... a Senate Majority Retreat to identify and discuss legislative priorities ....

... Hawaii 8th highest cost of smoking ....  

... Small, focused policies could free up homebuilders and generate a wave of new housing construction ....

... they often foot the bill for property tax increases in the form of higher rent ....

... Hawaii 3rd biggest loser ....

... working group to oversee DHHL's execution of funds pursuant to Act 279 ....

"...due to heavy cloud cover and rainy conditions across the island, production from solar energy systems has been reduced and battery energy storage systems could not charge...."

... it’s taken almost half a year to see anything come from the governor’s emergency proclamation ....

... remedy the consequences of some other folks who dropped the ball ....

... the plan will not only continue to exacerbate the rental market's hyperinflation but also displace West Maui families by relocating them to long-term accommodations at Maui Lani ....

... the so-called ‘leadership’ of the Hawaii Republican Party is experiencing the cold realities of the situation they have so very foolishly created for themselves ....

... reflecting upon some exciting accomplishments ....

... 2,400-plus households, totaling more than 5,928 individuals, remain housed in more than 30 hotels throughout Maui ....

... Also included was draft legislation intended to minimize these risks and promote the public welfare to the greatest extent possible, should the Legislature choose to legalize cannabis ....

... 43% profit for Black Sand / Kobayashi ....

... 2023 featured “challenges galore,” but ....

... increasing East Coast fuel costs, killing a massive wind farm project and crippling LNG tranport ....

... Thursday, Jan. 18, 5 p.m. at Ko'olau Ballroom ....

... State departmental representatives will provide updates and requests on their budget proposals ....

... unlike Maine and Colorado, in Hawaii the Trump supporters did it to each other .... 

... Hawaiian Airlines has not been owned by an individual or entity in Hawaii for a long time ....

... her guru is stilll dreaming of a position in a Trump administration ....

... A number of restaurants are in a pinch recently.  Here’s what happened to them ....

... retired MFD batallion chief Amos Lonokailua-Hewett ....

... The Legislature will continue to accept GIA applications until Friday, January 19, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. ....

... In previous decades, City streets were planned and designed primarily for vehicular capacity, not any longer! ....

... The recent decision by Police Chief Logan to require people to be certified by nonexistent instructors means that NO ONE can purchase a handgun or rifle until ....

... To date, the task force has seized nearly 70,000 pounds of illegal fireworks. ...

... Spending was down 2.4% in November when compared to the previous year. However, the number of tourists increased by 0.3% to 731,233 ....

... the minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour beginning on Jan. 1, 2024. Act 114 incrementally increases the minimum wage to $16 per hour Jan. 1, 2026, and to $18 per hour Jan. 1, 2028 ....

... the last three years have produced zero arrests since Hawaii Proud Boys leader Nick Ochs was nabbed at Honolulu Airport--but they have produced immense disruption within the Hawaii Republican Party ....

... Senate Leadership and committee assignments of the 15 standing committees ....

... the 2024 Legislative Session which will convene on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 ....

... In November, 655,600 persons were employed and 19,550 were unemployed statewide ....

... Starting Jan. 24, 2024 ....

... Hawaii has recovered only 81% of lost jobs since COVID ....

... City and County of Honolulu had nearly a year to prepare for the July 1, 2022 handover, but somehow didn’t get the billing contract established ....

... Rather than get personally involved and perhaps step on the wrong toes, people deliberately chose to go along to get along ....

As presented by Hoku Paoa Stevenson at the Summer Palace....

... Until someone brings up politics ....

... 12 people per day ....

“The total state debt balance of $19.7 billion represents 19.49% of the state’s GDP."

... Honolulu consumers will be subjected to a double whammy next year ....

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

... Caltech has taken the Leighton Telescope out of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) dome and removed it from Maunakea for shipment to Chile for re-use ....

... The first application window opened on September 9, 2023 and closed on October 2, 2023. On Wednesday, just in time for Christmas, 492 awardees received acceptance letters. ....

... National Park Service completes Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Air Tour Management Plan ....

... a new real property tax classification specifically for long-term rental properties ....

... what can Hawaii policymakers do? ....

... The ordinance that levies heavy fines on short-term rentals in Honolulu remains in effect only for new rentals beginning operations after the ordinance was put in place ....