Entries for 'Selected News Articles'

... 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 ....

... the forces of segregation and racism in Congress effectively derailed statehood for more than a decade ....

...Gallup first polled Americans on their support for Hawaii's statehood in 1940....

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

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

... 4.5% increase vs 1 year ago ....

... Best & Worst Community Colleges in 2024 ....

... This spring, Hawaii joined the growing list of states that have loosened restrictions on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to alleviate the housing shortage ....

"...without a court order that shifts the subrogation claims risk away from the defendants and back to policyholders...."

... based on the ten most common household bill categories ....

On August 12, 1898, the United States and Spain reached a cease-fire agreement in its brief conflict over Cuba and the Philippines....

August 6 and 9 have been made into International Days of Anti-American historical revisionism.  So here is a look at reality as seen from first-hand sources instead of whining activists.

At the Marquesas Islands, Herman Melville and his friend jumped ship....

...in so doing, the state court may have placed itself on a collision course with the Supreme Court of the United States....

... state pre-K program, number of pre-K quality benchmarks met and total reported spending per child enrolled in pre-K ....

“The Department of Justice is unlikely to approve its planned $1.8 billion sale to Alaska Air. The antitrust regulator is preparing to challenge the combination.”

... The Hawaii State Teachers Association says more than 60,000 of Hawaii's children are not taught by a certified teacher ....

"Wow, your kids are not even afraid of you.”

... The Clintons endorse Harris -- Obama does not ....

... the whole plan is predicated on insurance companies walking away from $1.4B.  It may fail ....

... how does your hospital rank? ....

... A University of Hawaii instructor is calling on the institution to cut ties with the U.S. Navy and Israel ....

... Mental illness is a central driver of the homelessness crisis ....

... One course conducts an ‘[a]nalysis of imperialism, colonialism, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and queer(ed) relations and identities in Hawai‘i and the Pacific’ ....

... Article Five is only applicable if the attack occurs at a location north of the Tropic of Cancer ....

... there’s a troubling trend by state officials to write Second Amendment freedoms out of the island state ....

... Hawaii lawmakers enacted a large income tax cut this year, and major budget reform will begin next year to ensure it stays in place, Gov. Josh Green said ....

... The entire world is anxiously awaiting whether Biden decides to stay in the 2024 presidential race ....

... Kitashima's associates helped him buy, ship, and transport methamphetamine between California, Oregon, and Hawaii ....

... put Horton’s life at risk by ordering the man to rush into traffic at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to stop a moving vehicle while on foot ....

... a ‘blank check’ to shut down all electronic media ....

... This is the only election cycle in the last 10 years in which a district is not open ....

... NVRA requires statewide voter rolls to be accessible to the general public ....

"...There's going to be some pain...."

... Sinaloa and its rival, the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación, known as CJNG — run drug pipelines through California and Nevada to flood Oahu with meth and other drugs, including fentanyl ....

... The settlement provides benchmarks for a greenhouse gas reduction plan that will be overseen and enforced by a court through 2045 ....

... Seventeen plaintiffs are asking for $7 million ....

... Cowden had made the entire incident about herself ....

... Al Hee was convicted was criminal tax fraud in 2016, which resulted in the FCC and HPUC stripping SIC’s ability to receive USF subsidies ....

... Hilo vs Haleiwa ... or ... Kapolei vs Makawao ....

... $1 million might not be enough to get you through your retirement ....

... Hawaii's population increases by 66.4 percent during high season due to overtourism ....

... The crisis stems principally from land use policies that artificially restrict housing supply ....

... little growth among charter schools and no other choice options ....

... CIO Murdock resigned without notice May 31, 2024.  Now we know why ....

... The six lawsuits involved in the court-ordered stay requested by the government involve 2,375 people ....

... the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a new State Plan Amendment (SPA) to cover community palliative care services through Medicaid ....

... Omidyar's massive partisan activities have flown under the radar because he prefers to influence politics through ostensible charity groups rather than direct campaign contributions ....

... Most of the pain can be traced to home purchases, which cost an astounding 313% more than average ....