...Hawaii Kai Thursday, November 9th -- Kailua Tuesday, November 14th....

...At no point did the FTA reject a “Plan B” option....

...the four horsemen of the transit apocalypse include....

...A much bigger body of ice was identified in a neighboring cinder cone crater, Pu'uhaukea....

Held this year in Mesa, Arizona, the annual convention of the NFRA drew hundreds of conservative political activists....

...Impact Also Includes 31,727 Jobs and $263 Million in State & Local Taxes....

...“proposed by economist Anne Krueger.”....

...Will Mazie Hirono name names?....

...Flashback: Rumors and Rage: When Good Conservation Sounds Bad....

...Did DOTAX Turn the Corner on Customer Service?....

...In or about 2004, while employed as a private attorney, K. KEALOHA was appointed by the Hawaii state court as trustee and guardian for two minor children....

...Caldwell left O‘ahu the evening of Oct 18 for a 'personal vacation', and is scheduled to return on Tuesday, October 31...

...the Resource Management Committee opted to instead give the grant funds directly to the charter schools, instead of to the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement....

...There likely are plenty of groups around Hawaii that would be willing to manage Kakaako Waterfront Park instead of the state. Why not give them a try?....

...urging the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a California ban on the possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines for guns....

...Nowhere are drivers angrier than in Hawaii, analysis suggests....

"...The four men who restrained Rep. Quinlan are Rep. Daniel Holt. Rep. Tom Brower, Ali Sek and Benjamin Gates...."

...Hawaii has enough in cash reserves to weather next recession, report says....

...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii President and CEO Keli’i Akina, Ph.D., was part of a panel moderated by Lara Yamada that discussed the federal maritime-related Jones Act on “Insights on PBS Hawai‘i,” Oct. 12....

...Caldwell today nominated Karen Chang and Jerry Gibson to serve on the volunteer Honolulu Police Commission. Their appointments require confirmation by the Honolulu City Council....

...bills passed by the Honolulu City Council last week create and authorize the Waikīkī Transportation Management Special Improvement District....

...Hawaiian Beneficiary Funds Continue To Fly Out The Door At OHA....

...The State Business Tax Climate Index is a measure of how well states structure their tax systems....

“The federal government has significantly increased its immigration enforcement activities, including, for example, a nearly 40 percent increase in arrests within the first four months of 2017,” the complaint states....

...with speakers from the Reason Foundation, Tax Foundation, and Pew Charitable Trusts to inform the public on ways we can solve many of our fiscal problems and make our economy better....

...Median gross rent as a percentage of monthly income 46.5%....

...U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson of the District of Hawaii issued a temporary restraining order against the ban Tuesday....

..."Ms Sweeney is an incredibly qualified nominee," said Robin Puanani Danner....

...Michael Lilly , Former Hawaii Attorney General, joins Hawaii Together with Keli'i Akina for a discussion on the history and current state of Racial Harmony in Hawaii.... 

...Hawai’i Free Press has obtained a copy of the Fiscal Year 2016-17 Office of Hawaiian Affairs check register in response to an open records request....

...During the past few months, the Tax Review Commission has been busy at work....

...It isn't often that a supposedly controversial political issue builds to an overwhelming consensus among Hawaii citizens — especially when that consensus is in direct opposition to the official position of the state's Democratic Party....

...publisher Dennis Francis of OPI, owned by Canada-based Black Press Ltd., is insisting on slashing wages and benefits for the remaining journalists....

...The position of administrative director is actually one of the few positions created by the State Constitution....

...and this is before the legislature raised the TAT and increased the Income Tax.... 

...comparing nearly 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. across 27 key measures....

...Hawaii has the 8th highest amount of taxation per capita in the USA....

...the Hawaii AG office denied the public interest fee waiver request and charged $28,396.30 to complete the document search....

...Fiscal Stability#41....

...the state Auditor has already informed OHA of its preliminary findings....

...Tuesday’s order strongly suggests that the justices will dismiss the Hawaii case once the refugee resettlement provision terminates....

...the 9th Circuit Court’s Marsh v. J. Alexander LLC decision makes life much easier for employers with tipped employees in Hawaii....

'...it continues to effectuate the President’s unrepudiated promise to exclude Muslims from the United States...."

...Expiration of Trump’s temporary Puerto Rico Jones Act waiver validates Sen McCain’s permanent exemption bill....

• Senate: Pai Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Quarles Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Cissna Nomination – Confirmation
• House: Abortion Ban
• House: Fiscal 2018 Budget Resolution

...it spent $54 million to buy Honolulu’s iconic Aloha Tower and convert it into an anchor for its downtown campus....

...Seafarers Fret Over New Assault on Jones Act in Wake of Storms....

...Fukumoto’s Long-Form Financial Disclosures include many details....

...Wednesday, October 11th At 10 AM....

...those who buy things from Amazon and have been paying Use Tax can stop....