Entries for January 2018

...Our bill package strives to make our government and our state more accountable, affordable, and accessible....

... Truth in Accounting released its second Financial State of the Cities report ....

...Residents of Hawaii spend, on average, 36.2% of their monthly paychecks on credit card, student loan, and housing payments—the highest percentage in the nation....

"...Quality of Education -- 36th...."

...A blast over Honolulu would be catastrophic. That doesn’t mean the government shouldn’t help the public prepare for one....

...Ige said Monday that one of the reasons it took so long to inform the public that a ballistic missile alert in the state was in fact a false alarm was because he couldn’t remember his Twitter password....

...Jones Act supporters in Congress are angling to require petroleum and liquid natural gas produced in the United States be exported on only so-called Jones Act ships....

...Rep Hanabusa also voted in favor of the same continuing resolution, so logically all of this rhetoric should apply to her as well.  Do Hawaii progressives become 'outraged' only when instructed?....

"...Hanabusa looks forward to sharing a clear vision for our state’s future in the months ahead....” (or whenever)

...The Minority Caucus identifies 5 issues that Ige fails to discuss....

...a celebration is planned on Thursday, January 25 9:30am at the State Capitol....

"...We often need to be reminded of what makes us so special. ..."

"...General Hara is a close personal friend of General Miyagi and under the command of General Logan.  General Logan serves as the Director of the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency, so how can he be evaluated by his Deputy Director, General Hara?"

...and Hawaii ranks 48th for Small Business Lending per capita....

...members of the Subcommittee are virtually all strong supporters of the Jones Act and typically receive industry backing in turn....

...Measures student success (dilutes failing test scores--Editor) with 14 indicators including chronic absenteeism, inclusion rate, teacher retention, facility repair and maintenance backlog, and family engagement....

...lawmakers will be asked to conform our Hawaii income tax law to the federal changes that have taken place in 2017....

...Hawaii’s Democratic congresswoman, Tulsi Gabbard, was among the first to blame the president. She said that Mr. Trump was “taking too long” to defuse the North Korean threat adding, “He’s not taking this threat seriously. There’s no time to waste.”....

...adds e-liquid to the definition of “tobacco products”, which would make all provisions of the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law that relate to tobacco products applicable to e-liquid....

...Within five minutes of the erroneous missile alert, Iolani School student William Heyler had tweeted to the world that it was a mistake....

...The assisted suicide bills from 2017 are still alive and we expect new bills to be introduced....

"...the only thing accomplished today was more unanswered questions and the announcement that we must wait and see what the Governor's study-report by General Hara turns up...."

...a series of community workshops to provide project information and gather community input....

...The Minority Caucus released their bill package today highlighting bills and resolutions that will make Hawaii more affordable, accountable, and accessible....

...“No court in the United States has accepted that argument, and no condemning authority has had the chutzpah to make that argument."....

...a better operating model for Hawaii might be what operates in the Tasman Strait in Australia....

...award-winning cartoonist and illustrator David Swann....

...A decision is expected in June....

...The funding will be provided to the Department of Human Services ....

...Russian money flowing to Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, 350.org, the Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians, the Rainforest Action Network....

...Hawaii Federal Aid equals 22.8 percent of State revenues....

...Senate Bill 2046​ is similar to federal legislation proposed by anti-gun California U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)....

...The family of the late congressman Takai, meanwhile, defended Beesley’s actions for the first time today....

...Classroom 2 at the UH William S. Richardson School of Law from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 18....

...Rep Andria Tupola address Opening Day....

...Kouchi also assured the Governor that all 25 State Senators are committed to working on legislation that provide the best results for the people of Hawai‘i....

...It took Hawaii officials 23 minutes to contact federal authorities to seek guidance after realizing they had sent out a bogus alert....

...“Hawaii's children must have safe haven at their schools in the event of a missile attack.”....

...Joins 99 cities that are committed to making city government more effective using data and evidence....

...the largest capital improvement project in the history of Hawai‘i’s commercial harbor system....

...This closure is due to a delay in payments from the Department of Health. Once the back payments have been received, operations will resume as normal....

...Supporting Hanabusa, Speaker Saiki said "Unfortunately, one need only look to the past weekend to see a glaring instance of the inability of government at various levels to manage major issues facing out state."....

...Monday, January 29, 2018, 6 p.m., at the McCoy Pavilion Auditorium....

...highest cost of living in USA....

...Smoking doesn’t just ruin your health. It can also burn a nasty hole through your wallet....

...The main thing is that we all ‘E Hana Kākou,’ that is, work together to build a bright future for Hawaiians and all people.”....

... whether they’re full-time fishers or “weekend warriors” ....

...Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin joined 22 state attorneys general today in filing a multistate lawsuit to block the Federal Communications Commission’s 'illegal'rollback of net neutrality....

Attorney General Chin said, “Banks and other depository institutions are currently hindered by federal law from providing financial services to cannabis businesses....”

...Catch us ‘Live at the Legislature’ every Monday at 8:30 AM on ‘Olelo Channel 49....