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In Hawaii about 79 percent of traditional public school teachers are chronically absent. In Hawaii charter schools it’s 23 percent…..

...2017’s Most & Least Diverse States in America....

...The Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments Friday in a case centered on whether residents of Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands should be allowed to vote absentee in their former state of residence....

...Honolulu has seen an average sea-level rise of only 5.6 inches since 1900....

...it would be extremely difficult—and would compromise the defenses of populated areas....

...Change in Uninsured Rate Between 2010 & 2016 -- -4.36%....

...Please Attend The Next Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Board Meeting On Thursday, September 21st At 10 AM At OHA Headquarters....

...Progressives are easily fooled....

...The Navy's 4 public shipyards are in bad shape, and it will take 19 years to restore their facilities, study says....

...The century-old law restricting trade between U.S. ports is a costly failure....

...federal law does not allow states that receive federal funding to force pro-life healthcare professionals to act against their conscience or religious beliefs....

...Justice Anthony Kennedy acted quickly on the government’s request: This afternoon he stayed the lower court’s ruling and ordered the challengers to respond by noon tomorrow....

...An abusive lockdown drill in which a masked man threatened a middle-school classroom with a hammer left the entire class in tears....

...“Are you or have you ever been …. ”

...The purpose of the Supreme Court is to give the enviros whatever they ask for.  Why?  Because the enviros are agents of the State’s #1 industry—tourism and land development....

...The Kauai Garden Isle's inflammatory headline shouted “POISON DROPPED” in inch-high letters....

...The celebration may be short-lived however, as the Supreme Court will take up the legality of the travel ban with oral arguments slated for Oct. 10....

...HECO has acknowledged rates could rise by more than 44 percent when PSIP is fully implemented....

...Hawaii ranked No. 1 for state with worst infrastructure....

... analysts compared the 150 most populated U.S. cities based on 41 key metrics ....

North Korea tested a hydrogen bomb for its new intercontinental ballistic missile, state media revealed in a special announcement Sunday....

...There is not a single "designated" blast or fallout shelter in the entire state....

...Medicare patients in Hawaii take fewer opioid painkillers and fewer antibiotics, on average, than those in any other state. Physicians and health policy experts cite demographics and healthier lifestyles as possible reasons why....

...to give Gregg an opportunity to show her awareness of her injuries had been delayed....

...The library recently finished cataloging and digitizing 1,400 boxes of materials it received in 2014. ...

...Whatever the Ninth Circuit’s ruling, it will have a limited shelf life as the Supreme Court will take up the travel ban’s constitutionality on Oct. 10....

...If you retire with $1 million in Hawaii, you have just shy of a dozen years to ride out your savings....

...According to the Center for American Progress....

...The senator also purports to somehow raise the payment rates that Medicaid doles out to hospital systems and physicians, but how he would do so remains unclear....

...UH Manoa anti-GMO prof Hector Valenzuela curiously worked hard to hide part of his emails....

....2017’s Best & Worst Community Colleges....

...it has not been easy going for Saleem Ahmed....

...the center's "planning committee will work to develop practice spaces focused on creating new narratives and new relationships while naming and honoring the ongoing pain and trauma wrought by belief in racial hierarchy, structural racism, and white privilege."....

It’s disheartening to see intelligent individuals on the political left like yourself continue to focus your efforts on this issue despite an overwhelming scientific consensus that indicates you are simply tilting at windmills....

....in this chess game, those in Charlottesville are just pawns....

...the U.S. military will shoot down North Korea’s missiles if they fire on U.S. territory....

...2017’s States with the Most Underprivileged Children....

...compare drunk driving penalties in all 50 states and D.C.....

...Hawaii’s congressional delegation is hoping they’ll hook the big fish....

...a proposed Hawaii wind farm admits it will be lethal and seeks government permission to commence the killing....

...2017’s Best & Worst States for Health Care....

...North Korean state media warned Wednesday that it is considering launching strikes on U.S. forces in Guam, as well as the U.S. mainland....

... a three-judge panel ruled in a scathing decision that the provision is not enforceable in U.S. courts ....

...data set ranges from average student debt to unemployment rate among the population aged 25 to 34 to share of students with past-due loan balances....

...“Flip or Flop”....

...Trump allegedly reviewed the Fox story before it was published on May 16....

...U.S. Pacific Command boss Adm. Harry Harris Jr. told lawmakers in April to consider nearer-term measures. Harris said the existing system could be “overwhelmed” by an ICBM attack. If that happened, he said, “someone would have to make a decision about which ones to take out or not.”....

...The missile test on July 28 performed better than the Hwasong-14 tested earlier last month....

...“a criminal probe is now underway on a lucrative, non-bid contract issued by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs”....

...struggling to navigate an unfriendly sea of public opinion, a divided beneficiary community, low ratings from important state legislators, and a cautiously uneasy relationship with the state administration....