... the last fare hikes were in 2022 ....

...The volumetric rate, which is based on how much water you use, will increase from $7.95 to $11.83 per thousand gallons....

...A federal judge ruled Tuesday that claims Maui County operates streetlights that disorient and kill protected Hawaiian seabirds must go to trial....

...Perhaps the City should begin proceedings against itself as a ‘nuisance landlord’?... 

... HSH has undertaken a coordinated effort to reduce its census of justice-involved patients, which has allowed HSH to again admit civilly committed residents ....

...In 2025 Hawai‘i’s economy grew at a robust 2.5 percent, exceeding the overall U.S. growth rate of 2.1 percent....

... a rulemaking process to establish the maximum amount each electric utility may pay to resolve claims arising from any covered catastrophic wildfires ....

... he allegedly used forged documents to unlawfully obtain approximately $40,000 from a deceased individual’s estate ....

...FSM’s population decreased by 26 percent between the 2010 and 2023 censuses, and RMI lost 20 percent of its population from 2011 to 2021....

“...Should (the Hawaii Supreme Court) ultimately reverse the lower court ruling and recognize that at least certain animals are legal persons entitled to assert their fundamental interests in court, it will be the first court in the nation to do so….”

...Multiple bodies recommended for elimination by the 2010–2011 COGC remain in place today under essentially the same conditions....

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

Hawaii was the last place in the US to abolish indentured servitude....

... the story of a psychologist that was indicted on 32 counts of Medicaid fraud in 1984 ....

... SB3025: The Legislature's medical debt relief bill creates a timely opening to discuss deeper affordability failures ....

... three bills that could help ....

I trust that the courts will agree with us and act quickly to quash this audacious bid to suppress our right to speak out on matters concerning the future of Hawaii.

“WHEREAS, the retroactivity of the RETITC annual cap presents a risk of litigation...."

...on July 1, 2026, Administrator James Barros steps down and David Lopez assumes responsibility as the new HIEMA administrator....

... Free Expression in a Climate of Self-Censorship: A National Survey of American Law Faculty ....