Entries for 'Selected News Articles'

... Hawaii boasts the lowest percentages and costs in several key metrics ....

... The Hawaii properties of Black Press were hit by a January ransomware attack that froze crucial computer systems ....

... states with the Best & Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment in 2024 ....

...On March 19, 1959, Congress approved Hawaii for admission to the union as the 50th state....

... from the average annual wage of physicians to the number of hospitals per capita to the quality of the public hospital system ....

... to allow legal protections for any non-parent with sufficient access and means to remove a child of any age from their home state, and to bring them to Hawaii in the name of receiving “Gender Affirming Care” ....

... Hawaii students in the COVID cohort can expect on average 3.7 percent lower lifetime earnings ....

... if a person who voted for Nahale-a gets ticked off enough to try and flip at least one of the votes that voted against, then they could have a shot at reorganizing the Senate ....

... Though visitor spending decreased by 4.5 percent in January 2024, state general excise tax (GET) collections were up by 2.4 percent during the same month, an increase which can be attributed to household spending ....

... SB3335 will move to the House for further consideration ....

... "My Vote Is For Sale" ....

... The Supreme Court previously declined energy companies’ request to consider whether the claims should be heard in federal court ....

"...a more fair, equal and sustainable capitalism...."

... for middle income earners, taxes take 13.62% of income--highest in the USA ....

... two proposals that would increase the transient accommodation tax, known as TAT ....

... Employees in Hawaii can expect to shell out more than a quarter of the median household income to work from the office ....

... 197 prescriptions have been written for death-inducing drugs in Hawaii since the passage of the state’s “medical aid in dying” law in 2019 ....

... House Bill 2406 would impose a $25 "transient accommodation tax," also known as a TAT, on top of the 10.25% TAT that is already in place ....

... Bans all shotguns capable of accepting more than 5 rounds ....

... Hawaii ranks last with an adjusted after-tax income per capita of only $47,894 ....

... multiple bills that would restrict access to firearm use ....

... Tulsi Gabbard running for VP again? ....

... In October 2020, former Hawaii residents now residing in Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands filed a lawsuit ....

... To date, 7,796 people have been moved into housing through the American Red Cross non-congregate sheltering program, but 4,961 more people remain in hotels ....

...Rhoads said the bill does not apply just to Trump but could also apply to others. The Hawaii Office of Elections does not have a process in place if someone tries to challenge a candidate on a ballot, he said....

...A ruling by the Hawaii Supreme Court saying "there is no state constitutional right to carry a firearm in public"....

... Hawaii: 23.14% of drivers in fatal crashes found not to have a valid license ....

“The history of the Hawaiian Islands does not include a society where armed people move about the community to possibly combat the deadly aims of others.” -- Supreme Court without laughing

“For a long time, people looked to government like it was their job to take care of everything. But the best course of action is not to go through elected officials, it’s to stand up and do it."

... although the Hawaii operations were profitable, the potential purchase price was lower than Black Press had hoped ....

... One of the surviving siblings was forced to spend more than a year in detained custody due the running objections of the imprisoned Kaluas asserting their parental rights through counsel .... 

“A person who chooses not to participate in a digital currency system shall not be subject to additional surveillance, monitoring, or scrutiny by any government entity."

... States with the Biggest and Smallest Wealth Gaps by Race/Ethnicity (2024) ....

... For nearly two years DoE has blocked elementary school Good News Clubs in facilities that are open to other, similarly situated non-religious organizations ....

“...The kid’s got to go....”

... reform the state’s asset forfeiture process to require a conviction in most cases ....

... All-American consumerism by a completely peaceful and law-abiding citizen somehow threatens the people running my own country into the ground ....

... weather-dependent wind and solar reliability issues are becoming more pronounced ....

... a bill calling for a constitutional amendment to enact a tax on residential investment property valued at over $3 million ....

... The U.S. Supreme Court announced it would hear a landmark challenge to an earlier ruling preventing enforcement of anti-camping ordinances ....

... 2024’s Best & Worst States to Start a Business ....

 ... road quality ranks 49th ....

... dead last ....

... Honolulu prices up 0.80% in just two months .... 

... Hawaii annual retirement expenditures highest in USA: $103,610 ....

... Hawaii 8th highest cost of smoking ....  

... Hawaiian Airlines has not been owned by an individual or entity in Hawaii for a long time ....

... Spending was down 2.4% in November when compared to the previous year. However, the number of tourists increased by 0.3% to 731,233 ....

... Hawaii has recovered only 81% of lost jobs since COVID ....

... Rather than get personally involved and perhaps step on the wrong toes, people deliberately chose to go along to get along ....