Entries for January 2018

...Medicare covers a wide variety of such services, in both hospital inpatient and outpatient settings....

...Hawaii Republicans hire an Executive Director....

...“Let's Give Money Back”....

...if you expect Friday’s hearing at the Legislature to lead to closure of this matter....

...He was also inspired by our “Aloha Spirit” after his first visit to Hawaii in 1959....

...This stereotype is clearly not the true picture....

...“Once a Japanese manager or his underlings are caught in a scandalous situation, they have no other choice but to resign so that the many others who are dependent on them do not take the blame or suffer any of the consequences.”....

...Governor Ige and HIEMA administrator Vern Miyagi say they had to obtain permission from FEMA ... FEMA says that’s not true....

...We also must ensure that corrections are issued immediately....

...On January 15, 1998, Hawaii Family Forum was incorporated....

...If they don’t, it will be functionally the same as raising taxes....

...Hawaii Emergency Management Agency statement on missile launch false alarm....

...and the most unaffordable housing....

"...NO missile threat to Hawaii...."

...America's deadliest-ever drug crisis killed more in 2016 than the number of U.S. troops that died in the 20-year Vietnam War....

...Hawai'i has the longest average wait time for a building or construction permit - 17 months....

...the vessel is already in service and hosting tours along the West side of Oahu....

...You may have been hearing new terms like China’s Green Fence and The National Sword and wondered what they are and how they impact our community....

...Hawaii Island rancher Freddy Rice passed away on Jan. 5, 2018....

...a list of candidates to Gov. David Ige to fill one student seat for a two-year appointment beginning July 1, 2018, subject to confirmation by the state Senate....

...The current average annual cost of driving a typical new gasoline vehicle in the United States is $1,117, with a maximum of $1,509 in Hawaii and a minimum of $993 in Alabama....

..."This means there are way more than suspected filers actually paying their transient accommodation taxes than originally estimated"....

...HR 3744 would remove both the Executive Branch and by extension the US Department of Interior's authority to recognize and therefore create a Native Hawaiian Tribe....

...Hawaii Visitor Accommodation Units Surpassed 80,000 Statewide in 2017....

...Hawaii Insurance Division Releases Annual Premium Comparison Guides to Help Consumers Compare Insurance Premiums....

...The addition of the fifth lane along the Wai’anae Coast has been long overdue....

...to provide additional federal resources to Guam, Hawai’i, the CNMI, American Samoa, and other jurisdictions affected by migrants from the Freely Associated States....

...The Judicial Council is seeking applicants to fill two upcoming vacancies on the Hawaii State Ethics Commission. These terms on the Commission will run from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2022....

...State and federal taxes are included in the base electric rate and with a lower federal tax, the tax rate imbedded in the bill will be reduced....

..."A search of the world wide web reveals that no media source covered the event."....

....a government investigation of online gun sales designed to determine “whether private sellers would knowingly sell a firearm to an individual prohibited from possessing one” determined that … no, actually, they would not....

...not high enough to afford a basic household budget that includes housing, child care, food, transportation and health care....

...Star in a gold circle marking to appear on Hawaii State Driver’s Licenses or State Identification Cards issued on or after Jan. 16, 2018....

...Creativity was a big factor in job satisfaction — Video Game Producer, Film Director, Music Producer and Comedian were labelled as the happiest jobs in the country, along with Neurosurgeon....

...that which has been done can no longer be done....

...This ranking measures the current integration levels of whites and blacks....

...pedestrian fatalities dropped in every county and overall were reduced from 32 in 2016 to 14 in 2017....

...Hanabusa said social services (lots of meth) could be offered at designated homeless camping areas (if they have enough copper to trade)….

"...for demonstrating ongoing compliance with performance standards to ensure safe, effective patient care...." (No kidding.  They really said this.)

...It is commonly said that Hawaii has too many government regulations, but how many regulations are there exactly?....

...would expansion of Medicare be good for America?....

...“They were virtually unheard of in the U.S. 10 years ago”....

...Among the 6 percent of students who reported nonconsensual sexual contact, less than a third said the incidents occured on campus or at a university-associated property....

...and the least affordable housing....

..will appoint committee of cronies to choose the most advantageous legal positions....

...We need legislation to save the fishery and all DLNR ocean issued-permit businesses....

... Israelis--the one indigenous people whose rights are not upheld by UH Manoa prof .... 

...the PUC has basically said that it expects the program to crash and burn....

...This request, in a case from Hawaii, is the first of two that the government is expected to file....

...with more than 140 elementary, middle and high school teams from around the state competing for 25 qualification slots at the VEX World Championships....