... If the 2,186-passenger cruise liner were redeployed or retired today, there would be no comparable ship to replace it under federal law ....

... In the wake of the Colonial Pipeline outage that has produced mounting fuel shortages along the East Coast, the Department of Transportation has ​announced that it is taking initial steps ....

... Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that 12 to 15-year-olds receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine ....

... The U.S. House has once again passed his National Forest study measure that calls on the United States Forest Service (USFS) to engage communities in the State of Hawai’i in a study to identify suitable parcels to be incorporated into a National Forest ....

... In fiscal year (FY) 2018, the highest state sales tax collections per capita were found in Hawaii ($2,694) ....

... American Samoa is the only territory that selects part of its legislature through customary means and the only territory that prohibits the alienation of most of its lands ....

... Eric Stroeve, arrested for alleged arson of Supreme Court, had been arrested multiple times on Oahu--including for assault on HPD officers in Feb 2020--but not jailed because of COVID sanctions ordered by the very same Supreme Court he allegedly firebombed ....

... The NOVO was issued due to the licensee’s ongoing failure to submit annual independent financial audits ....

... Blangiardi: “I had nothing to do with that contract” ....

... why housing prices have soared statewide and why affordability mandates won’t have the desired results ....

... President Biden may not be as keen as President Trump was to issue Jones act waivers ....

... Mr. Merrill most recently served as a financial crimes section chief in the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. ....

.... Saiki selected Representative Mark M. Nakashima, Chair of the Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee (District 1 – Hamakua, North Hilo, South Hilo) to serve as Chair of the working group ....

... Officers are more likely to be attracted to police departments that steer clear of scandal and corruption and that are transparent with their communities ....

... UH’s budget got gutted—by our Senate ....

... explore statistics on inpatient stays and drug prescriptions, and review homelessness numbers and mental health emergency calls ....

"... require any new PSP agreement with United Airlines or any applicant require the airline to refrain from outsourcing jobs ...."

... and no in-person summer school on the Big Island, Molokai or Lanai ....

... Income tax is a complicated enough subject already ....

... it's been deemed easier to work with Canada rather than those within the U.S. government committed to preserving the status quo ....