...We reviewed 99 House and Senate bills proposing 63 special and revolving funds during the 2020 legislative session. None satisfied the criteria....

...HB 2541 HD1 would make the state earned income tax credit refundable and permanent, and increase the refundable food/excise tax credit. In addition, the bill would increase the minimum wage....

...In times of crisis, we are likely to be held back by the same problems that affect us now — the doctor shortage, the shipping restrictions caused by the Jones Act....

...The Judicial Council is seeking applicants to fill one upcoming vacancy on the Hawaii State Ethics Commission. The term will run from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2024....

...Hawaii Black Voter Turnout in 2018 Midterm – 46th (4th worst)....

...Railroaded: City proposes Mind-Blowing 233% increase in bus fares....

...Hawaii County's median listing price decreased by 10%....

...The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Submillimeter Observatory and the UH Hilo Hōkū Ke‘a teaching telescope were previously set to be demolished by 2021....

... will Sen Taniguchi block this bill as he did last session? ....

...Cameras can catch cars that run red lights, but that doesn’t make streets safer....

...the District Court had awarded nominal compensation ($1), after the jury concluded that the State of Hawaii took Aina Lea's property....

...Hawaii annual per capita tax collections are $6,640....

...The Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Hawaii island) is seeking applications for independent grand jury counsel for Hilo and Kona....

...said state Sen. Mike Gabbard (D-Kapolei-Makakilo), who introduced the measure, “This is the right thing to do!”....

...House cuts funding for TMT enforcement from state budget—Ige Wanted $65M to Not Enforce Law on Mauna Kea....

...House Bill 1902 to ban most standard capacity magazines is now eligible for a floor vote in the House at any time....

...Analysis of the vaping industry in Hawaii, including economic data, state health department findings on vaping-related lung illnesses, youth e-cigarette use, tobacco retail compliance checks, and state funding dedicated to tobacco control programs....

...The biggest issue is concern over privacy. VMTs could allow the government to track drivers....

...Hawaii Population lost: -7,047 -- Population decrease: -0.50%....

...Public debate falls into two schools of thought as to why housing costs are so high....

...Whenever we as gun owners object to yet another second amendment infringing law, we hear the same old line, "well, we have to do something," but year after year, law after law is passed, and it changes nothing....

...Diamond Garcia's own journey from hardship to hope is reflective of the challenges many face in his hometown of Nanakuli....

...the state is staring at a looming major debt crisis, projected at the moment to total $88 billion over the next 30 years....

...Thursday, February 27, 6:30–8:30 p.m. in room 125, on the Waiʻanae Moku campus of LCC....

...As Threats Increase, Annual Assessment Finds Hawaii's Level of Readiness for Health Emergencies dropping....

...The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) permits students to transfer to another public school but only if their current public school meets the state definition of a “persistently dangerous” school....

...the current system preys on innocent property owners....

...without mentioning Omidyar, the New York Times reports ‘Protect Democracy’ is the nonprofit behind a recent letter signed by over 1,100 former US DoJ officials calling upon US Attorney General William Barr to resign....

...the bill would grant Jones Act exemptions to any state or territory not served by at least three Jones Act ocean carriers....

...The new member would replace Associate Justice Richard Pollack, who will be required to step down when he reaches age 70 in July 2020....

...This year’s Legislature has produced some unique proposed solutions to deal with our housing crisis....

...Votes in Congress and Bills introduced from GovTrack.us....

...the equivalent of a 16% property tax hike on the residential rate....

...What's alive after first lateral?....

...Volunteers helped pull invasive plants around the Visitors Information Station, while also learning to identify seedlings of native species sprouting near the parking lot....

...Kia’i protestors Wong and Perez were quoted as saying in the Tribune-Herald that, “dirty tactics” were being used. Well now that’s rich coming from the protestors....

...The position has been vacant since the retirement of Circuit Judge Greg K. Nakamura in November 2019....

...Assisted Suicide: 3 modified safeguards now only 2....

...“If OHA has nothing to hide, it should be willing to open its records to the state auditor”. -- Trustee Keli'i Akina ....

...the tax on gasoline would begin at $8.22 per barrel in 2021 and top out at $23.16 per barrel in 2030....

...In 2019, Hawaii’s legislature nearly enacted a resolution establishing Meatless Mondays in Hawaii’s public schools....

...HHFDC to decide how many units go to OHA and/or DHHL.... 

...More mandates and government red tape won’t build houses....

...Will 2020 be the year of an Hawaii Airport Corporation?....

... Hawaii is currently “short” by approximately 820 physicians ....

...Giffords Center recommends legislators, "...direct funding to evidence-based, community-driven violence intervention strategies...."

...Waipahu is the least Spanish-speaking place in the USA....

...measures of quality of life and community well-being for 42 communities throughout the state....

...CLUE: 28.4% RPS does not equal 28.4% of electricity coming from so-called renewables.  It means that the nameplate capacity of renewable producers is equal to 28.4% of electricity production.  They hope you don’t know this but now you do....