... bills introduced and votes in Congress for week ending April 17, 2021 ....

... Sixty homes initiated the project within the Villages of Laʻi ʻŌpua in Kealakehe, Hawaiʻi Island ....

... the report spends lots of time reviewing the Auditor’s recent actions involving the Office of Hawaiian Affairs ....

... As business activity contracted, the state quickly shed more than 150,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate jumped from 2% to 22% ....

... Simons’ appointment as the leader of one of the world’s premier astronomy programs became official at the Board of Regents April 15 meeting ....

... Hawaii Board of Education Thursday approved a plan to spend up to $58 million in federal pandemic aid funds on summer learning loss programs ....

"...to provide workplace flexibility for employees who are having to balance work and family responsibilities...."

... Since the launch of the Safe Travels program in October 2020, Hawaii’s tourism industry has been making a comeback ....

"... Well looks like the fix is in ...."

... DCCA is rooting for two Waipahu High School teams as they compete virtually in the LifeSmarts National Championship this weekend ....

"...letter to Secretary of Interior, Deb Haaland, in advance of a congressional proposal for Hawaiian reparations...."

"... Uno said he has come to the conclusion that the rail is neither a construction project nor a transportation project. Instead, it is “a political project” — one in which all concerns about costs, waste and transparency are subordinate to political goals ...."

... Governor Ige Signs Abortion Expansion Bill ....

... Earlier this week, the Senate voted to pass House Bill 1366 and House Bill 31. The bills will now be transmitted to Governor David Ige for his consideration....

... compared to 9.2 percent in February ....

... A potential cause of the recent virus spread is the decline in the share of people staying at home and a rise in gatherings ....

... the private Government Accounting Standards Board is considering rule changes that would make it easier for governments to ignore long-term liabilities when crafting short-term budgets .... 

... Many of the reductions are hopefully made up with federal stimulus funding ....

... OHA shall promote the idea that every property in Hawai'i is sacred and pursue initiatives that help achieve a broad acceptance of this truth ....

... “This rail service began as one of those ‘shovel ready’ projects funded by the Obama-Biden stimulus program a decade ago. While never completed, it’s still digging a deeper money pit for taxpayer dollars” ....

... 2021’s Best & Worst States for Children’s Health Care ....

... Hawaii taxes 5th highest in USA ....

... 40 percent of businesses did not pay rent in full versus 50 percent in the third survey ....

he “...had previously attempted to divert federal grant funds to his bank account”....

... Accident Involving Inadequately Trained Pilot Leads to Call for Better Monitoring of Flight Instructors ....

... The House voted for a suspension running through December 31, 2022 ....

... House Bill 576, allows advanced practice registered nurses to do first-trimester abortions either with abortion drugs or by the surgical aspiration method ....

... This is the messy reality of politics that must be acknowledged .... 

... Joe Uno, HART Board member, speaks in his private capacity as a citizen to host Keli‘i Akina about whether a ‘Plan C’ may help salvage the troubled project ....

... Scathing ‘audit’ of Hawaii state auditor Les Kondo is met with scathing rebuttal ....

... it is premature to commit funding for major new rail transit projects before we have some idea of the extent of transit ridership in the first several years after nationwide vaccinations ....

... The state where people are most likely to face an expected loss of employment income is Hawaii, at 26.5% ....

... Today, the White House released state-by-state fact sheets (crony dreambooks) that highlight the (allegedly) urgent need in every state across the country for the investments (pork projects) proposed by President Biden in the American Jobs Plan ....

“...Requiring so-called COVID-19 vaccine passports for taking part in everyday life — such as attending a sporting event, patronizing a restaurant, or going to a movie theater— would create two cases of citizens based on vaccination....”

... States With the Most Pandemic-Proof Small Businesses -- Hawaii 50th ....

... “The true intent of this effort is to create a façade of regulation that will allow the TNC’s to bypass all the current rules, regulations and taxes that Hawaii based operators must comply with.” ....

... After the Great Recession, it became clear that more people needed to learn financial literacy ....

... For the U.S., the Pacific Islands are critical to the Indo-Pacific strategy and its status as a resident power in the Western Pacific. ... 

... Federal regulators are probing financial reporting discrepancies stemming from an effort to funnel $75 million through state Republican parties to the national GOP effort to reelect Donald Trump ....

... our lawmakers are not stopping at just one Frankenbill ....

... Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: We Need your Kokua ....

...Equally divided between Democrats and Republican, the bipartisan group focuses on commonsense solutions to the country's toughest challenges....

... Ka’u dam has been empty since about 2010 ....

.... Speaker Saiki and Senate President Kochi have until April 28 (Adjournment Day) to rectify the situation if they so desire ....

... The first WWTT Award will be presented to HART for its contract with Hitachi and the wrong sized wheels that do not fit the ‘frogs’ or rail intersections of two tracks ....

... the proclamation includes mention of an anticipated new exception for vaccinated travelers that will become effective only upon approval by the director of the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency ....

"... This is especially concerning given that the Board is currently engaged in the search process for a new Superintendent ...."

... House Bill 1366 bans possession of home-built firearms ....

... This would give Maui the second most restrictive affordable-housing law in the country ....

...The Mafia has achieved its goal.  Next they will impose the Chief they want.  Someone like Kealoha without the drug-addicted wife to ruin it all....