...but the Big Island is much more affordable....

...calling for outright repeal of the protectionist federal maritime law known as the Jones Act so far has not been a successful strategy....

... Certificate of Need (CON) laws increase mortality rates for COVID-19 patients and others ....

"...Through the issuance of a 'no action message,' DFI is not taking any action against these companies...."

...3 new hospitalizations, 2 new deaths (one of which will be reported with tomorrow's numbers)....

...The scheme began with three days of meetings in Hong Kong in March 2001....

...Caldwell said at the news briefing that county and state leaders discussed the modified restrictions for O‘ahu over the past five days, trying to decide whether to use a scalpel or a hammer. “We’ve chosen a scalpel,” Caldwell said....

...HD 18 Candidate Lori Ford was contacted by a special agent with the Hawaii Attorney General's office and was requested to fly back to Hawaii so she could be arrested.... 

...one new death, twelve new hospitalizations....

...“While the mayor has ordered these gardens closed for nearly a month, we need to make sure that when they reopen, more people can have access to garden plots, with increased awareness, easier access and clearer guidelines that minimize red tape. The program needs to be expanded,” Pine said....

...$30 Million Purchase of Honolulu ABC Network Affiliate (KITV-ABC 4) from SJL Broadcasting is 16th Station Purchase for Allen's 'Allen Media Broadcasting' Division....

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... Keli'i Akina & Colin Moore Talk Story ....

... Hawaii 5th largest quarterly increase in overall delinquency rate ....

...5 new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

...technology has brought us great advances in life and in how we connect, but it has also opened us up to a whole new host of dangers....

...Now that the economy is down and tax revenues are in the tank, we are now seeing cases of our Department of Taxation using some particularly nasty provisions in the tax code....

...the testing method is immediately available to other diagnostic laboratories that want to start using the new test, which can be scaled up quickly for use across the nation — and, perhaps, beyond — in the coming weeks....

...4 new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

...even U.S.-built tugboats suffer from similar excess costs. That means that tugboats built in the United States for $20 million would cost only $4 million-$5 million if constructed in another country....