... Typically, local commanders are permitted to approve routine five-year leases, however, with HDOT seeking a longer term (50 years), the Army had to seek approval in Washington, D.C. ....

"... Almost three-fourths (72 percent) of its teachers are alternatively certified ...."

... As Chief of the BMV, Leon Guerrero knowingly permitted 'Ivan' to submit fraudulent immigration documents, on at least 50 occasions between January 2020 and December 2022 ....

... The Executive Supplemental Budget request adds $326 million in general funds to the operating budget to continue essential operations and support statewide priorities, and $890 million in general obligation bond funds ....

“...Drugs specifically played a role in 38 of the 76 traffic deaths on island in the past three years....”

... should next UH President be more like MRC Greenwood or Evan Dobelle? ... 

... The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii urges lawmakers to prioritize zoning and other reforms because residents need homes now ....

... provide anyone who rents to Lahaina residents displaced by the August 2023 wildfires a 100% exemption from Maui County’s property tax ....

... seeking to block an Idaho law that prohibits transgender students from using public school restrooms and locker rooms that align with their so-called 'gender identity' ....

... just another scheme to enrich national Democrat lawyers of Sher-Edling ....

... the Department of Education approached the Department of Budget and Finance with a list of about $900 million in projects that it didn’t think it could move before the funding for the project ran out of time ....

... Should the incentives fail to motivate enough STRs to become available, Green may impose a short-term moratorium by mid-January, he said ....

... at HPD HQ Jan 9, 2024, 10am ....

... The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Hawaii's firearm permitting scheme, arguing that it grants law enforcement officials too much discretion ....

... EMS neglected to bill patients for ambulance rides starting July 1, 2022 ....

... votes cast in Congress ....

... sustain the readiness of the Navy and other participating U.S. military services by supporting current and future training and testing requirements, increasing flexibility in conducting training and testing activities, modernizing and sustaining range capabilities ....

... "500 Mines Needed" to Make Green Energy Possible ....

... from six bipartisan working groups, formed to evaluate topics related to the Lahaina wildfire ....

... Tyson Miyake--Construction boss and former Maui County Chief of Staff under Victorino, now Vice President of Corporate Affairs for lobbying firm, Karey Kapoi LLC ....

... 2028?  How hard are you laughing? ....

... Beginning Monday, December 18, the Hawai‘i State Capitol will join 37 other state capitols that have incorporated metal detection into their security measures ....

... Rep Tam backed transsexual Mr Kim Coco Iwamoto in his 2022 primary campaign against House Speaker Scott Saiki.  Saiki has blocked OHA's effrorts to upzone Kakaako Makai ....

... As of December 13, 2023, 92 fatalities caused by motor vehicle collisions were reported statewide. This is a decrease from the 112 lives lost at this time in 2022 ....

... Delays caused by lawsuits filed by Earthjustice have resulted in critical project deadlines being missed ....

... Ascencio worked as a correctional officer at the Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) from 2000 until his arrest in 2020 for these charges ....

... Croskery, working with others, was responsible for bringing approximately 80 pounds of methamphetamine and 40,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl from California to Hawaii from June 2021 to February 2022 ....

..."The proposed repowering of the Waiau facility will be the largest generation project in Hawaiian Electric’s 132-year history."  It will run on oil, but read on to see how HECO conceals this fact....

... Hawaiian Electric will begin contract negotiations with the developers of 15 renewable energy projects on Oahu, Hawaii Island and Maui ....

... an approximate increase of 0.79 percent ....

...the fire hydrant near the Young Brothers area was connected to a 1920s-era water tower as its water source but that the county had demobilized that tower....

... DBEDT lowered the economic growth rate for 2024 to 1.3 percent ....

"...Among the victims are a water utility in Hawaii...."

... “The BWS’ decision to raise water rates by about 50% may create a hardship for many residents. It’s important for the BWS to take advantage of available federal funding to reduce the costs it passes on to O‘ahu residents,” said Governor Josh Green, M.D. ....

...there are a few state rules holding them back....

... Whether we’re talking about buying groceries, paying utilities or just keeping roofs over your heads, Hawaii is always at or near the top of the national rankings for cost ....

... Cruise ships sailing empty?....

 ... The names of the two gorillas are ERS and EUTF ....

... bills introduced and votes cast ....

... the state had a huge surplus and many of our lawmakers were going hog-wild trying to spend it ....

... Hawaii-based Ann Wright, a former Army colonel and US diplomat and who sits on the group's board, was interviewed while aboard a ship headed to Gaza ....

... if Hawaii is so popular, why has its population declined for seven years in a row? ....

... government actions created the demand for STRs in the first place, and government regulatory failures “created housing unaffordability long before STRs even came into existence." ....

... forces to clear waste and debris from a sizable homeless encampment in Kīpapa Gulch, along Kamehameha Highway....

... the mere fact that an airline that was not “Hawai‘i based” came in to buy a “Hawai‘i based airline” that didn’t elicit an immediate hearing in the State Capitol on the merits of it told me that, indeed, the relationship between the people of Hawai‘i, its government officials, and its aviation options, has very much changed....

... no toxins here ....

... trying to please Mercado Kim ....

... 10,800 housing units were approved.  800 were actually built ....

... Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, from 6pm to 8pm ....

... Following his arrest, Brown was placed on leave without pay pending the outcome ....