Entries for January 2016

...the story begins with poor Hawaiian farmers’ Maunawili Valley leasehold homes being bulldozed and cattle being slaughtered as Honolulu police stand by with fraudulent eviction notices....

...From Hawaii Coalition Against Legalized Gambling....

...allowing a lottery in Hawaii could open the door to other things....

...Honolulu’s inflation-adjusted land and housing prices have been highly volatile in the medium term since the 1960s....

"We are...acutely aware of the burden high electricity rates place on both the cost of doing business and living in Hawaii"

Applications for a vacant position on the State Commission on Water Resource Management are now being accepted for a new term that will begin July 1....

We don’t need lawmakers deciding what therapies should be supported or legal....

...studies invariable degenerate into preachy Gospel-like statements parroting back talking points from whichever side commissioned the particular economic study....

...featuring members of the "We the People" civic club from Kahuku High School....

The Legislature is currently involved in contesting the decision in Nelson v HHC, which has been confused with contesting funding for DHHL....

January 27, 2016 was the last day to introduce bills....

Interested persons must attend a mandatory CASA training program....

The recent rise in Hawaii's homeless population has highlighted the need for a better standard in involuntarily hospitalization.....

...at the Royal Hawaiian Golf Club in Kailua....

...retirees tend to live in rural or suburban areas with pleasant climates....

"...the federal government has imposed the most liberal immigration policy in U.S. history upon our island...."

For the fourth straight year, Hawai‘i’s tourism industry set new records....

...vacation days “not properly supported by leave application forms” are being handed out to union workers between 10% and 30% of the time....

This is the latest picture of the first four rail cars that are “expected to arrive this Spring”....

...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii offered comments before the CPC Committee deferred HB326....