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We must focus our energy and effort on preventing his anti-teacher, anti-education positions from spreading to other political leaders in Hawaii.  As we approach the 2012 elections, we are evaluating candidates by a simple measure – are they better for education than Abercrombie?

Recently, Hawaii enacted a set of bills related to mortgage origination and servicing....

Democratic congresswoman’s Hawaii Senate campaign faces tough primary challenge, criticism for being out-of-touch...

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MIT researchers have analysed which airport hubs would be key to spreading a virulent disease, with some surprising results ....

...death of one of ’Honolulu’s finest’ during a motorcycle training exercise in Mililani is a devastating loss for his family and for our entire community....

The Judicial Council is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Hawai`i State Ethics Commission due to the departure of Jacqueline Kido....

U.S. News Travel released the 2012-2013 editions of several popular Best Vacations ranking lists....

By refusing to think deeply about the important issues facing our country and blindly aligning with their national Party leadership, the Democrat candidates for Hawaii’s U.S. Senate seat are advocating for policies that will hurt our state ....

This stuff is not getting any easier to track down, but thanks to the work of some good people we were able to obtain detailed membership information for each National Education Association state affiliate....

Liz Larson, Republican candidate in State Senate District 12 is hosting a free Pau Hana Barbeque in Ala Moana Beach Park, immediately Ewa of McCoy Pavilion, this Friday, July 27 between 6:00 and 7:30 PM....

The Hawaii State Judiciary is inviting members of the public to provide input on the Hawaii state courts by completing an anonymous online survey....

• Senate: Campaign Financial Disclosures – Cloture
• Senate: Outsourcing Tax Credits – Cloture
• House: Foreign Relations Authorization - Passage
• House: Sequestration Report - Passage
• House: Defense Appropriations – Passage

"Just as those of us in Hawaii know, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce recognizes that a healthy visitor industry plays an important role in our nation’s economic recovery. This is why my plan includes the creation of a standing sub-committee on tourism in the U.S. Senate,”

...on Friday, July 27, will consider adoption of a proposed new boating rule that would require boat operators to complete a boating safety course to operate a power driven vessel in state waters....

Rep. Barbara Marumoto gave a presentation on the state of renewable energy in Hawaii at the Women in Government Fourth Annual Energy Summit in Des Moines, Iowa....

Wedding of David Chang & Beth Fukumoto Saturday, July 21st from 3:30pm-4:00pm.

More than 5,200 students statewide from the Class of 2015 have committed to earn the Board of Education’s (BOE) Recognition Diploma....

"...It would be totally wrong to hold my trucker liable for something that isn’t even remotely connected to him...."

Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $92.8 million for various Capital Improvement Projects ....

"We are collectively a people who are driven to do what is right, what is pono,” said Waiheʻe (who is being sued by the State for $39M looted from the RightStar burial accounts).

"Let us all continue to join with the rest of the nation as we hold the grieving families of Aurora close in our thoughts and spirit-filled prayers."

"Coqui frogs have proliferated across Hawai'i Island.... In Waikiki, the lack of adequate vector control has resulted in a rat infestation. These are just two examples of what we must get a handle on...."

"President Obama's statements in Washington today are in sync with the STEM education programs and initiatives my team and I advocated and worked for during my term as Governor of Hawaii."

I'm writing to ask you to support my good friend, Linda Lingle, in her campaign for the U.S. Senate....

The Hawaii Department of Education has released its Annual Yearly Progress report for 2012. Click the link below to see how your school did....

... two sets of responsibilities: the Review and Compliance with Federal and State laws, and the oversight of Survey and Inventory ....

...when a foreigner comes and visits Hawaii, that actually counts as a U.S. export....

The poll was conducted from July 12-15. The margin of error is 4%, sample size is 600 registered voters....

Gov. Neil Abercrombie this week signed a bond issue passed by the state legislature earlier this spring that will help Hawai‘i Pacific University raise as much as $120 million for critical capital projects at its three locations around O‘ahu....

The Global Conference on Educational Robotics will be hosted in Hawaii and will include the International Botball Tournament from July 18-22, 2012....

The Hawaiʻi Health Connector is pleased to release a Request for Proposals for the Health Insurance Exchange Implementation Project.

Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico and North Dakota Showcase Latest Battlegrounds for Free Enterprise ....

LOST would expose the U.S. to international environmental lawsuits ^[6] that would harm its environmental, economic, and military interests—including suits based on alleged U.S. contributions to global climate change....

Hoku is so broke it doesn’t have a website anymore. Their url expired July 12 and has not been renewed....

·       Senate: Small Business Tax Cut – 

·       House: Veterans Licensing – 

·       House: ATM Fee Disclosure – 

·       House: Hydropower Generation –

·       House: Health Care

·       House: Mining Project Permitting

Strong opposition is rising in the U.S. Senate to the U.N.'s Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) that would subjugate American sovereignty to the whims of an international tribunal....

Lingle called on Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to back off on their criticism of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to hold its conference on the Island of Maui ....

... special funds became rampant in the late 1980’s when the state saw a huge growth in the state general fund surplus ....

This may explain why Hawaii’s insurers were so eager to grab seats on Abercrombie’s Hawaii Health Connector Board....

In today’s Star-Advertiser readers discover the Editors toying with yet another shiny electoral object—same day voter registration....

The 2012-2013 application cycle may provide approximately $2.5 million in grants....

Act 221's final act ....

HTA, which serves students on all islands, is a model of “blended” instruction --face-to-face instruction within a centrally located Oahu Learning Center, combined with learning time spent individually or in small groups away from the center....

The City hired PB Americas to plan this rail system. The City’s Transportation Director is a former senior executive at PB Americas and his wife is still an employee of PB Americas. The consulting engineering firm the City hired to monitor PB Americas, Infraconsult, was founded by former executives at PB Americas....

...Legislature enacted HB 2078, which became law on July 10, 2012 as Act 326....

Hawaiian Telcom, Inc. subsidiary has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wavecom Solutions Corporation's competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) business....