Entries for November 2015

By acting now U.S. can avoid Puerto Rico becoming the next version of Greece....

Kirk Co., an Oregon shipper of Christmas trees, spends about $7,000 to send its trees to Hawaii, while it costs it just $3,500 to send them twice the distance to Singapore....

This video is a condensed version of the Jones Act Business Forum held November 13th, 2015....

...Caldwell announced today that veteran journalist Andrew Pereira will be joining the Managing Director’s Office as an information officer and part of the Mayor’s communications team....

In Hawaii, all agricultural users combined account for only about one-third of total restricted use pesticide (RUP) sold in the state....

The 9th Circuit held the ban satisfied exacting scrutiny....

The Court’s docket shows the briefing on the emergency application is complete, but Justice Kennedy’s order contemplates a further order....

“Because voters may not have cast their ballots...."

in 2014 the difference in voting pattern between absentee voters and Election Day voters was as much as 37.2% ...

...the Honolulu City Council is considering an ordinance to extend the rail tax....

Gabbard criticized Ms. Wasserman Schultz, the top officer, last month for leaving her and other party officials out of the discussions about the Democratic presidential debates....

Hawaii landed in the top 5 for both drunk driving (4th) and speeding (5th)....

Sen Sam Slom indicated he will seek re-election to the Senate in 2016....

The biggest problem with this thing has always been the public funding....

US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy November 27 issued an injunction....

AN OPEN SECRET opened to critical acclaim this summer in Seattle, Denver, New York and Los Angeles...now coming to Honolulu....

The Candidate Advisory Council for the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents has presented a list of candidates to Gov. David Ige....

Those Who Support TMT ... But Want You To Believe Otherwise....

The three most open states are Hawaii, New Hampshire, and Oregon, all of which provide an online searchable database for consumers....

The out-of-state voting is the most likely to produce random voting patterns due to the limited opportunity for candidates to contact the dispersed electorate....