... They will now go to the House for further consideration ....

... bills introduced and votes in Congress from GovTrack.us ....

... HR148 to change McKinley High School’s name back to Honolulu High School will be heard by the House Committee on Education on Thursday, March 18, at 2 p.m. ....

... a kind of crabs-in-the-bucket argument ....

... Hawaii had the highest life expectancy at birth, 81.0 years in 2018, and West Virginia had the lowest, 74.4 years ....

... abortion, drugs, suicide ....

"...It's going to discourage economic growth that has already stalled...."

... Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald today appointed Jeffrey W. Ng to fill a judicial position in the District Family Court of the Third Circuit ....

“...Hawaii: First in taxation, last in affordability....”

... Some states have experienced meaningful revenue declines. But many don’t have losses to offset, so they would have to identify other ways to spend a large infusion of one-time money ....

... SB56 contains so many tax increases it's hard to fathom, yet at the end of the day, only one Hawaii senator opposed it ....

"...This includes people who work in hotels and hospitality, food service, banking and finance, transportation, construction, media, logistics, information technology and more...."

...Translation: Wage hikes coming on June 30 ....

... Independent pharmacies on O‘ahu and Hawai‘i Island have administered first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to about 10,000 residents and caregivers in approximately 1,700 small care homes and have now begun returning to administer second doses ....

... effective immediately, with the exception of the permitted team sports activities, which may begin as early as April 12, 2021 ....

... A Maui bill to increase affordability requirements is the backdrop for a discussion on how current housing policy can be improved ....

... BASF has been trying to break in to the US sunscreen market for nearly 20 years.  They have been blocked by protectionist FDA stalling ....  

... a working group to include seven (7) members who are Native Hawaiian to be nominated by Native Hawaiian groups, organizations, or communities to be appointed by the Speaker of the House ....

... The reduction would subject many state residents who consumed little more than a single drink prior to driving to imprisonment ....

... Like Hawaii, Alaska relies heavily on tourism ....