... this is a strange gift to receive ....

... document that directed staff at the Department of Taxation to use the negligence penalty, a penalty of 25% of the tax due, against taxpayers who receive requests for documents from a tax auditor ....

... OIP posted five new informal opinions ....

... 34,181 healthcare positions in the state and a 14% vacancy rate, a significant decrease from the 17% vacancy rate reported in 2022 ....

... 27% of households statewide fear being forced to move within a year—a figure that jumps to 41% among ALICE households ....

... The U.S. Senate has voted 84-9 to begin debate on the Laken Riley Act.  Schatz and Hirono are among the nine .... 

... Since late 2019, Par Pacific's executives and PAC have collectively wired state Democrats a total of nearly $34,000 ....

... District Court judges and Independent Grand Jury Counsel ....

... This bill would also raise the residential height limit along Ala Moana Boulevard to 400 feet ....

"...our focus remains on tackling the cost of living and improving the quality of life...."

... Walmart reportedly is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies to focus on being more "belonging." ....

... trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) were sworn in by Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins ....

... a modest but workable list of policy resolutions for 2025 ....

... as a result of the false and fraudulent applications, they received $1,365,000 in PPP loan funds ....

... RFK traveled to Samoa to discourage vaccinations.  83 died of measles ....

... expiration of Maui’s eviction moratorium on February 4, 2025 ....

... Hawaii cannot afford to wait ....

... there were 1,970 abortions reported in Hawaii in 2022, a decrease of 11% from 2021 ....

... Hear from your NRA-ILA Hawaiian State Director, Keely Hopkins, and Hawaii Rifle Association President, Kainoa Kaku! ....

... To date, about 14,000 residential and commercial customers have enrolled in Shift and Save ....