Entries for February 2017

...judicial nominees for three vacancies in the District Court of the First Circuit (Island of Oahu) as a result of the retirement of Judges Gerald H. Kibe, David W. Lo, and Barbara P. Richardson....

...What color is your golden parachute?....

 ...$9,450 a year more without spending a penny....

The deadline to submit completed candidate and voter registration forms for upcoming Neighborhood Board elections is this Friday, February 17, 2017....

Maunakea Scholars is an innovative program designed to bring Hawaiʻi’s young, aspiring astronomers into the observatory community by competitively allocating observing time on Maunakea’s world-class telescopes....

...Randall Roth comments on two stories on the DoE investigation into education reform advocate John Sosa which ran on KHON Feb 6 and Feb 7....

...the department has chosen to support Senate Bill No. 424 and House Bill No. 456....

...UHERO: ‘Discriminatory’ HSTA Property Tax Plan hits Renters Hardest....

...Must read: AG responds to 9 questions from Ing.  Short version of responses: “No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, and No.”....

...the State is making a ton of money off the skim....

In its 2016 Annual Report to the Legislature (pg4), HGIA explains it could write more loans if only its Board had more insiders....

Hawaii is missing $23 billion ....

...the system knows the driver's exact route, his speed compliance and provides ratings for his braking and cornering performance. Too much info in the hands of the government....

...72 individuals from the seven countries covered in President Trump's vetting executive order have been convicted in terror cases since the 9/11 attacks....

The committee on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-15-17 8:30AM in conference room 229....

The deadline for candidate applications is Friday, February 17, 2017....

...Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shared her perspective on the law, the courts and congress in February at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa....

...equity rich — where the combined loan amount secured by the property was 50 percent or less of the property’s estimated market value....

If it is possible to address the national security concerns of the Jones Act through other, more efficient and effective legislation, then we might clear the path to modernizing the Act....

to lobby for a constitutional amendment that will drastically increase property taxes....

... $1.6M state tax dollars and $8.2M federal tax dollars given away, not loaned ....

...Keith K. Hiraoka (Former Ige Campaign Chair), Catherine H. Remigio, and Todd W. Eddins appointed to First Circuit Court (Oahu)....

"The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, just like every governmental agency, must follow its own rules and state law."

Trustee Dan Ahuna was named board vice chair....

...the Commission has jurisdiction over more than 50,000 state officials and employees....

The change is expected to save the county approximately $400,000 annually....

If you look closely at the activists there, none of any have t-shirt tans or even the slightest hint of field dirt under their nails or on their shoes....

KIUC expects to reach 50% in 2018....

The Legislature should not approve any extensions of the GET and it should pass a bill directing the city to handle current and future deficits with its own resources. This offers hope for some accountability and cost containment....

...the University of Hawaii Law Review is devoting one of its issues to a symposium on issues related to the sharing economy....

...Akina Appointed to Ad Hoc Audit Committee....

...House Bill 1589 would allow the use of sound suppressors while hunting in the state of Hawaii....

Department director appointments require the approval of the Honolulu City Council....

... Kaniela Ing has spent years trying to force Hawaiians into a fake Indian tribe ....

Hawaii’s S.B. 357 would allow doctors to prescribe lethal drugs the same day a patient is diagnosed as terminally ill without a second opinion ....

Hawaii chef slices through anti-GMO propaganda....

...passage will open doors for lawsuits as it has done in California....

Candidate recruitment has begun and will end on February 17, 2017....

...six components: housing, utilities, grocery items, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous goods and services....

Keli'i Akina and Andy Blom share Grassroot insights from Hawaii and DC....

On February 17, the court will decide whether to reconsider the findings of lower courts in the cases of Ravalli County Republican Party v McCulloch and Democratic Party of Hawaii v Nago....

The state of Hawaii, which filed a lawsuit over the travel ban with similar claims on Friday, had asked to intervene in the Washington state case. The Ninth Circuit declined, instead allowing the Aloha State to file a friend-of-the-court brief....

The newly created 12th Circuit would include Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Washington state....

...100 “Short Form” bills have been introduced to the Hawaii legislature....

The State kept 10% of the surcharge collected or $25.92 million – which is more than the Department of Taxation’s entire Fiscal Year 2016 operating budget of $24 million....

...Honolulu County workers make more than neighbor island workers....

...New data show government outpacing private sector, pointing to an unhealthy economy....