Entries for February 2015

...ILWU: "There could be a delay on arrivals of vessels and that's the concern that we should have here in Hawaii"....

Should the bill pass out of CPC committee it will be heard in Finance Committee next....

...And They're Working Overtime To Make This A Reality....

...S.B. 1270 and H.B. 1438 would place warning labels on hundreds of sugar-sweetened beverages....

...His loyalty to President Obama apparently supersedes his duties as a representative of his constituents....

...they would like the public to believe that they can offer more transparency to government by decreasing transparency....

...Expenses, including the $1.25M loan to IDG, would not be recovered....

...This policy specifically addresses sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking....

“The ILWU is essentially seeking the right to fire judges who rule against them.”

"...we faced the risk of a complete system failure that would have jeopardized essential functions..."

"Efforts are moving forward with the intent that elections and the ‘Aha be held this year."

Law enforcement officers are exempted from all provisions....

...“coexist,” written on a wall using a Muslim crescent as the letter “C,” a Star of David as the letter “X,” and a Christian cross as a “T.”....

...Chinese threats to back several groups of Hawaiian independence activists....

UPDATE: HB1253 has been deferred. SB727 passed with amendments....

Beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, February 10, 2015, and until further notice, Routes A, 40, 42, 53, and 62 buses traveling westbound on Kamehameha Highway from Kaahumanu Road to Waiawa Road will be detoured between 2 and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday....

House Bill 1240 will bypass the House Committee on Education and is referred solely to the House Committee on Finance....

Customers heard pitches that turned out to be false, deceptive, and misleading....

On August 22, Neil Abercrombie sent a letter to Washington, D.C., urging the Federal Communications Commission to approve Comcast’s controversial proposal to merge with Time Warner....

...Native American reservations are among the poorest communities in the United States. Here’s how the government keeps Native Americans in poverty....

...their projects “are not obligated to physically deliver electricity.”...

...‘In the business and trading world, people go to jail for such manipulations of data’….

...HB1307, introduced by Rep Kaniela Ing, raises income taxes on middle class families by 12%....

The Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives announced today that the latest addition of Maui and Kauai missionary materials to its Digital Collection....

The final three names as identified by the nominating committee will then be forwarded to the Governor....

...hearing in the Hawaii House Water & Land Committee, Monday Feb 9, 2015....

Longtime Hawaii mediator and facilitator Peter Adler will coordinate the effort....

...While advocacy organizations may feel this strategy is useful, their fight has taken a heavy toll on those of us living in the war zones they orchestrated....

...the early years of one of the most successful tourist destinations in the world, Hawaii, from about 1870 to 1940....

February 20 is the deadline to file....

...a short autobiographical piece highlighting some of Parks’ early experiences with armed self-defense....

...Establishes a wage reporting requirement. Provides penalties for violation. Prohibits retaliation against employees....

The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) announced today that weekend vessel loading and unloading operations will be temporarily suspended this weekend....

...Ige today announced his nominees to the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA)....

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2015 at the Kamiano Center on Fort Street Mall, at 6:30 P.M....

What is missing on the conservative side is leadership....

...the strengthening US dollar is driving down Hawaiian’s projected unit revenues by 3.5% to 6.5%....

Ige is nominating Leonard Hoshijo to be the Deputy Director in the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations....

The President’s budget has a proposed increase in the federal capital gains tax rate....

...we are already highly regulated and another level of regulation will be the last shovel of dirt on our graves....

Here are five Obama tax proposals that make no sense....

...In coming weeks, Hawaii’s Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision....

...A single filer earning Hawaii's median income of $61,408 can expect to pay $4,043.88 in state income taxes, the highest dollar amount of any state, or 6.59% of his income....

Sole proprietorships, S corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs)....

...Hawaii has 49 different CON laws, 3rd highest in USA....

"...No one can predict when that will happen — five days, seven days, two weeks — but the ports will soon grind to a halt...."

...the state is frequently singled out as having one of the most burdensome tax systems in the nation....

...it is necessary to take bold action and embrace policies that improve the state’s business climate....