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Hawaii students have an average of $15,500 in college debts, ranking 49th in the nation. Hawaii has the lowest proportion of college students with any debt at 38%.

The purpose of the legislation is to ... take into account a predicted sea level rise of one foot by 2050 when reviewing present applications for development and future county plans.

You know that this President has run out of ideas. He’s run out of excuses. And, with your help, 2012 will be the year he runs out of time.

“In word and deed, the President and his allies tell us that we just cannot handle ourselves in this complex, perilous world without their benevolent protection. Left to ourselves, we might pick the wrong health insurance, the wrong mortgage, the wrong school for our kids; why, unless they stop us, we might pick the wrong light bulb!"

Technology made businesses more efficient, but also made some jobs obsolete....  

This means that Race to the Top—and the hope for any type of education reform coming through the DoE--is finished in Hawaii.

Without including the next set of projections from the Council on Revenues, Abercrombie's plan still leads us into a deficit next year....

In response to the $15 per hour fee now being charged at Koko Head Shooting Complex, he has introduced two new bills, Bills 1 and 60 to be heard January 25.

Abercrombie says, "no more drama" ....

A complete list of all pro and anti-gambling bills before the current legislative session.

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There are several bills that have been carried over from the 2011 legislative session, as well as some newly introduced gun-related measures....

The Governor believes that the teachers may have not been fully aware of the positive aspects of the tentative agreement. The State was prepared to invest $72 million for teacher salary increases based on performance.

In the 2012 legislative session Rep. Barbara Marumoto will be introducing two snake bills, two bills to reduce auto costs and a measure to require that the list of names of people nominated for judgeships be released to the public ....

Passage of this bill would almost certainly pose a problem to re-opening the two Catholic-owned (now bankrupt) hospitals, Hawaii Medical Centers East and West ....

The bill, modeled after a Nevada law that allowed Google to test its driverless cars in the state, addresses legal issues that may arise when no human driver is behind the wheel of a motor vehicle....

Since I retired as governor in 2002, I’ve watched with growing concern how the cost of living has been increasingly elevated by reckless spending and costly politically motivated capital projects....

Obama this morning signed an executive order establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals and the Task Force on Travel and Competitiveness....

The Board of Trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs today named Research Director Dr. Kamana’opono Crabbe as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer.

Maybe somebody should tell them that children are people too ....

The Senate Minority repeats its positive belief in Hawaii’s people and our state’s future and will work for these and other initiatives to provide Hawaii residents with A BETTER DAY.

...today I am suspending my campaign and endorsing Newt Gingrich for president....

...we find ourselves in a position to reflect on the past year’s accomplishments, and realize that there has been progress, and we have laid the foundation for even better days....

Applications are being accepted for service on numerous boards and commissions including the Hawai'i Tourism Authority, Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, and the Island Burial Councils

After nearly eight months of working on the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI), Governor Neil Abercrombie today endorsed the JRI Working Group’s policy recommendations to improve the state’s criminal justice system.

Ms. Lindsey will serve on an interim basis until November, when a special election will be held to fill the remaining two years of Mr. Mossman’s term.

...the overarching themes and priorities set forth align with Governor Abercrombie’s “A New Day in Hawaii.”

In Hawaii, we are fortunate to have such a diverse melting pot of cultures where that familiarity breaks down walls of distrust, suspicion and even malice that exist in other parts of America. Unfortunately, the current political climate is still upside down....

Today I am suspending my campaign and supporting the candidate who is best-equipped to defeat the president and return conservative leadership to the White House: Governor Mitt Romney.

• WHEN: Monday, January 23, 2012 4-6 pm
• WHERE: Kilauea & Aupuni (new courthouse)

Hawaii GOP Chair David Chang said: “Speaker Gingrich has campaigned personally in Hawaii and will be on the March 13 ballot. We look forward to all of the Republican Presidential candidates competing for Hawaii’s 17 GOP Convention delegates.”

Chair Âila will be joined by officials from the state Department of Transportation, the Maui County Police and the U.S. Coast Guard who oversee and ensure environmental, public and navigational safety in the harbor.

Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced the release of $2.45 million for various design and management Capitol Improvement Projects (CIP) at Honolulu International Airport.

Dear reader, please take a moment to absorb the utter and complete failure of this ACT221 tax credit wunderkind....

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that on Dec. 1, the government of Japan approved Rainbow papaya for commercial shipment to Japan.

Fiat's subsidiary Iveco continues to sell and distribute trucks in Iran that have been used by the Iranian regime to transport ballistic missiles and stage gruesome public executions. Fiat also continues to operate in Iran's automobile market, and is reportedly planning to expand its presence there by opening a luxury Maserati dealership in Tehran.

“Rail is a huge issue and I’m pro mass transit. This system is not only about creating jobs but really redesigning our city around each of the transit stations." 

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor will spend a week in Hawai’i from Jan. 29-Feb. 3 as part of the Jurist-in-Residence program at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $14.2 million for additional Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) at schools and libraries.

"I echo our President Tenari Ma‘afala's comments from earlier this week that this is not just an endorsement, this is a personal commitment from our organization to see that Linda Lingle is elected as our next U.S. Senator," said Lt. Reed Mahuna, Hawaii Chapter, SHOPO....

The Humane Society of the United States and Hawaii DLNR Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement Inaugurate Reward Tip Line As Total Rewards Grows to $30,000 in Monk Seal Killings....

Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO) today announced its plan to sell its Hawaii operations....

“As a Vietnam-era veteran and businessman, I believe it is time for Hawaii to follow the national example of supporting veteran-owned businesses, ” Republican Minority Leader Rep. Gene Ward stated.

Gail Nagasako has done everything from starting an alternative school to writing articles on education to counseling parents in the Hawaii school system....

Hawaiian carried 8,666,319 passengers in 2011, the most in the company's history....

“This is not just an endorsement. It is a full-on commitment from us to play a major role in Gov. Lingle’s campaign for the next 10 months,” Ma’afala added.

A total of 22 injuries were treated at EDs in Hawaii. This was by far the lowest total over the 12-year period for which these injuries have been counted....

Thursday, January 12th, at 6:00 PM at 400 Hana Hwy, Unit K, in Kahului ....

The free app is currently available for iPhones and Android-based systems, features campaign news updates, Morning Coffee with the General blog, campaign videos, public speaking event listings and photos as they occur....

HELCO hopes to add up to 50 megawatts (MW) more of geothermal power if the cost is lower for customers.