... The Hawai'i Legislature may be hard at work, but it looks like common sense is on vacation ....

... Under the American Rescue Plan Act, states would receive $195.3 billion in aid, divided according to each state’s share of national unemployed workers ....

... with the legislature threatening to force Kauai back into the fold, it's 'game over' for anti-tourism activists--for now .... 

... 1,126 Hawaiʻi business owners share their feedback ....

... Four prior EPA enforcement actions against Hawai‘i DLNR have closed 74 cesspools, collected $407,400 in fines ....

... Falling virus counts and vaccination progress set the stage for a strengthening visitor industry recovery ....

"... make a contribution of any amount to my campaign, and I’ll send you a Zoom invite to my webinar fundraiser. It’ll be worthwhile, I promise!...."

... And provided overdose prevention training and nasal naloxone to over 1,000 drug addicts ....

... the manipulation of federal Indian law and policy in an ongoing process ....

... Three anti-gun bills are eligible for floor action in their respective chambers ....

... an 8.1 earthquake in the Kermadec Islands ....

"... We will closely monitor how quickly vaccines are used and may open to people age 65 and up and those in phase 1c in a couple of weeks,” Char said....

... We reviewed 75 House and Senate bills proposing 51 special and revolving funds during the 2021 legislative session. None satisfied the criteria set forth in Section 23-11, HRS, for proposed special and revolving funds ....

"... The Endangered Species Act required the agency to designate critical habitat with its listing determination and develop a recovery plan for the bird. Yet the Service has failed to do so...."

... a list of candidates to Gov. David Ige to fill one Hawaiʻi County seat for a five-year appointment, beginning July 1, 2021 ....

... 2021 Hawaii Towns with the Highest & Lowest Credit Scores ....

... SP18 requires an agency that relies on the suspended deadlines to acknowledge receipt of “UIPA Requests”  ....

... Sunshine Law requires notice of meetings of state boards to be electronically posted on the State Calendar at least six calendar days before the meeting ....

... Applications are being solicited from nonprofit organizations that administer community-based projects designed to strengthen Hawaiian beneficiaries, families, and communities ....  

... The key priorities in the budget include funding core City and County of Honolulu services, without employee furloughs, and focuses on affordable housing and homelessness, rail, infrastructure and the distribution of funds ....

... At this time, more than 24,000 doses of vaccine have been administered on Kaua‘i, and by April we are confident that employees in the hospitality and food service industries will be offered vaccines ....

... Each of HSTA's '12 reasons' boils down to the same one thing: Kishimoto was slightly slow and reluctant to go along with HSTA's plan to shut down all schools and pay teachers full salary while letting them pretend to 'work' from home ....

... The measure allows employers to pay, on average, less than half of what they would otherwise pay into the system ....

... the technological backbone of the state’s UI program is an antiquated mainframe system that runs on a Natural database language ....

... Lawmakers are planning to increase taxes and regulations this year, but there are better ways to help Hawaii's economy prosper ....

... The video was sent to officers Friday morning on the department’s private communication channel ....

... Repeals the allocation of transient accommodations tax revenue to the counties ....

... virtually no development has taken place on this valuable property since OHA acquired it ....

... HYCF has conducted cattle ranching operations on HYCF property for many years ....

... The case is called Duncan v. Becerra ....

...DBEDT estimates that Hawaii’s real GDP fell by approximately 7.5 percent in 2020, a smaller decline than the 11.7 percent contraction forecast in the previous quarter....

... due to changes in the proposed alternatives ....

... bills introduced and votes in Congress ....

... “I am altering the deal.  Pray I don’t alter it any further.” ....

... the ALOHA homes program as currently envisioned in SB1 likely would result in an expensive, non-sustainable government project that would fail ....

... many tax increases, fees, and surcharges that have been proposed this legislative session. Hawaii residents are already among the most taxed in the country; the state has the second highest overall tax burden in the U.S. ....

... HIFICO rundown on Second Amendment related bills before Hawaii Legislature ....

... If policymakers wish to avoid imposing taxes on these small business lifelines  they need to act quickly, as tax deadlines are fast approaching ....

... to cost the State at least $19,000,000,000 ....

... SB839 Assisted Suicide Expansion Bill NARROWLY Passes Senate Judiciary ....

... Only two states had union membership rates over 20.0 percent in 2020: Hawaii (23.7 percent) and New York (22.0 percent) ....

... The registered nurses and other health care workers of Maui Health System reached a tentative contract agreement with MHS management just past 1:00 am HST Friday morning ....

... “Sharon then related that she was going to be the next governor but ‘this’ will mess up her plans.” ....

... Instead of creating more affordable homes, they reduce development and cause prices to go up ....

... delivering loan capital to small businesses having difficulty with access to financing ....

... This case achieved a lot of notoriety ....

... The General Plan is updated every 20 years ....

... In January, a total of 171,976 visitors traveled to Hawaii by air service, compared to 862,574 ....

"...allow additional flexibility for our schools beyond virtual options in bringing our graduates together for this momentous occasion...."

... every proposal in the 2021 Legislature that would increase Hawaii's tax burden ....