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In our third year of rating the state, ACU found that the Republican average decreased by 21 points—from 67 out of 100 in 2015, to 46 out of 100 in 2016....

“This shows that the city is committed to funding and completing the rail project,” said Mayor Caldwell....

In 2013, the Hawaii State Hospital moved for a court order authorizing the involuntary administration of medication to Lawrence after he refused to accept medication....

...and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs ponied up $500K buying Kamanao Crabbe the chance to MC the event....

...the Makauwahi Cave Reserve be the recipient of $125,000 for a supplemental environmental project to be funded by Hawai‘i Dairy Farms....

Gov. Ige’s signing of the new IECC will pave the way for the eventual adoption of the code by Hawai‘i’s counties, requiring that all new commercial and residential construction meet the code....

“Settling these claims now spares all parties years of litigation and lets HDOT use existing project monies to pay subs for the work that was done,” said Doug Chin....

...ending a 40-year-long battle to preserve the area....

The life expectancy at birth in Hawaii in 2010 was 82.4 years....

The first business in Hawaii to earn the certification, Monsanto’s Upper Kunia Farm has been focused on increasing yields while using fewer resources, and has successfully diverted 98 percent of its waste....

Honolulu ranks first for installed solar capacity per capita in the United States....

Most recently, Biggs developed a series of lectures for the University of Hawai‘i Shidler School of Business and Hawai‘i Pacific University providing an overview of local banks and the Hawai‘i banking market....

The authors note that their recommendations are important as the healthcare system moves toward value-based payment....

After burning $2B, the state received a pathetic $27.1 million in taxes from 150 companies tied to the High Technology Development Corporation....

...in response to a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Pesticide Action Network North America....

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is accepting community input through March 31...

...two Hua Kanu business loans, totaling $450,000, to Reliant Trucking Inc. and Goldwings Supply Service Inc....

The famously traditional Island of Stone Money is sending top students to a high tech global robotics competition....

HB100 HD1 SD1 proposes reducing the Governor’s budget request by $114 million in general funds over the biennium -- The House version reduced the Governor's increase in spending by $500M....

Rates of youth disconnection are higher in rural counties than in urban counties....

...the average daily census rose 4.9 percent to 240,382 visitors per day....

On October 31st, 2016, the TIO Board of Directors selected the ‘Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos’ (ORM), in La Palma, on the Canary Islands (Spain) as the alternate site for TMT....

...DHHL granted an exclusive license “in perpetuity” to Criminal Al Hee.  Now he's in prison....

...Avg Annual Wage for Physicians (adj for cost of living) – 50th....

...request that the President remove fishing prohibitions within the Marine National Monuments in the U.S. Pacific Islands....

The budget proposal calls for anticipated revenues of $720.3 million....

...He even gave notice....

The information provided will be used directly in the planning of upcoming hunting seasons....

Seven People Cited So Far During Cleanup & Enforcement Operation....

"Ultimately, it will be up to Democrats to decide if they want to accept me or not...."

Maybe the Hawaii DoE will stop suing disabled children now?

By voluntarily filing an EIS for his dairy farm on Kauai, Omidyar has now brought about a court ruling for the first time ever mandating EIS for farmers statewide....

...Chin announced today that the state of Hawaii has moved to convert the temporary restraining order issued last week by Hawaii federal judge Derrick K. Watson....

nomination deadline is Monday, May 1, 2017....

“Due to the at-risk private capital, Public-Private Partnerships often result in lower costs, less risk, and faster delivery....

...College and Career Readiness Indicators Report (CCRI) for the Class of 2016....

KIUC mailed 25,703 ballots and received 6,088, for a turnout of 23.7 percent, more than last year’s 21 percent turnout....

If the City does not comply with AOC schedules for completion, DOH may issue stipulated penalties of $500 per day for delays....

... but, but, but--How can we make the humans feel guilty now? ....

Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald has appointed Brian A. Costa, Darolyn H. Lendio Heim, and Trish K. Morikawa to the District Court of the First Circuit (Island of Oahu) ....

The panel overwhelmingly objected to the lack of local input, transparency and scientific scrutiny in the marine monument designation process....

...The 26-member Judicial Conference is the policy-making body for the federal court system....

“The Search Committee appreciates the forthright statements of a public that is unafraid to speak up and who is passionate about the education of our students...."

The House Finance Committee March 9 passed out a proposed budget that reflects slower economic growth in Hawaii based on General Excise Tax collections and projections by the State Council on Revenues....

...American Telemedicine Association Releases Report Highlighting Critical Gaps in Coverage and Physician Practice Standards....

...IRLI called the court's attention to at least seven distinct provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) that authorize the President to implement the EO. Unsurprisingly, Hawaii's new complaint fails to deal with these provisions, mentioning one such provision only once and in a cursory fashion....

Community Symposium and Complete Streets expo this Wednesday, March 15, 2017 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m....