Entries for January 2023

... removing the tax would lower medical costs and help alleviate the state's doctor shortage ....

... visitor arrivals from Japan (36,988) and Canada (58,361) were at the highest monthly levels since the start of the pandemic ....

... Who needs telenovelas when there's the Maui County Council? ....

... the lifting of the injunction in the WHRFMA does not permit the immediate resumption of commercial aquarium fishing ....

... The Senate Judiciary Committee heard comments for and against the bill on Friday. Ultimately, the committee deferred the bill ....

... Bills have been introduced in the state of Hawaii Senate and House requiring warning labels on all gas pumps ....

... Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It ....

... bureaucracy and red tape have become a major barrier to affordable housing in Hawaii ....

... More than 15,000 people left Hawaii for the mainland last year ....

... salaries for the Mayor, County Council members, Directors, Deputy Directors and County Auditor ....

... SB 1347 / HB 1049, designated GOV-01, aims to give broad tax relief to pretty much everyone in Hawaii. It does this by juicing up several credits already on the books, giving a significant boost to the standard deduction, and doubling the personal exemption amount. ...

... Hawaii's Senate has decided that abortion expansion bills should take front and center ....

... the humpback death rate roughly tripled starting in 2016 and continued high thereafter ....

"...We amended our homelessness emergency proclamation to reflect guardrails that will ensure we don’t have to choose between our kuleana to culture and land...."

... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....

... 3 out of 5 of my household turned positive in a matter of a few days ....

... Today the Navy published its first two weeks of validated groundwater PFAS test results, which show no exceedances of DOH’s EALs for groundwater ....

...  A contractor will provide golf carts to take anyone needing assistance between the CONRAC and the airport lobby. ...

... a correctional officer at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu from approximately 2014 to 2018 ....

"The only reason we are pursuing a development at Ke Kahua in Waiehu is to bring affordable rental units to struggling Maui families.