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...behavioral health services to Medicaid-eligible adults who have serious mental illnesses, and who are participants in the state's QUEST Expanded Access, or QExA, health program....

TONIGHT, Thursday, November 1 – 6:00-8:30 p.m....

It is clear that our state government has not been working for the people and I am running to change that.

"With the PLDC's recent efforts to exclude the public from commenting and the adoption of a toothless strategic plan, it appears our only alternative is to push for a repeal of the PLDC."

At $22,394, Hawaii's adjusted average income figure is more than $7,000 below that of the next lowest state....(we're 39% lower than Mississippi and 56% lower than Alaska)

2.9 percent of all new electric vehicles sold so far in the U.S. this year were registered in Hawaii, ranking the state 10th in the country. This rate is almost eight times the state’s share of all new car registrations in the U.S., where Hawaii ranks 41st overall at 0.4 percent.

Civil Beat's pollster over samples Democrats, using 56% self-identified Democrats. Our nationally-recognized pollster believes this figure should be 42%....

Hawaii looted its catastrophe fund to "balance" the budget and doubled down by taking borrowed money to replenish it....

$1436.40 per household per year is currently being paid into Hawaii government employees pensions—third highest in the nation. Table 4 (pg. 48) shows that an additional $1288 per household is needed ....

Our campaign is surging in the closing days! As we approach Election Day, you can feel the momentum building....

The Hawai‘i State Environmental Council has issued a draft of revised rules for the state's environmental review process....

"State and Local Tax Policy: Taxing E-commerce" focused on taxation of e-commerce, hotel room rentals by online travel agencies, and the impact of tax credits....

The high-tech buoy network faced $4.5 million in cuts in February, and Hirono opposed bipartisan House legislation to fully fund the critical system for FY2013 ....

SMS did a survey of 303 interviews, 90% said they unfamiliar with `Aina Koa Pono (AKP). 10% were aware of AKP. The math says this is 29-31 people.

Rather than pretending that the damage of tax increases is limited to “rich” people, it makes sense to look at overall economic effects, either nationally or within each state....

...The Star Advertiser polled 60% of Democrats in their sample; while our pollster believes that the number of Democrats in our congressional district is closer to 45% of the electorate....

"This is a common tactic for Hirono to tout the great efforts of so many others as her own...."

...in the Democrat Primary election, the Ward poll showed Tulsi Gabbard losing to Mufi Hannemann by 10 points and she went on to win by 21....

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Lawmakers seem to have a simplistic reaction to solving problems the solution to which plagues their constituents - tax it.

Hawai'i Free Press endorsements on State and County ballot initiatives....

Hirono has been on the wrong side of every small business issue during this session.

...according to AAN the total Medicare cuts to Hawaii are $2,151,990,000.  That means cuts of $10,648 to each and every one of our 202,097 kupuna....

...free food and an opportunity to tell Charles about the issues you care about most....

... candidates who strongly support saving farmland and who will work to promote local farms ....

Even when given a softball question on finding common ground between the political parties, Colleen Hanabusa, actually stated, "I'm not quite sure what you mean by common ground."

As you read, remember that whatever Congress does to Indian Tribes will become law for the Akaka Tribe as well.

Brookings' analysis of international commercial air travel passenger levels within the United States' global aviation network ....

Maui county does participate in the poorly funded state pension plan. Its other post-employment benefit (OPEB) liability is also large....

Urge the Governor to rescind Executive Agreements between the State of Hawaii, the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) and HECO that were put in place in 2008 ....

Hawaii had the highest percentage of multi-generational households, accounting for 11.1% of all family households in that state....

...the groups are asking DLNR to conduct environmental reviews before granting permits that allow unlimited aquarium collection of marine wildlife in coastal waters....

... join me in supporting the following candidates who will bring bi-partisanship and balance to government ....

Tonight at 8:00 p.m. PBS will host the final debate ....

CMS has now included the details of a home’s three most recent routine inspections. For many homes, that means results from 2009 and 2010 are now available online....

Galuteria is a major force behind the continuing legislative attempt to tax the pension income of our retirees....

The index compares states' economic health to conditions in July 1992. That is, a score of 100 indicates a level of productivity equal to that of that month....

Hawaii’s rank worsened from 18th to 14th….

From CS World University Rankings ....

...the OTC's may still be liable for nearly $200 million in back general excise taxes....

CCA maintains a practice of having a guard stand right next to a prisoner when he speaks on the phone with his attorney....

Djou offered a clear vision for Hawai’i: create jobs here at home by strengthening our small businesses and build a better future for our children ....

I’ve run in ten separate elections beginning when I was first elected as Molokai’s Councilwoman in 1980. I’ve won all but one election....

Congresswoman Mazie Hirono twice voted to increase taxes on Hawaii’s middle-income families making $35,351 or more per year. The tax increases would have hurt over 115,000 working families in Hawaii, more than one third of all families who file income taxes in Hawaii.

You can now vote early at any of the following locations and listed hours....

She avoided answering questions about why she voted twice to raise taxes on Hawaii’s middle class families, why she voted against Hawaii small businesses when she opposed the Korea Free Trade Agreement and why she proposed a bill that would raise the cost of housing for Hawaii residents....

3pm, 7pm, 8pm tonight

The Judicial Council is seeking applicants to fill two vacancies on the Hawai`i State Ethics Commission and one vacancy on the Campaign Spending Commission.

Did what you saw in the debate or have heard about it make you much more likely to vote for Hirono?