Entries for July 2016

the USS GERALD R FORD (CVN-78) is far behind schedule, not ready for deployment, and may need to be redesigned....

... Shelters are open now ....

...one of the rare people in public life who actually showed political courage to do the right thing when literally not one of his colleagues had the guts to join him....

...roughly $44 million less than projected....

In essence, the legislature just handed the Hawaii taxpayers a bill, and even they don't know how high it's going to be....

Now that the rail project is facing a short fall of at least $1.5 billion, using Caldwell's own math, it means the mayor needs to increase real property tax rates by at least 50% to 65% ....

UH leadership claimed that the money raised through the increase will only be used for projects that modernize student spaces, classrooms and laboratories....

...saving up to $9,000 to $10,000 in application fees for homeowners wishing to build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU)....

...funding will be focused on the most visible and chronically homeless people in Hawai‘i....

Suddenly biomass is not clean energy?

Darby will pass very close to, or over, Hawaii Island on Saturday....

...after having seen Caldwell in ‘action’ as mayor, Damien and the IBEW have thrown their support firmly behind Charles....

Some of the most common excise taxes include gas taxes, cigarette taxes, and taxes on the purchase of beer, wine, and liquor....

“As you yourself note, the Hawaii longline fishery uses ‘responsible and sustainable practices and has resulted in Honolulu’s recognition as one of the nation’s ten most productive fishing ports....’”

...The deadline for proposals is August 10, 2016....

...leaders of the International Union of Operating Engineers who were accused of squandering pension funds....

"The bill jeopardizes the Employees Retirement System’s tax exempt status...."

... Grassroot Institute Exposes Flaws in Veto Override Regarding Maui Hospitals ....

...We always knew the mayor would reach for negative campaigning because, as the media reported, that's "the way he rolls."....

...Rep. Mark Takai, 49, dies after battle with pancreatic cancer....

The caregiver of an elderly Zika patient in Utah has been diagnosed with the virus, raising questions among health officials about how the virus was transmitted....

The outcome of this case may affect other situations where a state agency relies on an “internal management” argument and ignores that their procedures affect private or public rights....

...the agency should have adopted rules and because it had not, the specific practices were invalid....

Thirteen votes cast before both chambers go into recess until September 6....

Now you know what the NextEra fight was all about....

Trask: Current spending will bankrupt the OHA Trust fund in 9 years....

No mention of LNG in this news release....

Candidate information is available for all counties in Hawaii. Nearly three hundred candidates....

Linda Lingle took the stage at the Republican National Convention to call for new leadership on issues important to Jewish Americans....

Under the settlement, the two companies will spend about $403 million to install and operate pollution control equipment....

Four reasons to vote Djou....

NextEra Energy and Hawaiian Electric Industries announce termination of Merger Agreement....

Morita is petitioning the court to order Gorak to state the authority under which Gorak claims to be a PUC commissioner....

New York Eco-Lawyers sue their comrades in the NOAA.  The two sides will next collude in a 'settlement' to gain control of waters off Hawaii....

Robert Lindseyʻs disappearance at OHA started long before his stroke....

Ballots will be mailed in 5 days.  This election can be won with 50% + 1 vote....

#35 – deletes the requirement that no more than a majority of the reapportionment commission members shall be from the same political party....

...the Code doesn’t require an earmarked tax before an agency can commit....

Prices in urban Honolulu are 23.5% higher than average....

Hawaii's First Direct Primary Care Practice Opens in Kailua-Kona ....

Two Steps: Find Your Polling Place & Precinct then Enter Precinct Number to View Your Ballot....
 

House Bill 1041, establishing a statewide Game Management Advisory Commission was signed into law as Act 210, on July 5, 2016....

Akina is the leading voice for preserving the Aloha Spirit, as he has boldly stood to prevent the separating of Hawai'i into race-based nations.  Akina stands for UNITING Hawai'i, rather than dividing....

Legislators will convene on Monday, July 18th for a special session to determine whether $25 million in severance pay will be paid to union employees transitioning to new employment in a private hospital system....

In a 2-0 decision, the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission today dismissed without prejudice....

Eligible proposers include financiers, developers, equipment manufacturers, nonprofit organizations, and other clean energy industry participants....

"The Hawaii State Constitution provides: 'The employment of persons in the civil service shall be governed by the merit principle....'"

Other bail bond companies are also being reviewed....

...OKs Ige to appoint (anti-NextEra) Tom Gorak on an interim basis to the Public Utilities Commission after (pro NextEra) Commissioner Mike Champley’s term expired....

The Djou for Mayor campaign will file its first campaign finance report today....