… Federal prosecutors appear to be re-focusing their efforts to charge Honolulu’s former city Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro as part of a sprawling public corruption probe ….
… the defendants thought they could get a better deal from a judge ….
… “I’m not saying I wasn’t part of the problem I was part of the problem….” — Kai Kahele ….
… “Ask me no questions, I’ll tell you no lies”….
… According to an on-line biography, “Neguse and his wife Andrea live in Lafayette, CO, where they are raising their young daughter, Natalie.” ….
… Kai Kahele trips over his own hubris in late bid for governor ….
… HART now says it will cost $9.9 billion to not finish its rail project by 2031 ….
… Iwasa has valuable insights into the operations of the rail project because she also is a non-voting member of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation ….
“… 1819 to 1969, the federal Indian boarding school system consisted of 408 federal schools across 37 states or then territories, including 21 schools in Alaska and 7 schools in Hawaii ….” — US DoI report
… Another sovereignty criminal. What a surprise! ….
… The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs deferred the measure “indefinitely” ….
… Ranked-Choice Voting Designed to Ensure that Republicans Don’t Get Elected ….
… Grado had previously been arrested for illegally carrying ammunition during a Honolulu ‘Black Lives Matter’ protest ….
… Here’s a list of some of the eyebrow-raising bills that have gone to the fifth floor ….
… bills to sign or veto ….
… 8 of the 14 bills identified by Commission were adopted by 2022 Legislature ….
… Solid waste disposal costs can be reduced by diverting recyclable waste to the H-POWER waste to energy facility ….
… the Biden Administration is concerned that your solar panels may be manufactured by enslaved Muslims in Xinjiang ….
… a three-bedroom home up to $780,000 is considered ‘affordable’ ….
… The City went in search of the answers they wanted ….
… $164M and 21 more hours of paid time off from the classroom ….
… Inflation in the Islands hit 7.5% in March ….
… $1 million will last in savings: 10 years, 10 months, 11 days ….
… Hawaii’s cost of living is high—93% greater than the national average and the highest in the country in 2021—and personal income on the island state is only slightly higher than the national average ….
… 2022’s Cities with the Most & Least Student Debt ….
… on September 13, 2021, the counties of Honolulu and Maui mandated that customers and employees provide proof of full vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test ….
… on Oahu 2,107 new cases, +74% change from previous week ….
… these restrictions can easily be reinstated with the stroke of a pen because our state’s emergency-management law has not changed ….
… Common Cause Hawaii 2022 Legislative Wrap-Up ….
… New Hospital Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group Highlight Pandemic-Era Declines in Patient Experience ….
… but it’s a great place to be a criminal ….
… On the same night, the man now charged in the murder, 30-year-old Razi Ali White, was arrested for criminal property damage at Ala Moana Beach Park. At his arraignment and plea on the following day, Judge Shimozono (a former public defender and criminal defense attorney) released White on the condition he would appear in court as scheduled ….
… “The Navy’s decision means that work to defuel and close the Red Hill facility can begin without further delay,” said Kathleen Ho, Deputy Director of Environmental Health ….
… Clinicians schedule statewide strike starting May 18 to force changes at HMO that serves 260,000 Hawaii residents ….
… Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald today applauded the Hawaii State Legislature for its support ….
… Nomination papers for all offices now available–last day to file, June 7, 2022 ….
