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Monday, February 3, 2020 |
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Committee Releases Whistleblower Allegations of Misconduct at FAA Honolulu Office
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 5379 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement, Small Business, Tourism
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...U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today released a fact sheet highlighting information the committee received from whistleblowers....
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Monday, February 3, 2020 |
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Andria Tupola Announces Run for Council District 1
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 5:06 PM :: 5705 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Republican Party
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...Former Representative, Andria Tupola announced today that she will be running for City Council District 1....
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Monday, February 3, 2020 |
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Week 2 at the Legislature
By Brett Kulbis @ 3:06 AM :: 3889 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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... from the Honolulu Republican Party ....
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Monday, February 3, 2020 |
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Red Light Cameras: The Risks of Privatizing Law Enforcement
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 3192 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...when private firms and municipalities consider revenues first, and safety second, the public interest is threatened....
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Sunday, February 2, 2020 |
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Why Do Lawmakers Want More Special Funds?
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:43 PM :: 3605 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...there is a plethora of requests for “special funds” in the 2020 Legislature....
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Saturday, February 1, 2020 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 10:09 PM :: 5156 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Life
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...Safe Haven for Newborns Passes First Committee....
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Saturday, February 1, 2020 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 1, 2020
By Selected News Articles @ 9:55 PM :: 2870 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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...votes in Congress and bills introduced from GovTrack.us....
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Saturday, February 1, 2020 |
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Kym Pine Leads 2020 Mayoral Race in Fundraising
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 1:04 PM :: 4335 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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...only Pine, Amemiya, and Hanabusa report substantial fundraising...
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Saturday, February 1, 2020 |
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FAA employee blocked from inspecting Kauai tour chopper prior to crash
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 AM :: 5067 Views :: Ethics, Small Business, Tourism
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...FAA bosses twice denied him travel authorizations to visit the helicopter company, making it next to impossible to perform adequate FAA oversight....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Cameras can catch cars that run red lights, but that doesn’t make streets safer
By Selected News Articles @ 9:32 PM :: 3429 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...They don’t reduce the total number of vehicle accidents, the total number of individuals injured in accidents or the total number of incapacitating injuries that involve ambulance transport to a hospital....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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HB1676: Red Light Scameras -- Bill Passes Committee
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 3276 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...Safety or scam? Red light cameras under scrutiny....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Economic Impact of Immigration by State -- Hawaii 17th
By Selected News Articles @ 9:03 PM :: 2812 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...which states benefit the most — and least — from immigration using 23 key indicators....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Honolulu 79th Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals
By Selected News Articles @ 8:56 PM :: 4847 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...STEM workers are in fierce demand and Honolulu is just not competitive....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Hawaii Most Expensive State for Car Owners
By Selected News Articles @ 8:41 PM :: 4496 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...‘Cost of Ownership & Maintenance’ highest in USA....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Stop Taxing Healthcare
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 4660 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...how do we attract more doctors to Hawaii — and keep the ones we still have?....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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How to Restore OHA's Credibility
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:31 PM :: 4183 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...The way OHA has responded to recent events has affected its credibility in the eyes of Hawai’i’s lawmakers and OHA’s own Hawaiian beneficiaries....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Hawaii’s housing crisis, in 63 seconds
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:35 PM :: 3899 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living
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...no land shortage....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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HB1884: Right to Repair
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 3971 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living
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...Manufacturers of everything from tablets to toasters to tractors make it too difficult and too expensive to repair their products when they break....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Former Schofield Range Director Pleads Guilty In Bribery Scheme
By News Release @ 4:09 AM :: 4278 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...Winslett further admitted that he accepted $723,333.33 in kickbacks from a local subcontractor....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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NRA Town Hall Set for Honolulu
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 2928 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Thursday, February 13th, 6PM-8PM -- Weinberg Memorial Hall - Ke’ehi Lagoon Memorial....
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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Election 2020: Candidate Filing Opens Monday Feb 3
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 3899 Views :: Office of Elections
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...Candidates seeking elective office can obtain nomination papers beginning Monday, February 3, 2020....
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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HB2451: Assisted Suicide Proponents want Hawaii to be a testing ground for Nurses!
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 3:48 PM :: 3291 Views :: Health Care
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...The House Health Committee has scheduled a hearing on HB 2451 (Relating to Health) this Friday, January 31, at 11 a.m....
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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Hawaii GE Tax adds $222M to healthcare costs
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:17 AM :: 5663 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Exempting medical services would help patients and stem the doctor shortage....
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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Second Amendment Rally Set for Capitol
By News Release @ 3:09 AM :: 3274 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Rally begins at 8:30AM -- Legislator visits begin at 10:30AM....
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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Bills Would Extend Statute of Limitations for Child Molestation
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 2:49 AM :: 3202 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...HB2177 will be heard by the House Judiciary Committee on January 30 at 2:45 pm in Capitol Conference Room 325....
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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Charting a New Fiscal Course for Hawaii: Fiscal Architecture Approach
By UHERO @ 1:49 AM :: 4759 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...a case for the Hawaii community to focus on “the future fiscal capacity of Hawaii state and local governments.”....
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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Feds Bust Philippine KOJ Church
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 4554 Views :: Law Enforcement, Religion
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...The criminal complaint charges three defendants who are described as the main administrators of KOJC in the United States....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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ILWU Boss Gets 30 Months for Theft
By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 4558 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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...Nathan Lum was the former division director of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142, Longshore Division (ILWU)....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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HB2728: Diamond Head Attack Becomes Excuse for Tax Hike
By Rep Gene Ward @ 5:03 PM :: 5120 Views :: Law Enforcement, Taxes, Tourism
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...House Bill 2728 implements a $5 surcharge for all overseas flights except for interisland travel....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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Another Record Year: 10.4M Tourists Visit Hawaii in 2019
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 4464 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...On average, there were 249,021 visitors in the Hawaiian Islands on any given day in 2019, up 3.0 percent from 2018....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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Hawaii: 69% Struggle Financially
By News Release @ 3:12 PM :: 4104 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...The Hawaii Financial Health Pulse provides a new, in-depth view of the financial struggles faced by people in Hawaii....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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Public Meetings to Discuss Caldwell Rain Tax
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 5375 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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...The challenge: Making rainwater into an excuse for you to pay more taxes....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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Doing the Job the State Won't Do: Feds Sentence MCCC Escapee to 46 Months in a Real Prison
By News Release @ 2:20 PM :: 4047 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement
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...Maui burglar sentenced to 46 months of prison after pleading guilty to possession of stolen firearms....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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HB2680: Involuntary Hospitalization for Mentally Ill
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 2:14 PM :: 4303 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...HB2680 will be heard on Wednesday, February 5 at 9 am in Capitol Conference Room 325....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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Hawaii receives mixed grades on tobacco prevention and cessation
By News Release @ 1:05 PM :: 4390 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...The 18th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report grades states and the federal government on policies proven to prevent and reduce tobacco use....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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Hawaii: More Anti-Gun Bills Introduced Before Deadline
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 3559 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Some of the more egregious bills introduced include....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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DHHL Buys KSBE Property in Moiliili--Will Build Rental Units
By News Release @ 3:06 AM :: 4025 Views :: DHHL
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...DHHL intends to rehabilitate those buildings immediately and deploy them as affordable rentals to applicants on the wait list....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020 |
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020 |
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Honolulu City Finances 3rd Worst in USA
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 5589 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Taxes
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...While people have focused on the city’s $2.6 billion pension debt, its debt related to retiree health care benefits is almost as high at $2.2 billion....
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Monday, January 27, 2020 |
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SB2331 Will Legislators Give Kaneshiro Crony $50M?
By Andrew Walden @ 4:20 PM :: 6481 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...What does a drunk rave promoter know about aviation fuel anyway?....
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Monday, January 27, 2020 |
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This Week's Legislative Hearings
By News Release @ 3:22 PM :: 3615 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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... List of present and future hearings ....
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Monday, January 27, 2020 |
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School Choice Week Hawaii -- 96 events statewide
By News Release @ 3:05 PM :: 3075 Views :: Education K-12
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...Aloha State Parents to Explore Education Options for Upcoming School Year....
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Sunday, January 26, 2020 |
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Death Row 'Not-a-Pimp' McCoy Kicked out by Angry Mother
By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 PM :: 7073 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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...McCoy escaped death row but he couldn't escape mother of one of his 'girlfriends'....
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Sunday, January 26, 2020 |
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Where The Homeless Are--Oahu 'Heat Map'
By News Release @ 4:27 PM :: 6208 Views :: Homelessness
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...Partners in Care Releases ‘Heat Map’ of Homeless Camps Based on 2020 PIT Survey....
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Sunday, January 26, 2020 |
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Auditor: CIP Management Gets Even Worse
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 5:48 AM :: 5345 Views :: Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government
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...The State’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget for FY2019 was $2.02 billion....
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Sunday, January 26, 2020 |
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Report: HIOSH has the Ethics of a Used Car Salesman
By News Release @ 5:07 AM :: 3911 Views :: Ethics
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... Occupational Health Branch Manager for HIOSH takes new hires shopping for used cars ....
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Sunday, January 26, 2020 |
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OHA Audit: Don’t Let Them Double Up!
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4151 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...This deserves an answer....
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