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Entries for January 2018
Saturday, January 6, 2018 |
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KIUC Nominating Committee Confirms Six Candidates
By News Release @ 9:39 PM :: 5644 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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...six candidates for its Board of Directors election on March 10, 2018....
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Friday, January 5, 2018 |
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Tulsi Gabbard Hires Russian Agent to Keep Hawaii Media in Check
By Andrew Walden @ 6:55 PM :: 62828 Views :: First Amendment, Tulsi Gabbard
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...Gabbard’s consultant, Chris Cooper, is allegedly one of seven identified as being at the center of illegal Russian lobbying efforts reaching into the Trump campaign and Congress....
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Friday, January 5, 2018 |
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DLNR: West Hawaii Aquarium Fishing Permits Stopped Pending Environmental Review
By News Release @ 6:20 PM :: 5644 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...applying a Hawai‘i Supreme Court ruling from last year to an existing DLNR rule....
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Friday, January 5, 2018 |
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Atlas Van Lines: Hawaii #5 State for Outbound Moves
By News Release @ 3:18 PM :: 3965 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... 59.8% of Hawaii moves are outbound ...
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Friday, January 5, 2018 |
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"Why Isn’t Honolulu Helping Businesses Hurt By Rail Construction?" (Because It Doesn't Want To, And No One Is Making It)
By Robert Thomas @ 3:07 PM :: 6034 Views :: Land Use, Rail
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...the City doesn't really care all that much about these particular businesses or their owners....
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Friday, January 5, 2018 |
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Hawaii tax policy feels the heat
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:09 PM :: 6044 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Rail
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...The administration just told New York and New Jersey they would have to fund their $13 billion Hudson Tunnel rail project on their own, backing out of an Obama-era promise to foot half the bill....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Honolulu GOP: Key Issues in 2018 Legislature
By Brett Kulbis @ 4:49 PM :: 10348 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Life, Republican Party, Second Amendment, Taxes
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...look for the following bills to be revived in the 2018 legislative session....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Fishermen Settle Labor-Trafficking Case
By Selected News Articles @ 4:35 PM :: 5040 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...“We hope it becomes a model for all captains who want to do right by their immigrant crew.”....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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DBEDT: 31% of Hawaii families can't cover basic needs
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 6913 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...this study defines economic self-sufficiency as the amount of money that individuals and families require to meet their basic needs without government and/or other subsidies....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Auditors couldn't figure out what this state office does — or plans to do
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:16 AM :: 7381 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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...Energy Office’s personnel costs now account for more than 90 percent of the office’s expenses....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Report: 3 Patients Responsible for 25% of Assaults at Mental Hospital
By News Release @ 1:47 AM :: 5044 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Analysis of data revealed that just 10% of active patients (55 of 532) were responsible for all assaults on staff. In fact, more than one-fourth were attributable to 3 highly-assaultive patients....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions Appoints Kenji Price As Interim United States Attorney for Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:16 AM :: 4668 Views :: Law Enforcement
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“Kenji Price is a former Army Ranger with two Bronze stars, and a former federal prosecutor who worked organized crime, public corruption, and international drug trafficking cases—including against the Sinaloa Cartel,” said Attorney General Sessions.
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018 |
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Rapid Response Team Deploys to Lehua Island After Two Rats Detected
By News Release @ 7:13 PM :: 5844 Views :: Kauai County, Environment
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...We knew from the beginning there was the possibility that a few rats could linger....
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018 |
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Maui hospitals point the way
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:16 AM :: 8690 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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...the state should consider privatizing more of its medical facilities....
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018 |
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Tahiti Gets Superferry for 1/4 the Price
By Michael Hansen @ 3:05 AM :: 6480 Views :: Jones Act
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...Hawaii Superferry was required to build its vessels in the U.S. by the Jones Act....
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018 |
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Have Honolulu Rents Peaked?
By News Release @ 10:59 PM :: 6134 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Currently, median rents in Honolulu stand at $1,550 for a one-bedroom apartment and $2,060 for a two-bedroom....
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018 |
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Application Period Begins for Preschool Open Doors Program
By News Release @ 9:47 PM :: 5541 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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...Applications received during this period will be considered for preschool participation during July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019....
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018 |
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Gabbard Political Career Begins in Cult School
By Selected News Articles @ 9:30 PM :: 14116 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians, Religion
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...“What you’ve got to do is get one of these kids to run for office,” Butler said....
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018 |
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Best Place to Find a Job? With Record Low Unemployment Honolulu Still Ranks 42nd
By Selected News Articles @ 2:13 PM :: 5545 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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...comparind more than 180 U.S. cities across 26 key indicators of job-market strength....
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Monday, January 1, 2018 |
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Hawaii Most Sleep Deprived State
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 PM :: 5099 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii reported the lowest levels of adequate sleep at 56 percent, while South Dakota got the most sleep at 72 percent....
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