... 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 ....

... a 25% increase from the 2022-23 school year ....

... Stabilizing Hawaiʻi's Property Insurance Market ....

... The adventures of a false diplomat in Ibiza exposed: luxury vehicles, private clubs, cryptocurrency bank and other fantasies ....

... Honolulu drivers lose 45 hours in congestion at an annual cost of $806 per driver ....

... the woman was starting to choke and motioned for the doctor to stop — but he continued ....

... Hawaii lost 0.65% of its population to other states in FY2024 ....

... litigation must be replaced by a system which provides basic compensation to wildfire victims, irrespective of the cause and associated fault ....

... people trying to culturally appropriate customs to justify their inconsiderate and dangerous behaviors with leaders having to be “sensitive” when discussing it ....

... the defendants may have a valid argument in favor of federal law since Honolulu is suing over conduct taking place outside of Hawaii’s borders ....

...  Miske, Dawson and Choy are dead and all the investigations are squelched .... 

... The agreement includes significant wage increases for lowest-paid workers and enforceable staffing language to protect patient care ....

... the start of a new Congress ....

... Happy New Year and welcome to 2025! ....

... The Aloha State is finally facing the problem ....

... People inside and outside of CWS describe an uncoordinated system that works in silos and lacks proper resources and accountability. ...

...By 2035 one in four people in Hawaii will be 65 or older....

... January 6 –10, and January 13 – 16, 2025 ....

... Tuesday January 7, 2025 at 9am ....

... lawsuits challenging the Jones Act have failed to seize upon an important piece of the Constitution ....

... Those exposed to jet-fuel-contaminated drinking water from the Navy water line on Oʻahu are encouraged to fill out a short, five-minute questionnaire ....

... The nonprofit analyzed every gun law in every state ....

... 770,940 visitors in November 2024, growth of 5.3% compared to the same month last year. Total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars was $1.55 billion, up 2.0% ....

... Jan 3 and 6, 2025 ....

... fireworks explode shortly before midnight at Salt Lake home ....

... Sale price of $405M for 90.1% of ASB suggests that the sale is a 50%-off giveaway to ASB insiders ....

... dangerous and excessive quantities of opioids, early fills of opioids, and “trinity” prescriptions ....

... the Governor has signed an executive order directing the Department of Health to not use resources to address situations where a 'caregiver' is cultivating cannabis for a 'patient' ....

... It mostly comes down to one thing: housing ....

... $29 million lying around doing nothing ....

... a list of laws taking effect on January 1, 2025 ....

... Hawaii has the lowest average disposable income, $5,929 per working resident ....

"... iconoclastic inaccuracies and thought-terminating clichés ...."

... assess the readiness of the Giant Magellan Telescope (Chile) and Thirty Meter Telescope (Hawaii) to move into the major facility Final Design Phase ....

... informational briefings, to be held between January 6 through January 28, 2025 ....

... The race is noteworthy because the ‘pro-development’ candidate Cook, beat the ‘anti-development’ candidate King by 97 votes.  All it took to shift voter sentiment was Lahaina burning to the ground ....

... Honolulu residents have until January 7, 2025 to participate online ....

... OHA Trustees are hoping 2025 will be the year legislators stop laughing at their Kaka’ako Makai upzone bills ....

As presented by Hoku Paoa Stevenson at the Summer Palace....

... The word ‘plan’ occurs 526 times in this report.  The phrase ‘property rights’ occurs zero times ....

... Approximately $1.6B allocated for housing and $480M for restoration efforts ....

... two new Republican Governors ....

... The greatest statewide shortage remains in primary care, with 152 FTEs needed in total across all islands ....

... 118th Congress Decides it's Done ....