Entries for March 2019

...but none of them can keep up with American Samoa delegate....

...There's Enough Land in Hawai'i for all Hawaiians....

...Justice Department Reaches Agreement With Hawaii Department of Public Safety to Ensure Equal Access to Its Programs for Inmates With Disabilities....

...Restoration of Scottish sailing boat offered as ‘lifeline’ to now-closed Appledore Shipyard....

...the House Labor Committee unanimously approved a draft resolution calling on Hawaiian Airlines to return the 200 plus call center jobs it has outsourced to the Philippines....

...Interest-free home down payment loans now available....

...support efforts to advocate for, adopt and implement 100 percent smoke- and tobacco-free policies, including limiting the use of e-cigarettes....

"...I was quite idealistic in thinking that with the $2.9M Master plan Rob Iopa’s WCIT created, we were going to be issuing RFPs to implement them...."

...Paul Giannelia left his last rail transit job after only seven months because of "difficulties acclimating to the municipal workplace"....

...Economist Ken Schoolland and host Keli'i Akina discuss how economics and liberty interact as they explore a variety of public policy issues that impact our lives....

..."Federal Funding as a Share of State Revenue"....

...the Hawaii state House Committee on Public Safety, Veteran and Military Affairs is hearing anti-gun bills SB 600, SB 621, and SB 1466....

...A state-level decision against the property owner shows the limits of the Supreme Court's wedding cake ruling....

...Innovation is a principal driver of U.S. economic growth....

...This is our last opportunity to provide public testimony to the committees hearing the bills....

... Weekly Update from GovTrack.us ....

...Senate Bill 1474 would increase your GE Tax by 0.5%....

"SB 1474 Senate Draft 2 that proposes an increase in the GET now specifies '__ per cent or $ _____'"

... SB415 -- Abortion Expansion Bill Changes Focus ....

...You just violated Hawaii law. Get ready to be sued....

...that contributed to much of the inaccurate information reported worldwide about the lava flow....

...Terminix Announces Its List of the Top 50 Most Termite-Infested Cities....

...Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga underwent surgery last Wednesday (March 6)....

...OHA is pleased....

...The Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (Maui, Molokai, and Lanai) is seeking applications for independent grand jury counsel for 2019 to 2020....

...“What's most ironic is my comments were censored by Majority Leader Belatti, who happens to be a strong advocate to legalize marijuana." -- Rep Gene Ward....

...The American Samoan Government and its people were barely consulted before these monuments were established or expanded. As a result, our local fishermen were barred from accessing the waters that Samoans have been visiting for over a millennium....

...state agencies have saved thousands of dollars a year by privatizing some of their janitorial positions....

...Kalbert Young, University of Hawaiʻi vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his analysis of the 2019 legislative session to date....

...Hawaii taxpayers are already burdened by the nation’s most highly paid part time legislators and its about to get worse....

..."Repeals the requirement that the Auditor conduct an annual review of certain rapid transportation authorities in the State." -- HB118 ....

...A small tweak to an old law might be all that is needed to help the state partner with the private sector....

...after a decade of hype, Hawaii is still 75% coal and oil....

...We reviewed 98 House and Senate bills proposing 80 special and revolving funds during the 2019 legislative session of which none met criteria....

...The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will hold 14 community meetings across the state to get public feedback on the concept of a road usage charge....

... Four years ago, I wrote about my decision to live as a woman in The New York Times ....

...balloting takes place online from Friday, April 26 through Friday, May 17....

...Last week was cross over, 524 Senate Bills and 498 House Bill passed third reading in their respective chambers....

...Gabbard is nobody’s first choice, but she does score 2% of the second choice votes....

...an incident that happened at the Capitol on Thursday, February 21, during a HiFiCo Activism at the Legislature event....

...If Gabbard wants to be in the lane that has the support of David Duke and Bannon and the Russian bots, she’s got that lane....

...which statute of limitations applies to takings claims: the two-year personal injury statute, or the six-year "catch all." The answer has not been definitively resolved by Hawaii's courts....

...Amicus Brief: Employer Can Fill Injured Worker's Position If There Are Legitimate Business Reasons For Doing So....

...CROSSOVER: Bills alive move to the opposite chamber....

...The Hawaii Legislature is considering a bill to add 0.5 percent to the 4 percent state general excise tax....

...Akina told Larson and his three million listeners that if policymakers want to create more housing that is affordable, they should ease land-use restrictions, reduce regulatory burdens and let the free market work....

... Weekly Update from GovTrack.us ....

...Those burgers you picked up at the grocery store may have originated in Hawaii....

...what we really need to do is fix the inefficiency....

...As of the end of January, two hundred and eighty-three women had received TelAbortions, a hundred and fifty-eight of them in Hawaii....