… last day to file, June 7, 2022 ….
… (notapimp) Logan accused the 33-year-old man he allegedly assaulted of sexually assaulting (not paying) his …uh… ‘girlfriend’, Leann “Jewels” Brandt, 41, and told the man he would kill him. Brandt was arrested with Logan after she allegedly held a razor blade to the 33-year-old’s neck and threatened to kill him while Logan allegedly pinned him to the ground ….
… Joe Logan: I did not tell Police Commission About Criminal Son ….
…Will Hawaii Republicans manage to field a credible candidate for Governor?….
… “Symbolic of Widespread Corruption in Hawaii” ….
… cash stuffed into envelopes, trips to casinos and fancy dinners ….
… “There is strong evidence that the Cayetano campaign is illegally coordinating with the Victory Calls PAC to run a ‘smear campaign’ against Lt. Gov. Green, a violation of campaign spending law which must not be allowed to corrupt our elections,” said Chris West, president of the ILWU Local 142 ….
…$23.2 million in back pay for just one group of convicts….
… How much money will Hawaii private school boards be willing to pay lawyers for the ‘privilege’ of pushing this latest pseudo-intellectual academic fad on their students? ….
… Court documents said the men punched, kicked and used a shovel to beat a man who was knocked unconscious. He suffered a concussion and two broken ribs, prosecutors said. The defendants are accused of saying the man was in the “wrong place,” didn’t belong there and that “no white man is ever going to live in this house or neighborhood.”…
… Jordan is listed in HPD’s 2021 annual discipline report that is shared with state lawmakers. The department accused Jordan of criminal conduct, “promoting intoxicating liquor to a minor.” He resigned “prior to discharge” ….
… Last year, more than 2,850 people applied to take the HPD entrance exam. Nearly 900 people passed the test, but just 189 were selected by the department for recruit classes. ….
… HART’s recovery plan was shipped off to the FTA today with revenue projections that I think are too high ….
… Hawaii’s gross domestic product is down by 4.43% since 2019, yet even as the economy suffers, all four counties seem determined to spend like crazy ….
… The Honolulu City Council approved Ordinance 21-7, hiking fares ….
… Oahu homeowners to pay significantly more in property taxes as home values rise … Kauai Council approves $260.3M budget–Up $40M thanks to tax and assessment hikes ….
… “HELCO estimates that the revenue requirements for the Project (to be collected from customers) will exceed $1.2 billion over the 30-year term of the PPA. ….
… most solar panels are being made by Muslim slaves in Xinjiang ….
… Housing: Holding back Hawaii’s economy ….
… $200 million in taxpayer dollars have just been allocated to a new, untested state agency — the School Facilities Authority — that got its first executive director less than three months ago ….
… DOH received a Notice of Cessation from the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) International Observatory for its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit ….
… HB2024 HD1 SD2 CD1 assumes that UH Real Property Agreements become property owned and controlled by the MKSOA by legislative directive ….
… These hearings –Chaired by Sen Schatz– were not announced anywhere. Not by OHA, DHHL, CNHA, nor by any member of the Congressional delegation, nor by any news release from the Senate Indian Affairs Committee ….
… contract for a comprehensive range of brand management and visitor education services for the Hawaiian Islands in the United States market, as well as support services shared by Hawai‘i’s brand management teams worldwide ….
… It would have increased the state sales tax and would have eliminated many tax credits and deductions. The legislature, predictably, tossed out these offsets ….
… it’s technically easier to build a house for Oprah than it is to build houses for average families ….
… six major layers of housing regulation: the state Land Use Commission, county plans, community plans, county zoning, special management area permitting and the historic districts ….
… this is what happens if you try to build affordable housing in Hawaii ….
… HB2075 (Act 030), restoring part of a previous gun law that was struck down by a federal court last year ….
… As of December 31, 2021, there were approximately 134,000 Hawai‘i consumers who transacted over $800 million in digital currencies through participating companies in the DCIL …..
… “Houston, we have a problem.” ….
… despite U.S. economic growth projections being revised downward ….
… Stacker compiled a list of states where people from Hawaii are moving to the most using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. …
… red states effectively lost at least three seats in Congress while blue states effectively gained them ….
… Dennis W
