Entries for September 2019

...I want to work with protest leaders and others to come to a reasonable resolution that ensures safety and respects the law....

...Tulsi's guru Chris Butler wants recognition from the real Hindus in India.  This leads us to today's comments.... 

...site visit set for 3 p.m., Thu., Sept. 19....

...With its LLCs on the line, OHA has already stonewalled one audit—while lying to the legislature about it.  Are they now preparing to stonewall another?....

...Average commute time 29.1 minutes....

... from GovTrack.us ....

...The videos show anti-telescope activists in black tactical vests labelled “HKPO” September 10, 2019 at the Hawaii County Building in Hilo.... 

...Michael Hansen, a maritime expert who serves as president of the Hawaii Shippers Council, published his own critiques....

...taxes that have ballooned over the years....

...Earth’s resources are actually becoming more plentiful....

...to the politician who quietly supported us in word but did the opposite in action-- you’ve created this mess....

...The Trump administration announced that it had finalized its repeal of President Barack Obama’s infamous 2015 Clean Water Rule....

...Really obvious question: Are police on the Big Island willing to enforce the law against sovereignty activists?....

...Hawaiian Homes Commission Chair Issues Statement on Seeking Act 14 Private Counsel....

...The grant is intended to assist Native Hawaiians statewide, whose incomes are at or below 300 percent of Hawaiʻi Federal Poverty Guidelines....

...let's give them a second chance--or a 22nd chance....

...our commitment is to protect our learning environment from approaches that may inappropriately influence or coerce students to a particular political viewpoint....

...Obviously, Thanos wasn’t an economist....

...Feds still not ready to release the $744M....

...Nearly a year after Rich’s death, in May 2017, Fox News published a story written by co-defendant and reporter Malia Zimmerman, which included the now-debunked claim that investigators had evidence showing Rich leaked the emails in the midst of the 2016 presidential election campaign....

...more NOVs are anticipated in the coming weeks....

...Hawai‘i’s natural resource management jobs were at least 4,697 in 2018....

...a snapshot of how well adults are serving youth through sports, including sections describing the sport ecosystem in each of the four counties....

...INRIX: Shared Bikes and Scooters Could Replace Nearly 50 Percent of Downtown Vehicle Trips....

...the amount of state and local road spending covered by gas taxes, tolls, user fees, and user taxes varies widely among states. It ranges from only 6.9 percent in Alaska to 71 percent in Hawaii....

...LifeSmarts is a free, national educational program that teaches students critical life skills in five key areas....

...Grand Jury Counsel, Disciplinary Board, Board of Bar Examiners....

...designed to produce an unnecessary reaction....

...“The destruction of the ʻānunu vine is particularly disturbing, since there may be only five populations of this species still in existence.”....

... The combined total of the 4-week long Daniel K. Inouye Highway enhanced traffic enforcement efforts by the Hawaiʻi Police Department ....

...The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Farrington High School Cafeteria....

...UHERO examines the economic implications of the Jones Act....

“…I LOVE a group of hapless morons who are turning the GOP into the party of tinfoilhat nutters who only have conspiracy theories about birth certificates...." --poster on Democratic Underground

...Probability of weak economic fundamentals in Q4 2019: 30.53%....

... UH Mānoa is ranked 79 as a top U.S. public school, 166 among national universities and 177 as a best value school ....

...This year, Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) schools enrolled 167,454 students (down from 168,152 last year) and charter schools enrolled 11,877 students (up from 11,546 last year)....

...The Small Business Caucus is hosting the first-ever panel of speakers at the Hawaii State Capitol to discuss the future of A.I. in Hawaii's economy....

...The situation with LPG carriers parallels that of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers in that none of these ships exist in the Jones Act fleet....

...The relatively high median compensation level is probably related to Matson’s high degree of unionization....

... The average age-adjusted death rate for the five states with the highest death rates was 49% higher than that for the five states with the lowest death rates ….

...Hawai‘i’s 2017 homeless point-in-time count reported 319 unaccompanied youth, with 82.0% of these youth living unsheltered....

“...Overcrowding, high recidivism rates and skyrocketing costs aren’t solved with politics or posturing...."

...Gabbard conceded that abortion should not be permitted during the last three months of pregnancy unless the mother was at severe risk....

... Fee increases for users of Hawai‘i small boat harbors and boating facilities will be implemented soon, after they were signed into law by Governor David Ige on August 13, 2019 ....

...The effects of the Ninth Circuit Court’s expansion of the Clean Water Act on our already tight housing market could be severe....

...One experienced downtown attorney tells Hawai’i Free Press he has never before seen a “no position” filing in response to a motion for legal fees....

...Some of the requirements contradict themselves....

...RT, the Kremlin-backed news agency, often highlights Gabbard’s campaign. The Russian embassy in South Africa has tweeted defensively about her, Russian bots have boosted her....

...A feedback window on the draft of that plan is open through Sept. 20, 2019....

...The Senate will meet in Special Session on Monday and Tuesday, September 16 and 17, 2019 at 10:00 A.M....