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24 Percent of U.S. County Housing Markets Less Affordable Than Their Historic Norms in Q3 2016....

...you have circumvented the Constitution and laws of our state by appointing your so-called “Governor’s ESSA team.”....

The expiration of temporary tax increases in Hawaii resulted in the elimination of the top three individual income tax brackets and the lowering of the top marginal rate from 11 to 8.25 percent....

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Only 64% of eligible Hawaii residents are registered to vote.... 

...in Hawaii, the top challenge that entrepreneurs face is high costs, as this state has the highest cost of living in the U.S....

...job pressures, low pay and lack of mobility force many teachers to quit soon after they start....

On September 21, the U.S. House passed H.R. 2315 by voice vote. It now goes to the Senate....

Hawaii’s worst rankings are urban Interstate pavement condition (50th) and administrative disbursements per mile (49th).... 

The Federal Transit Administration says it will demand its money back....

...the Hawai`i Green Infrastructure Authority (HGIA), which manages GEMS, attempted in July to expand the pool of potential beneficiaries with a proposal to fund energy-saving initiatives of large corporations, with a minimum loan amount of $1 million....

States are seen as the laboratories for democracy....

...the spread in ship prices between U.S. and foreign yards has now widened so much that it has significantly negatively impacted the U.S. economy and indirectly resulted in the loss of many thousands of U.S. jobs....

WalletHub analysts recently compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia across 3 key dimension: health care costs, access, and outcomes....

The latest figures are from the Hawaiʻi Physician Workforce Assessment, released today....

...we compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 28 key metrics, ranging from emotional health to income levels to sports participation rates....

Mosquitoes, which carry avian malaria, are a principal reason that just forty-two of more than a hundred species of native Hawaiian birds remain....

... Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument will be as big as France, Spain and Germany combined ....

Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian Party Candidate Gary Johnson both poll 7% in Hawaii....

..."the cumulative effect for the economy from having our regulatory leviathan" is $1.8 trillion per year....

“…The Papahānaumokuākea marine park created by Barack Obama could end up as just a ‘paper park’, argue US and UK marine experts….”

Public colleges play a special role in making higher education affordable, but in recent years, soaring tuition is pushing that dream out of reach....

Paper Scripts! Hawaii is the lowest ranked state for electronic prescription of controlled substances ....

Maui State House Rep. Mark "Kaniela" Ing (D) was arraigned today ....

In Honolulu, Air BnB lists 295 commercial BnB units ....

...Hawaii Scores #1 in every category....

Percentage of population with a long commute, Hours worked, Percentage of income spent on rent....

...Democrats noted that their party has just 65,000 formal members but turnout for the Democratic primaries in Hawaii hit a quarter of a million people....

The Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Justice Department is barred from using federal funds to prosecute individuals in states where medical marijuana is legal and the individuals are in compliance with state law....

...we are eliminating the Obamacare exchange; we are doing just fine with prepaid....

Hawaii does badly in almost every area of regulatory policy, but its two worst categories are land-use and labor-market freedom....

Hassan Maan Melhem later pleaded no contest to fourth-degree sexual assault and was given a deferred sentence and probation....

Indian scientists leading this project, led by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, visited the region and have completed measurements of Atmospheric turbulence....

Hawaii has only 4.9 malpractice lawsuits per 100K residents per year....

This partnership, which had previously been “under the radar,” is designed to exclude community input as well as input in particular from Hawaiian cultural practitioners....

...“food oppression is a difficult concept for many to embrace because of the powerful rhetoric regarding personal choice that is endemic in the United States”....

...your purchasing power is among the worst in the country....

...With school resuming session, many parents might be wondering whether they’ve selected the best school to secure their children’s academic success....

...Ratings for 28 Hospitals in Hawaii....

...the Interior Department is accepting bids for offshore wind leases in two areas off the Hawaiian island of Oahu....

Against all odds....

“I was elected an independent,” Sanders told reporters at a Bloomberg-hosted breakfast the morning after....

...the combined federal, state, and local rate paid by the taxpayer on capital gains income....

The most expensive nationwide is Honolulu, where coffee costs an average of $7.56....

You would think that posting care home inspections online would have been easy....

She’s a lawmaker who has a soft spot for dictatorial regimes....

...researchers claim that much of the collection is inaccessible....

Some of the most common excise taxes include gas taxes, cigarette taxes, and taxes on the purchase of beer, wine, and liquor....