Entries for August 2024

... drug addicts watching porn with 5-year olds ....

... Bill 3 (2024), which greatly enhances incentives to developers to help generate rental housing projects ....

"... charge customers based on the hourly marginal cost of electricity production ...."

... it is harmless to other creatures, including people ....

... Smith allegedly collected $3,627.00 from the team members’ parents and kept the money for himself ....

... The number of visitors is down 1% from July 2023. But spending by tourists, when adjusted by inflation, is up 2.6% from last year at $207 billion ....

"The HPC expressed general disagreement with our two primary findings and noted lukewarm consideration to implement some of the recommendations."

... 100+ units in Mililani .... 

... Kennedy dropped out of the Presidential race and endorsed Donald Trump ....

... A three-judge panel found that the public has a presumptive First Amendment right to see medical and health records attached to court filings, such as mental competency examinations ....

... A Great Leader of the Hawaiian People Who Occasionally Sells Poison to their Children ....

... he takes his battle-axe on walks to raise public awareness of the new laws while also making sure police aren’t restricting citizens’ rights to openly carry unusual weapons ....

... cockfighting was officially banned in the territory in 2018 ....

... There are a lot of environmental regulations ....

... this lawsuit seeks to compel companies to cease production and sale of oil and gas everywhere ....

... Commercial debris removal operations are also progressing, with 91 out of 159 commercial properties cleared to date. The completion of these efforts remains on track for February 2024 ....

... legislative victories this year in the areas of taxation, housing, healthcare and other issues ....

... Ciara Kahahane continues to coordinate, on behalf of the Attorney General, the comprehensive review and analysis of the Lahaina wildfires of August 2023 ....

... Individuals turning in firearms received a total of 531 gift cards valued at $53,100 ....

... People with disabilities and people with low incomes in rural areas faced the biggest health differences ....

... since January, four ethics opinions regarding Maui County employees who see their job as an opportunity to direct 'non-profit' grant funds to friends and family ....

"... unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing ...."

... a formula that exists in the laws of Hawaii, California, and several other states ....

... preserving property rights, lifting onerous regulations, pushing back against proposals that could negatively impact local residents, and supporting efforts to rebuild after the devastating Maui wildfires ....

... A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly ....

... Driving under the influence, speeding, texting .... 

... the current draft of Bill 64 would harm Oahu’s small farmers and beekeepers, worsen the island’s food security and discourage entrepreneurship ....

... The surcharge would be equal to 1% of the property’s assessed value for the first year the tax is in effect, 2% for the second year and 3% for all tax years thereafter ....

... Hawaii top earners still earn considerably less than the top three majors across the US ....

... Maui Economic Development: Crime Pays ....

... the dye emerged at a shoreline spring, telling us that the wastewater from at least one home, and possibly more, is flowing out into Kahaluʻu Bay ....

... conspired to fraudulently obtain at least $10 million in COVID-19 unemployment benefits from nine states including Hawaii ....

... and attempted to sell access to networks on the dark web ....

... The time period for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to complete its regulatory investigation has expired ....

... Federated States of Micronesia loses 0.73% of its population every year ....

... a plan to bring significantly more law enforcement support to Wai‘anae ....

... tax officials allegedly declined to pursue complaints and reports about certain tax avoiders ....

... If you can’t get insurance on the unit, you can’t get financing ....

... “a years-long, multi-defendant drug trafficking conspiracy” which allegedly moved 150 lbs of methamphetamines, one kilo of fentanyl, and four kilos of carfentanil, an elephant tranquilizer 100 times more potent than fentanyl ....

... it’s important to differentiate between good intentions and good policy ....

... UH provided the State of Hawaiʻi’s Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) with concept options for the state’s largest harbor for small boats ....

... “probably the single largest challenge” for many of the Lahaina property owners is obtaining special management area permits ....

... there are more than 90 applicants for the position ....

... the 2023 edition of the State of Hawai‘i Data Book is the 56th edition of its series ....

... $360M above projections before they turn a shovel ....

... 62% of Hawaii hospitals are at risk ....

... Honolulu lawmakers are considering legislation that would restrict beekeeping ....

... Kauai Bill 2919 would allow one guest house per dwelling unit in most of the county’s residential districts and commercial, agriculture, open and university districts ....

... Hawaii has the 3rd-fewest invasive plants ....

... 4.5% increase vs 1 year ago ....