Entries for April 2013

Olelo will be airing "An Oral History: The Life of Calvin Say," a 6-part documentary ....

The conference committee is scheduled to meet Friday, April 12 in conference room 309 at 2:30 p.m....

Requires the assessment of impact fees prior to issuance of a water meter ....

Next year, the proposed missile defense budget has actually been cut to $9.16 billion....

The increased energy costs produced by renewable mandates are passed along to consumers in the form of higher utility bills....

Climatologists have suffered numerous blows to their reputation as evidence continues to emerge about data altering and a plethora of half-truths used as propaganda....

After nearly a year of efforts the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission claim a mere 9,300 signatures....

President Obama finally released his budget yesterday—more than two months late....

An early ObamaCare health insurance program that has been operating for nearly three years is foreshadowing big problems to come....

...When the Super Strypi missile takes flight from the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kaua‘i, it will be carrying a satellite designed by University of Hawai‘i faculty and students....

...the Index incorporates farmers markets, consumer-supported agriculture operations (CSAs) and food hubs in its per-capita comparison of consumers’ interest in eating locally-sourced foods....

In spite of all the alarm over rising costs and excessive borrowing for college, one person is confident that college will be far less expensive in just a few years....

...The reduction in natural gas prices has also led to decreasing electricity prices ....

The past week was busy with coverage of the Jones Act....

This award will fund the customer service call center, consumer assistance program and general maintenance and operations of the Connector through December 2014....

Nelson H. Koyanagi Jr. to be Director of the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services (BFS), and Gary Kurokawa to be Deputy Director.....

One of the opportunities that sequestration presents is the realization of just how dependent the American public is ....

“After listening to these local immigration experts, I was struck by their stories of how central families are to an immigrant’s success.”