015 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card for the first time grades the state’s counties and reveals persistent disparities between communities and among racial and ethnic groups....

As Sinkin admits, he knew nothing about the forum until four days before the start. He received a call, was given some money, and happily came to Moscow....

State CIP money is going to political cronies’ districts, not where it is really needed....

Judicial Watch announced today that it has filed an Urgent Motion for Injunction with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit....

Full text of ACLU's latest effort to stop the City from pushing the homeless into shelters....

Dr. Parker in good faith attempted to withdraw as a candidate before the ballots were printed, but through no fault of his, neither Election-American nor Naʻi Aupuni got back to him in time....

As the sheen wears off of subsidized health coverage, and more Americans find they are paying hundreds per month for coverage that provides few benefits....

Our data set ranges from the percentage of adults and children who are overweight and obese to the sugary-beverage consumption among adolescents....

WalletHub’s analysts compared 1,268 U.S. cities....

Hawaii has earned an overall grade of C- for school policy, down from a grade of C in 2000....

Leonard Gilroy, editor of the widely-read Annual Privatization Report, is an expert in how local, state, and federal governments are bringing competition to public services....

“From 2010 to 2015 our six-year rate has increased from 48.6 percent to 57.1 percent while the four-year rate has increased from 17.5 percent to 27.9 percent...."

...the print ballot mistakenly lists some of the candidates twice....

...a comprehensive look at the issues facing men and women who experienced military sexual trauma....

If you’re Social Justice Warrior, you’re a liar....

... is an effort to relinquish all of our assets ....

Hawaii has a low business survival rate, with only slightly more businesses created in 2013 than failed that year....

The exemptions from U.S. cabotage are being sought in the context of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (EU), a bilateral free trade agreement currently being negotiated between the United State and the EU....

Tribal Trustees could simply vote to change the DHHL blood quantum from 50% to 25% or even 1% and thereby seize lands....

There are a few of candidates who filled the ten slots by repeating names or with symbols and not with ten registered voters....

...mass shootings in this country are more a reflection of problems identifying and treating people with mental health problems....

Gib Arnold, former basketball coach at the University of Hawaii, just hit the jackpot....

A panel discussion on the barriers to economic prosperity for businesses in Hawaii....

Hawaii residents can go directly to Healthcare.gov or call toll free 1(800) 318-2596 to find a suitable plan and can enroll through January 31, 2016....