Entries for August 2016

...in a state that is consistently ranked the worst place in America to make a living, the government decided to make getting a job even more challenging....

...Democrats noted that their party has just 65,000 formal members but turnout for the Democratic primaries in Hawaii hit a quarter of a million people....

...I am proud that Hawaii is a state of the union....

...the Governor is opening the door to a major expansion of executive power in our state....

Ige today signed a sixth supplemental proclamation on homelessness, which will remain in effect until Oct. 19....

The search for the next UH Mānoa chancellor began after Lassner fired Apple to satisfy Carbone--who then quit ....

"...mainland consultants who have little knowledge of local construction conditions (are) dictating the course of the project...."

Hawaii’s construction industry made the second largest contribution to state GDP at 5.9 percent with an increase of 0.5 percent from 2014, the largest year-over-year improvement of any state....

The Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Justice Department is barred from using federal funds to prosecute individuals in states where medical marijuana is legal and the individuals are in compliance with state law....

"Colonel Ostrov is exactly the kind of woman that we must elect to the U.S. Congress," retired Rear Adm. James J. Carey, NDPAC chair, said....

No other department of the State of Hawaii engages in this type of open electioneering....

...How You Can Help Put A Stop To This....

The state’s Data Book is the most comprehensive statistical book about Hawaii in a single compilation....

...reform OHA so that OHA`s funds are spent on meeting the real needs of our Hawaiian people rather than being wasted on failed political agendas....

...not a single member of the Commission appointed by the mayor, other than Ms. Sheehan, has any legal or law enforcement background....

Genki Sushi Restaurants on Oahu and Kauai will remain closed until the Department of Health can ensure their safe operation. All frozen scallop products from distributors Koha Oriental Foods and True World Foods are being restricted and will be destroyed....

...we are eliminating the Obamacare exchange; we are doing just fine with prepaid....

The brief asks the Supreme Court to correct a critical error that could impact future eminent domain cases....

By keeping traffic jammed, DOT maximizes the demand for Rail....

...Hawaii’s open primary system burdens the Democratic Party’s associational rights....

Hawaii does badly in almost every area of regulatory policy, but its two worst categories are land-use and labor-market freedom....

"...Hawaii deserves an alternative to the entrenched status quo...."

They don't care that many people cannot afford the high cost of living and live in their cars and on the streets.  But, we do....

"OHA wasted tens of millions of dollars in the failed pursuit of a federally recognized race-based nation, something the majority of Hawaiians do not want. Instead, OHA should be using its funds to meet the real needs of Hawaiians for housing, jobs, education, and health-care."

In just 68 days, we managed to hold the incumbent mayor to an effective draw after being outspent 5-to-1 with the entire City machinery against us....

...for professionals who work with veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury, and substance use disorders....

Hawaii’s Legislators are well on their way to depleting the state’s $890 million cash balance....

...it’s daunting to add up the numbers that are being bandied about....

Full Printout of results Caldwell 43.9% to Djou 42.7% ....

"...we have been searching house to house the areas where the cases live and visited on Maui. We are looking for additional human cases and looking for mosquitoes and breeding sites....”

Unnecessary division, stoked by ethnic, racial, and historical issues, pushed forward by an environmental movement that holds disproportionate influence in Hawaii (often heavily driven by mainland interests)....

...nearly 30% of union members would quit if they could....

Hassan Maan Melhem later pleaded no contest to fourth-degree sexual assault and was given a deferred sentence and probation....

Hawaii lawmakers will likely attempt to raise taxes next year to pay for new record spending levels....

The Maui Region hospitals will be transferred from Hawai‘i Health System Corporation management to Kaiser not earlier than November 6, 2016....

Flashback 2014:  Did Attack on Carbone's $300K 'Assistant' Precipitate Removal of UHM Chancellor?

Current Deputy Director Pankaj Bhanot will serve as the next DHS director beginning September 1. Mr. Bhanot’s appointment is subject to Senate approval....

But in rural Hawaii $100 is worth $101.70....

...a new program called Education Savings Accounts has accomplished this elsewhere, and provided more educational options for families....

Indian scientists leading this project, led by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, visited the region and have completed measurements of Atmospheric turbulence....

Hawaii has only 4.9 malpractice lawsuits per 100K residents per year....

...proposed regulations are overly restrictive and harken back to No Child Left Behind's one-size-fits-all approach....

...but don't worry, UH Administrators are doing everything they can to change this....

There is currently no one on the waiting list, which will reopen on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016....

Attorney Claims OHA Trustee Robert Lindsey Supports Building The Thirty Meter Telescope Atop Mauna Kea....

... contributions would be included in the employees’ income and taxed as normal wages when contributed. Further, the employees would be subject to federal income taxes on the portion of their benefits funded by the employer at the time that the benefits vest ....

Let’s think this through before we go any further....