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| Sunday, June 23, 2019 |
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It’s the Economy, Stupid
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 6805 Views
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...Recently, we have been getting lots of news about our economy here in the islands, and none of it has been good....
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| Sunday, June 23, 2019 |
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On Board Video Shows 2016 Incident with Skydiving Plane
By Video @ 3:26 AM :: 8871 Views
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...Skydiver's GoPro video taken from within the cabin records a 2016 incident over Byron, CA involving the same skydiving plane which later crashed at Dillingham Airfield, June 21, 2019, killing 11....
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| Saturday, June 22, 2019 |
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Honolulu Workers Need $39.75 Per Hour To Rent A 2-BR
By News Release @ 4:26 AM :: 6034 Views
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...Out of Reach documents the significant gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing....
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| Saturday, June 22, 2019 |
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The average Hawaii household forks over more than $10,000 a year for food
By News Release @ 4:06 AM :: 5741 Views
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...Honolulu residents spend the 2nd-most for food, 3rd-most as a percentage of income....
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| Friday, June 21, 2019 |
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Why doesn’t Hawaii privatize more public services?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:49 PM :: 8147 Views
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...Hawaii’s state and county governments aren’t known for delivering high-quality public services in a cost-efficient manner....
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| Friday, June 21, 2019 |
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Inspired by ‘simplicity and efficiency’
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:45 PM :: 6259 Views
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...the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii “quietly chips away at the stone of economic issues in Hawaii”....
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| Friday, June 21, 2019 |
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How High Are Spirits Taxes in Your State?
By Tax Foundation @ 10:24 PM :: 5907 Views
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... Hawaii taxes distilled spirits at $5.98 per gallon ....
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| Friday, June 21, 2019 |
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‘De facto ban’ could poison tourism well
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:21 PM :: 7446 Views
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...banning short-term rentals could hurt Hawaii more than people realize....
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| Friday, June 21, 2019 |
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OHA board appoints interim chief executive officer
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 4786 Views
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...The OHA Board today appointed OHA Chief Operating Officer Sylvia Hussey, Ed.D., as the agency’s interim chief executive officer (CEO) until a new CEO is hired....
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| Thursday, June 20, 2019 |
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OHA Majority Targets Trustee Akina
By News Release @ 6:41 PM :: 8402 Views
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...the OHA Board has targeted him for his efforts to achieve greater transparency and accountability at OHA....
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| Thursday, June 20, 2019 |
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First Congressional Hearing on Citizenship Choice for Individual American Samoans
By News Release @ 6:12 PM :: 7012 Views
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...The new hearing has been confirmed for the 3rd week of July....
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| Thursday, June 20, 2019 |
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Telescope: State Issues Notice to Proceed, Rips Down Protesters Shacks
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 10582 Views
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... So that construction of the telescope can begin safely, four unauthorized structures were removed from Mauna Kea earlier this morning by multiple state agencies ....
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| Wednesday, June 19, 2019 |
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Judiciary Program Tackles Absenteeism at Keaau Middle School
By News Release @ 10:41 PM :: 6611 Views
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"...the original intent of the program was to increase school attendance rates, which the program did...."
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| Wednesday, June 19, 2019 |
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Auditor: No More Silly Talk About Profits at the Convention Center
By Andrew Walden @ 9:41 PM :: 6021 Views
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...Released today, a State Auditor’s report shows the Convention Center ‘s operating loss has jumped up from an anemic $4.3M in 2017 to a much more robust $8.3M in calendar year 2018....
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| Tuesday, June 18, 2019 |
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Hawaii State Veterans Summit
By News Release @ 6:27 PM :: 5047 Views
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... Complete Summit schedule ....
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| Tuesday, June 18, 2019 |
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Kahele: I am a F****** Tiger on Tulsi's Tail
By Selected News Articles @ 6:06 PM :: 9187 Views
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...a message to Gabbard: “Good luck running for president, but don't come back to Hawaii.”....
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| Tuesday, June 18, 2019 |
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Hawaii 3rd Most Dangerous for Older Pedestrians
By News Release @ 4:05 AM :: 4018 Views
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...Between 2008-2017, Hawaii adults over 50 were 2.6 times as likely to be struck and killed while walking compared to people under 50….
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| Monday, June 17, 2019 |
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Why is the Hawaii Attorney General too busy to prosecute charter school corruption?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:42 PM :: 9793 Views
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...The day after an allegedly corrupt charter school director evaded justice, the AG’s office sent out yet another nationally-themed news release--ironically calling on Congress to do something about … corrupt educational institutions....
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| Monday, June 17, 2019 |
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Economic Well-Being of Children: Hawaii Ranks 34th
By News Release @ 7:32 PM :: 8864 Views
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...conditions have shown little to no improvements in more recent years, with the state’s rank for this domain slipping from 30 in 2018 to 34 in 2019....
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| Sunday, June 16, 2019 |
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After Lying to Legislature OHA Shoots Messenger--and Misses
By Andrew Walden @ 10:28 PM :: 8938 Views
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... what was it that Keli'i Akina said? ....
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