Entries for January 2025

... coalition of 22 attorneys general suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that orders the withholding of trillions of dollars in funding ....

"... It directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan to the President for how military families can use Department of Defense funds to send their children to the school of their choice ...."

... Ken Lawson uses images of UH administrators to illustrate hypothetical shooting ....

• 4th-Grade Math -- Hawaii 26th-worst
• 4th-Grade Reading -- Hawaii 10th-worst
• 8th-Grade Math -- Hawaii 11th-worst
• 8th-Grade Reading -- Hawaii 12th-worst

... crowded housing, dependency, low levels of education, per capita income, poverty and unemployment ....

... Clint Jordan Lopaka Nahooikaika Borge, 41, of Pahoa, Hawaii, was arrested this morning pursuant to a grand jury indictment ....

... is legalizing edibles and vapes a 'Smart Approach to Marijuana?' ....

... learn more about Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ plan to change the law that will allow residential development up to 400 ft tall in Kaka’ako Makai ....

... Federal Court Ruling: Sen. Karl Rhoads participated in Honolulu County Council Kickback scheme ....

... FOX: Gabbard Doesn’t have the votes--will be first Trump nominee to be Rejected by Committee ....

... UPDATE:  Jan 28, 2025 NYT confirms we were right.  Rome Conference with pro-Russia agenda was cause of Gabbard's incluson on 'Quiet Skies' -- not her criticism of Harris ....

... Kids Off Social Media Act Sets Social Media Age Minimum To 13, Prohibits Use Of Algorithms To Feed Addictive Content To Teens Under 17 ....

... 50,000 distributed renewable energy installations such as rooftop solar and battery systems by 2030 ....

“While working as an adult corrections officer, Mr. Fernandez had almost 95 pounds of aerial fireworks mailed to OCCC, the very correctional facility that he had a duty to secure....”

... QI owns 'Down to Earth' -- subsidiaries were banned in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Rwanda and prosecuted in India ....

... What was happening at the Maui County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) while Lahaina Burned? ....

... injunction overturns the unconstitutional denial of firearm ownership to law-abiding COFA residents ....

... The report outlines 10 key challenges, ranging from accounting for displaced students to managing transportation and meals ....

... California Gov. Gavin Newsom is looking to Hawaii for advice on how to rebuild after wildfires ....

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