Entries for March 2016

Public-Private partnerships will provide medically frail homeless discharged from The Queen’s Medical Center with a safety net for short-term homecare and housing support....

In response to recent provocative actions taken by China in the South China Sea....

Total spending by all visitors was $43.3 million per day in February 2016....

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected 157,000 acres of critical habitat for 125 species of plants and animals from the Hawaiian islands of Molokai, Maui and Kahoolawe....

...any policy that effectively discriminates against minorities, even if not intentional, violates the Fair Housing Act of 1968....

...develop educational outreach programs regarding the islands’ self-determination options....

At today's meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor, three of the four bad gun bills were passed and the fourth was deferred....

...The suspect gained entry by ramming our gates then used his vehicle to ram our outer steel doors multiple times and proceed to beat on our inner doors....

... Sharron Angle left her post at the NFRA to make another run for U.S. Senate in Nevada ....

There are several pathways through which Native Hawaiians are advancing, such as education, entrepreneurship, and political involvement....

...“Sometimes you have to make waves to catch a wave,” said McDermott....

...Hawaii land use policies discriminate unfairly against minorities and the poor....

...a dispute about starting times....

...The Jones Act pays off — in politics....

...Hawaii Cigarette Taxes are $3.20 per pack....

Democrat voters reject old boy candidate Hillary Clinton 70-30....

... Drinking and driving can affect everyone but those most at risk are lawmakers ....

Bill 27 could save up to $9,000 to $10,000 in application fees....

The poll results also show that Hawaiʻi residents are highly concerned about the state’s high cost of housing....