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Saturday, September 5, 2020 |
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Moving the Smokestack: How Clean is Your Electric Vehicle?
By News Release @ 11:21 PM :: 6214 Views :: Energy, Environment, Hawaii Statistics
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...in Honolulu, the 2016 Porsche Cayenne S e-Hybrid is only 2mpg better than the vehicular embodiment of excess--the 2010 Hummer H3....
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Saturday, September 5, 2020 |
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45 Companies--13,701 Layoffs Since Aug 1
By Selected News Articles @ 10:17 PM :: 5680 Views :: Economy, Labor, Tourism, COVID-19
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...These notices only represent announcements by companies in the state that have 100 or more employees....
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Saturday, September 5, 2020 |
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COVID Count 221 new cases out of 8,405 tests
By News Release @ 6:49 PM :: 2349 Views :: COVID-19
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... 9 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, positive rate drops to 2.6% ....
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Saturday, September 5, 2020 |
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Maui News workers seek to prevent outsourcing of community coverage
By News Release @ 6:26 PM :: 4155 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment, Labor
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...Ogden Newspapers is seeking the ability to have Mainland workers edit stories and design the pages....
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Saturday, September 5, 2020 |
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DOBOR Alerts Contain 'Geofencing' Spy Program
By News Release @ 7:07 AM :: 3590 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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... The AlertMedia software offers a host of benefits aside from quick and efficient message dissemination. It also offers message tracking, “geofencing” and weather alerts. Geofencing, allows the system administrator to encircle an area on a map and transmit messages just to users inside that geographic area ....
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Saturday, September 5, 2020 |
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Army Announces Intent to Prepare EIS for Pohakuloa
By News Release @ 7:01 AM :: 4473 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Military
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...environmental impact statement to analyze its proposal to retain up to approximately 23,000 acres of state-owned land at Pōhakuloa Training Area (PTA) to support continued military training....
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Friday, September 4, 2020 |
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COVID Count 271 new cases out of 7,669 tests
By News Release @ 7:02 PM :: 2852 Views :: COVID-19
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... 10 new hospitalizations, 2 new deaths, positive rate continues low at 3.5%....
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Friday, September 4, 2020 |
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We weren't crying "Wolf" after all
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:38 PM :: 4435 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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...that crisis finally came, and we were unprepared for it....
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Friday, September 4, 2020 |
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Community Well-Being Index -- Hawaii #1
By News Release @ 4:58 AM :: 3653 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Sharecare and Boston University School of Public Health launch Community Well-Being Index....
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Friday, September 4, 2020 |
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Death Tax: Hawaii Highest in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 4:24 AM :: 4841 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii and Washington State have the highest estate tax top rates in the nation at 20 percent....
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Friday, September 4, 2020 |
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Hawaii Is Now Learning the Hard Lessons That Most Other States Learned Earlier
By Selected News Articles @ 4:09 AM :: 3148 Views :: COVID-19
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...A clear-eyed look at the numbers ought to serve up giant slices of humble pie for any governor who boasted his state had the pandemic under control....
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Friday, September 4, 2020 |
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UH Manoa in top 1% of worldwide universities
By News Release @ 3:58 AM :: 4039 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... according to the 2021 Times Higher Education World University Rankings released on September 2 ....
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Friday, September 4, 2020 |
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How Can? U.S. DHS: National Eviction Moratorium
By Robert Thomas @ 3:46 AM :: 4701 Views :: Law Enforcement, Small Business, COVID-19
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...state and local governments may be breathing a sigh of relief: thanks to this order, the feds have just stepped up to be the defendant in takings lawsuits and to be on the financial hook for any judgments for eviction moratoria (at least in those jurisdictions that have not adopted more protective restrictions)....
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Friday, September 4, 2020 |
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Hawaii DoE Abandons Blue-Collar Households During Corona Crisis
By Selected News Articles @ 3:24 AM :: 4661 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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...Hawaii shows the largest disparity in weekly teacher interactions between more-educated and less-educated households. The gap for the nation is roughly 8%, while the gap for Hawaii is nearly 54%....
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Thursday, September 3, 2020 |
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COVID Count 211 new cases out of 6,291 tests
By News Release @ 9:51 PM :: 2501 Views :: COVID-19
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...21 new hospitalizations, 4 new deaths, 3.4% positive rate, big drop....
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Thursday, September 3, 2020 |
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Quarantine raids find 100% Compliance at Two Waikiki Hotels
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 4818 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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...A knock on the door and a “good morning, Special Agents from the Attorney General’s Office” greeted nearly two dozen people under travel quarantine orders at two Waikīkī hotels....
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 249 new cases out of 5,245 tests
By News Release @ 8:23 PM :: 2718 Views :: COVID-19
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...Other media outlets are incorrectly reporting 339 new cases. Read the footnote and see where the 90 case discrepancy comes from....
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020 |
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Censorship: UH Admin on the Hunt for Student Authors of 'Offensive' George Floyd Video
By News Release @ 7:43 PM :: 4215 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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...we will ...uh... exclude these videographers, whoever they are, in the name of ..uh... inclusivity....
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020 |
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Hawaii Cockfighters Among Top Traffickers of Animals to Guam, Philippines for Illegal Activity, Investigation Alleges
By News Release @ 7:29 PM :: 5878 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Agriculture, Law Enforcement
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...12 of the people named have addresses on the Big Island — four in Hilo, two in Pahoa, two in Waimea, one in Keaau, one in Kealakekua, one in Mountain View and one in Hawi. The remaining 10 addresses are on Oahu....
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020 |
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Knife Rights: Amicus Brief Filed in Hawaii Butterfly Knife Second Amendment Case
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 3032 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Balisong knives are legal to possess and carry in at least 43 states (16 because of Knife Rights' efforts repealing switchblade and butterfly knife bans since 2010), and Hawaii is one of only three states that specifically ban these knives....
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020 |
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DBEDT: Hawaii economy will contract 12.3% in 2020
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 3463 Views :: Economy, COVID-19
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...The revision is mainly due to the delayed pre-test program for trans-Pacific travel and the two-week Stay-at-Home, Work-from-Home order for Oahu....
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Tuesday, September 1, 2020 |
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COVID Count 181 new cases out of 4,004 tests
By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 2575 Views :: COVID-19
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...24 new hospitalizations, 4 new deaths, positive rate drops to 4.5%....
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Tuesday, September 1, 2020 |
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Governor Releases 'Intent to Veto' List
By News Release @ 4:02 AM :: 5609 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Homelessness, Second Amendment
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...Gov. David Ige has notified legislative leaders and key lawmakers of his Intent to Veto the following 6 measures....
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Tuesday, September 1, 2020 |
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CARES Act: Ige Orders Refill of Unemployment Fund
By News Release @ 3:58 AM :: 3829 Views :: Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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...On July 31, 2020, Governor Ige returned SB126 with line item vetoes. Of the $321,000,000 that was struck from the bill the Governor intends to utilize the funding for the following priorities....
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Tuesday, September 1, 2020 |
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Lum Pleads Guilty in 1Malaysia Development Berhad Lobbying Scheme
By News Release @ 3:43 AM :: 4852 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...Lum Davis admitted that, between March 2017 and January 2018, she and others — including a prominent official of a national political party with ties to the administration — agreed to lobby the President of the United States, the Attorney General, and other high level officials....
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Tuesday, September 1, 2020 |
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Tuesday, September 1, 2020 |
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Running for Kauai OHA Trustee: Keli'i Akina Talks with Kamealoha Smith
By Video @ 2:26 AM :: 3790 Views :: Kauai County, OHA
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... Kamealoha discusses what motivated him to run, what he experienced in his campaign, and what he hopes to accomplish in the future ....
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Tuesday, September 1, 2020 |
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Johnny Miro gets the lowdown on Hawaii’s lack of COVID-19 transparency
By Video @ 1:55 AM :: 3463 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19
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...Radio host Johnny Miro of H. Hawaii Media interviewed Grassroot Institute of Hawaii President Keli’i Akina on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020 about Gov. David Ige’s lack of COVID-19 transparency....
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Monday, August 31, 2020 |
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P3 Secrecy: Council Candidate Greg Thielen Calls for Removal of HART Executive Director
By News Release @ 7:07 PM :: 5102 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...taxpayers of the City and County of Honolulu deserve to know the details of this proposed contract prior to any decision being made on it....
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Monday, August 31, 2020 |
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COVID Count 133 new cases out of 1,463 tests -- 7 deaths new record
By News Release @ 6:27 PM :: 2671 Views :: COVID-19
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... 3 new hospitalizations, 7 new deaths ....
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Monday, August 31, 2020 |
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Heads Roll: Espinda, Anderson Out
By News Release @ 5:53 PM :: 3368 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Gov. David Ige announced today that Dr. Bruce Anderson and Director Nolan Espinda will be retiring in September ....
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Sunday, August 30, 2020 |
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COVID Count 200 new cases out of 2,784 tests
By News Release @ 7:07 PM :: 2553 Views :: COVID-19
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...8 new hospitalizations, one new death....
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Sunday, August 30, 2020 |
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Case of the Missing Contact Tracer Millions
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:06 AM :: 5856 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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...I’m not the only one trying to dig up information on where the money went....
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Sunday, August 30, 2020 |
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Lawsuit: Lindsey Cheats Anti-Telescope Protester in OHA Race
By Andrew Walden @ 5:52 AM :: 9796 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections, OHA
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...Is the entire administration of OHA complicit in the illegal candidacy of an OHA executive for Trustee?....
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Sunday, August 30, 2020 |
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Week 3 DoE COVID Count
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 3494 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... Confirmed positive cases for the week of Aug. 22-28 include nine employees, five students, four service providers and two parents, due to the level of interaction that occurred at a HIDOE facility, for a total of 20 ....
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Sunday, August 30, 2020 |
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Road Taxes: Hawaii Collects $125M More than it Spends
By Tax Foundation @ 12:11 AM :: 4076 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Almost every state spends more on highways than they collect in dedicated revenue from federal, state, and local sources. The only exceptions are Hawaii, Idaho, and Tennessee....
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Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted August 29, 2020
By GovTrack .us @ 11:37 PM :: 2834 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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...Bills introduced and votes in Congress from GovTrack.us....
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Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
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COVID Count 310 new cases out of 3,025 tests
By News Release @ 11:26 PM :: 2482 Views :: COVID-19
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...12 new hospitalizations, three new deaths....
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Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
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Enviros: Haunama Bay Better Off When We Kick the Little People Out
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 5172 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, COVID-19
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...Since the March 18 closure in response to the pandemic, only researchers and staff have left foot prints on the shoreline of the nature preserve....
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Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
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City scales down this year’s Honolulu City Lights
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 4197 Views :: Honolulu County, Religion, COVID-19
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...in an effort to eliminate crowds to support minimizing coronavirus outbreaks....
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Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
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Lockdown Protest Caravans Across Oahu
By News Release @ 8:09 PM :: 5562 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...Protest Against Hawaii's Illegal Lockdown by David Ige and Kirk Caldwell....
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Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
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Ethics: DoH Employee Fined $25K for Running Private Business on State Time
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 5601 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Labor, Small Business
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...DoH is too busy to respond to the State Auditor and too busy to organize contact tracing because they are working real estate deals on State time with the Board and Care home operators they regulate. And their union wants them to be paid to 'work' from home again....
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Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
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Auditor: DoE Refuses Cooperation with COVID Report
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 5:29 AM :: 4032 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, COVID-19
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...As many of our questions echo those being asked by the public and public officials, it is unreasonable for DOE to refuse our requests about their safety and health guidelines....
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Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
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All travelers required to complete digital app starting Sept 1
By News Release @ 5:00 AM :: 3814 Views :: Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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...Safe Travels is one part of a multi-layered screening process which includes arrival temperature checks, and secondary screening for those with symptoms or temperatures of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher....
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Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
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General Election Registration Deadline Oct 5
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 2:17 AM :: 3434 Views :: Office of Elections, COVID-19
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...Issue Update & Education From Hawaii Family Forum....
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Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
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Is Politics an "Essential Activity?"
By News Release @ 1:45 AM :: 4782 Views :: First Amendment, Republican Party, COVID-19
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...The petition that was sent to the Governor of Hawaii, and to the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, and has gone unanswered....
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Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
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Lots of rules, not enough clarity
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:14 AM :: 3490 Views :: COVID-19
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...I wanted to take a walk. Unfortunately, it turned out to be much more complicated....
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Friday, August 28, 2020 |
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List of Released Criminals
By Selected News Articles @ 11:30 PM :: 6730 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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...criminals are being released from jails where there is no COVID....
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Friday, August 28, 2020 |
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Hawaii Visitor Count Understates Actual Numbers
By UHERO @ 11:26 PM :: 4616 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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...How Many Visitors Are Coming to Hawaii During this Pandemic? Making Sense of Hawaii’s Visitor Arrival Data....
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Friday, August 28, 2020 |
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DLIR: State Has Issued $2.9 Billion in Benefits Since March 1
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 3544 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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“We are still experiencing a significant increase of workers still attached to an employer being fully released from employment."
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