Yesterday, President Obama announced his plan....

An average Hawaii welfare recipient would need to earn $60,590 in pre-tax wages in order to earn the equivalent of his or her welfare benefits....

After serving as the Hawaii Captive Insurance Administrator and Deputy Insurance Commissioner for 3 ½ years, George Sumner has resigned his position, effective August 29....

"Congress is deemed by the Supreme Court to have exclusive and plenary power to deal with Indian affairs"

The man at the center of 2012′s general election disaster will not get a $36,000 pay hike....

UPS yesterday announced it is dropping coverage for spouses of employees....

the EPA on August 6 finally revealed the amount of ethanol that is expected to be blended into gasoline in 2013....

...adult obesity in Hawaii has increased nearly three times from that it was a little over 20 years ago. In the past year alone, obesity has risen more than seven percent....

The 5,345 Hawaii students, most of whom took the ACT as juniors in 2012 and graduated this past spring, represent about 40 percent of the Class of 2013....

Waste-to-energy and Geothermal power plants are among the best choices....

...this is the only recorded comment by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr on homosexuality....

...the orchestration of the hearing and the invitations sent by the chair to selected mainland-based organizations were designed to provide the committee exclusively with the opinions of only those experts on one side....

Washington, D.C., New Jersey, Hawaii, Massachusetts and California lead the nation with the healthiest prospective borrowers, all with scores above 90....

...benefits in Hawaii average $49,175 — tops in the nation....

In 2013, there have been eight incidents, including four within the last month. Four of this year’s incidents occurred on Maui....

Open enrollment for Hawai‘i residents is October of this year....

BOEM’s Pacific Region is responsible for managing the development of ... renewable energy resources (wind, wave, ocean current) on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii....

In 2013, federal spending approached $3.5 trillion. Now that’s hard to wrap your brain around. It’s about $27,700 for every American household....

U.S. proven reserves of crude oil and lease condensate totaled 29.5 billion barrels in 2011, a 15 percent increase....

Recipe for Success: If the test numbers are bad, change the test....

Grassroot Institute President Akina calls for strengthening system to improve employment incentive....

...due mainly to the lower inflation rate, the strong growth in the construction industry, and continued growth in tourism....

Hanalei businesswoman Patricia Sheehan and Hilo labor leader Wallace Ishibashi, Jr. were appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie last week to represent Kauaʻi and East Hawaiʻi Island respectively....

Dobelle spent “$8,000 for a four-night stay at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Bangkok; $883 from the upscale clothing store Louis Boston; $10,000 for tickets to shows at Tanglewood; more than $4,000 for limousine rides” and a total of $200,000....

...churches standing together number in the hundreds....

Wednesday August 21, 2013 9AM....

52 percent answered, “Yes,” to amending the Constitution, 43 percent said, “No, ” and 5 percent did not know or refused to answer....

Congress defunds mandatory spending on appropriations bills every year....

A hearing on the plan’s disclosure statement has been scheduled for Sept. 16, 2013....

Pastor Wayne Cordeiro responds to lawsuit against five churches, three of which are New Hope churches....

Dr. Keli’i Akina, Grassroot Institute president, asks former Honolulu mayor Mufi Hannemann about his controversial decision to empty sewage from a failed pump directly into the Ala Wai Canal....

...The U.S. Army published the record of decision to construct and operate a modern Infantry Platoon Battle Course and associated infrastructure to support current and future Army training requirements at Pōhakuloa Training Area....

For many years it was difficult for policymakers and administrators to conceive that services, like goods, could be purchased for resale....

...most major departments have reduced furlough days, or eliminated them altogether....

it looks like at least two of the three judges are very skeptical whether there was an appeal able final order in the case....

Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy:  Associate Justice, Supreme Court

The state’s Data Book is the most comprehensive statistical book about Hawaii....

...final judgment in favor of the State of Hawaii and against nine Online Travel Companies selling Hawaii hotel rooms over the Internet....

More than 1,000 swiftly sign letter denouncing anti-GMO militants’ criminal act in Philippines....

"...swift action on the center was necessary since the senate will store papers for no longer than six months from the time the office is closed...."