...2020’s Most & Least Energy-Expensive States....

...United States Holds Second Round of Compact Consultations with the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau...The U.S. government team also held an informal consultation with the Republic of the Marshall Islands....

... five new hospitalizations, no new deaths ....

...the legislature did pass two anti-gun bills....

... On March 10, 2020 Maui County passed Bill 22, signing into law Ordinance 5059 that set the Molokai legal, short term rental cap to zero. This, effectively, canceled the operations of 17 families ....

... only 7% found them “Mostly Unreasonable” violations of individual rights ....

...“Trump backed off shipping reform under political pressure, former advisers claim”....

... UH Board of Regents resolution calls for emergency proclamation, drastic cuts ....

...The surveys focused on distance-learning experiences during the closure of school buildings following spring break....

...exemptions for out-of-state college students registered to attend school in Hawaiʻi in the fall....

... The program is now scheduled to begin on Sept. 1 ....

...Kalbert Young, UH vice president for budget and finance and chief financial officer, shares his analysis of the 2020 legislative session....

...Hawaii’s low numbers came at enormous cost....

...this is what Hirono thinks of Trump supporters....

... three new deaths and three new hospitalizations ....

• At-Large: Kelii Akina
• Hawaii Island: Louis Hao
• Kauai: Kamealoha Smith
• Molokai: Luana Alapa

...sponsored by Hawaii Women Lawyers....

...a list of all bills passed during the 2020 session....

...Kauai County will mail out ballots on Tues July 14, 2020....

...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

...unemployment insurance and how it is going to fare after the pandemic....

...Truslow was initially told it would take two to four days. Then CVS said five or six days. On the sixth day, the pharmacy estimated it would take 10 days....

...a new one-day record for new cases....

... donning rose-colored glasses and approaching the budget shortfall as a temporary setback ....

"...Our Charter is our County Bible, our foundational document. It’s not something that should be changed on a whim, or on the idea that if something sounds good it’s the right thing to do....”

...151,071 valid claims are being paid....

...SB2629 SD2 HD1 prohibits, after June 30, 2020 the approval of a new or renewed power purchase agreement for electricity generated from coal....

...Another hemp bill, Senate Bill 1353, was vetoed by Governor Ige last year, after he expressed concerns that it was unenforceable. This year’s version was worked on directly with the Governor's administration to ensure its enactment....

...to fill the late Sen. Breene Harimoto’s state Senate seat. State Senate District 16 includes Pearl City....

...the Hawaii Legislature should not make a dismal situation worse....

...people want what works, and they don’t care about the toxicity....

"...The people of Hawaii are facing a dead economy, and thousands are waiting in food lines to feed their families...."

...adjournment Sine Die....

...DHS will share Native Hawaiian data tables from its programs with OHA to help assess the impacts COVID-19 is having on Hawaiʻi’s indigenous people....

... 17 coronavirus cases tied to exercise classes at 2 Oahu gyms ....

"...The revenue profiles of the state and the city and county are quite different. The state is much more exposed to volatile revenue sources such as general excise tax and transient accommodation tax (TAT)...."

...a resolution that would have authorized up to $26 million in borrowing to help fund its over-budget and behind-schedule rail project....

... what will be your school's class schedule? ....

... The issue before the en banc Young court is whether the Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding citizens to openly carry firearms outside the home .... 

...one new hospitalization, no new deaths....

...Food Safety Branch will begin to temporarily suspend the operations of restaurants, bars and other food establishments that do not comply.... 

...Beginning in May, CMS required nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid to inform residents, their families, and their representatives within 12 hours of when a single confirmed COVID-19 case is reported, or when three or more residents or staffers develop respiratory symptoms within 72 hours of each other....

...Hawaii has the broadest sales tax in the United States, but it taxes many products multiple times and, by one estimate, ultimately taxes 105 percent of the state’s personal income.  This base is far wider than the national median, where the sales tax applies to 34.25 percent of personal income....

...nobody pays more for less....

...During a post-arrest statement, Goeas admitted to past unlawful sexual contact with minor males....

...three new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

...Hawaii and Alaska have the lowest per capita COVID death tolls in the USA-- Hawaii is among the most restrictive states, Alaska is more moderate....

... The number of appointments available to the public is completely full. Every morning, hundreds of people try to access the website to get an appointment. This causes the system to freeze and crash, something reminiscent of the state's unemployment website in the early days of the pandemic ....

...$10.8 million, one of the largest single Medicare ambulance fraud cases ever prosecuted by the Justice Department....

...Rick Hamada Hosts 12 Honolulu Mayoral Candidates July 7, 2020, in the 2020 Mayoral Candidate Forum sponsored by the Sales and Marketing Executives of Honolulu, KHVH 830AM Radio, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, and KHON....