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Having worked in mental health for several years, it is really disturbing to me to see so many Hawaii folks wrapped up on the fear brigade against biotechnology....

...It wasn't the first time Schatz was forced to put some daylight between himself and his former boss....

The Aloha State is known for its high cost of living. High income tax rates are part of the reason....

OHA’s appraisal of the land deal, done by Medusky & Co., Inc. acknowledged that residential uses of that land are not permitted....

“The State will make sure that COFA residents continue to have uninterrupted access to their health benefits while this lawsuit is pending”

Hawaii moved from 14th to 20th....

The 536th SMC conducted a number of unique missions during their deployment, to include partnering with multinational forces in Regional-Command East...

...the Pentagon is eliminating the Hawaii-based Joint Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Command and the Washington-based Defense Prisoner of War Missing Personnel Office — and creating a new single agency....

...pushing it beyond this year's congressional elections....

This spring, legislators in more than 20 U.S. states will consider proposals to mandate special labeling of genetically-engineered (GE) foods....

...consumers could see double-digit price hikes next year in states that fail to draw large numbers of [ACA] enrollees for 2014....

Lloyd Lim details the pitfalls of organizing a 'Single Payer' healthcare insurance system in just one state....

Two dozen civil lawsuits have been filed during the past two years in what state lawmakers initially intended as a one-time opportunity....

If they do not have the votes, they will keep deferring the bill until they get the right mix of senators to pass the bill....

Under an agreement announced on March 17, AnsaldoBreda will take back all 16 V250s ordered by NS and return €125m to the operator....

If you're not ready to serve your constituents on a broad range of issues, you will lose.  Your defeat will advance the gay agenda....

The case is Baker v. Kealoha (9th Cir. Mar. 20, 2014) ....

A judge on Hawaii's Big Island last week halted enforcement of part of Hawaii's flawed anti-GMO law....

The downward forecast means that the state has now fewer projected revenues that could be used to fund some of the proposed spending initiatives....

In Hawaii, Obamacare has disrupted a health-coverage system that had seen 98 percent of the population insured before the recession....

Mr Zell controls 33 per cent of Par Petroleum, an oil and gas company operating in Hawaii....

Californians face the highest top marginal personal dividend tax rate in the United States of 33 percent, followed by taxpayers in New York (31.5 percent), and Hawaii (31.6 percent)....

More than 120 Makua (parents), kapuna (grandparents) and aunties and uncles on the rural island of Molokai joined together at the Kalanianaole Hall to hear the truth about Pono Choices....

USPACOM's partnerships: Alaska and Mongolia; Guam, Hawaii and the Philippines;Hawaii and Indonesia....

...up until Thursday, the subsidies were only available to consumers who purchased health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's exchanges....

With anemic enrollment by individuals and little interest among small-business employers, the state’s nonprofit exchange -- known as the Hawaii Health Connector -- is unlikely to have enough money to pay its bills....

Yesterday, Dr. Don Huber spoke on Maui as part of an event that kicked off a political campaign to ban genetically engineered crops from the island....

Ten years after he died in a 2004 firefight in Iraq, Sgt. Rafael Peralta's death continues to ignite controversy....

Groceries in Honolulu cost 55.6% more than the national average; utilities 67.9% more....

Hawaii Health Connector had refused even to allow the state auditor to conduct a review required under state law....

The sequence of events seems to go like this: Elected officials – in this case our Governor – are treated to a persuasive sales pitch and sign off prematurely on a “bold new concept.”....

"...I flew to Hawaii recently to shoot a film, fresh on the heels of being labeled a homophobic bigot by Andrew Sullivan, Anderson Cooper, and others in the Gay Department of Justice...."

...residential electricity rates are three times the national average....

Reactions to the announcement yesterday that former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann has formed a "Hawaii Independent Party" which has now been certified for the ballot....

...if you read SB2521 carefully, it is all spelled out there on how they are going to enforce such a law....

SB2131 covers veterans' college tuition at the UH’s colleges and universities up to the in-state tuition amount...

...keep an eye on Hawaii, where a surprising poll result showed Gov. Neil Abercrombie (D) trailing former Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona (R).....

Hawaii held the top spot for the previous four years, but fell slightly last year....

...A (mainland) legislator considering an assisted suicide law asked me this question:  "Is there a way to allow a person to end his life without making someone else a criminal?"....

Aiona's remarkably popular earning a 58-26 favorability score....

This ranking is based on the lowest cost of a “silver” plan.... 

Many consumers already resent Comcast for its poor customer service, as cataloged by the American Customer Satisfaction Index....

The Obama administration gave Hawaii $205 million in grants over the past three years to set up its state-run exchange....