Energy

This nomination fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice James E. Duffy, Jr. and requires confirmation by the State Senate.

Defective parts caused a devastating fire in a 2-month-old Hawaii wind farm that cost millions to repair, the energy company that ran the farm says in a Texas court.

The Hawaii Youth Tobacco Survey (HYTS) is a module of the Hawaii School Health Survey administered to public school students in grades 6-12 throughout Hawaii ....

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would have Americans believe that hundreds of thousands will die unless its new and unparalleled regulatory agenda is enacted....

• House: FDA User Fee Reauthorization
• House: Sex-Selective Abortion Ban
• House: Intelligence Authorization
• House: Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations 

HSTA President Wil Okabe finally releases the turnout data in this so-called “ratification vote.”

...failure of the Legislature to check rampant abuse of Solar and Wind tax credits and shortfalls in projected income from last year's GE Tax hike may cost the General Fund as much as $721M over the coming seven years....

The Sierra Club is asking Legislative candidates to back fee increases on cars and trucks, agree to limit the size of homes on ag land to 1500 sq feet, start closing down HECO plants, and give lots of money to eco-make work projects....

those customers are us....

The decision, a consequence of ongoing real terms cuts to the UK science budget by the Government, will almost certainly see the Hawaii-based UK Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) cease operations in the autumn of 2013 and the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) do the same a year later, with the loss of around 40 jobs.

"If Hanabusa refuses to come clean, the HRP urges the appropriate law enforcement agencies and the House Ethics Committee to investigate Rep. Hanabusa for criminal and/or ethical misconduct."

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If you’d like to leave feedback on a particular bill, as I review and consider signing bills over the next month, please do so here....

the court’s ruling may contain a "poison pill" as a result of one part of the Defendants’ pleadings....

After nearly 40 years, NELHA has yet to achieve its potential....

... even as professional protestors peddle scientific ignorance to frighten the public ....

The Hawaii Electric Light Company could meet this cap through conservation and already planned increases in the use of renewable energy....

Hirono used her debate time to make the dubious claim that because of "her" VISIT USA Act, Korean visitors have increased by 50%. Not only is this inaccurate, it highlights Hirono's Johnny-come-lately approach to tourism and her nearly nonexistent record on issues....

Charles Alan Pflueger, owner of Pflueger Inc., Randall Kurata, the company’s chief financial officer, and Julie Kam, Pflueger’s executive assistant, pleaded guilty....

This report has state data separated into judicial vs. non-judicial foreclosure state categories....

In the 2012 Legislative Session alone, the Grassroot Institute discovered that approximately three dozen bills had been given the “gut and replace” treatment....

• Senate: FDA User Fee Reauthorization
• Senate: Student Loan Interest Rates – Republican Substitute
• Senate: Student Loan Interest Rates – Democratic Version

 Farrington HS: One photo summing up everything that is wrong with the DoE.

Perhaps the most interesting parts of the SG's brief are its recitation of Hawaii history (pages 1 - 3), and its noting of "recent and ongoing legal developments" (the State's recent legislation instituting a "process for the indigenous native people of Hawaii to reorganize as a sovereign government").

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National Moment of Remembrance at 3:00 p.m. HST Memorial Day. 

...lack of talent, expertise and grasp of the issues eventually catch up with you and it's only a short time before the public catches up with you, and you find yourself beat....

Hawaii Democrats have once again decided that they are not running on a platform of issues. Instead, they launched into what was nothing more than a narcissistic tirade of personal assaults ....

HB 2328, CD-1: One legislator decided to add a special provision to take care of some unspecified constituent.

Greco, a 2004 graduate of the University of Hawaii Manoa, served as a Naval Aircrewman with the VP-4 Skinny Dragons at Marine Corps Base Hawaii....

Civil Beat’s latest “Fact Check” debacle May 17 involves taking three sentences from an hour-long May 1 Rick Hamada interview with Afghanistan combat veteran Rep. Charles Djou, twisting Djou's words into a pretzel and fact-checking statements Djou did not make....

Public Policy Polling survey of 600 Hawaii voters taken May 16 and 17, 2012....

In just the past four days, Ed Case has compared me to a “bowl of warm jello,”called me “pathetic,” and labeled me “sad.”

... it’s false to say that Hawaiians support the Akaka Bill ....

The Party rescinded its paid rally time policy today, offering Case an opportunity to address the Convention on Saturday afternoon....

"Nowhere in this exchange did any candidate or the party address how their agenda will benefit the people of Hawaii."

"We have seen this erratic behavior increase to an irrational level...."

"I think this finding is a nice illustration of how we need to look more deeply in our environment because even nuisance pests, as it turns out, are not just pests," said Gerwick.

87.6% of Samoan households were family household, ranked #1 among all the race groups, followed by Filipino at 82.8%, and Native Hawaiian at 77.1%....

Because of reapportionment, all 76 House and Senate seats are up for election in 2012. The Hawaii Republican Party wants YOU to help us fill those seats....

The Hawaii Supreme Court just concluded oral arguments in Kaleikini v. Yoshioka and it does not look good for the City and the State....

Hawaii scored a Seven out of 10 on Key Indicators of Steps States can take to Prevent Injuries....

"I'm asking the people of Hawaii for their support in this election because I'm the only candidate who knows what this election is really about. It's about us," added Gov. Lingle.

No mention of the cost ....

The dinner and concert will be held on Friday, June 8th at Mulligan’s on the Blue (100 Kaukahi St. Wailea, HI 96753) starting at 5:30pm.

He said he doesn’t see any differences between Native Hawaiians and Native Alaskans and American Indian tribes....

From now on, every major state project will only employ union workers....

That's the question the Hawaii Supreme Court will consider this Thursday, May 24, 2012, when it hears oral arguments in Kaleikini v. Yoshioka ....

The six-member team is anchored by former OHA controller Aedward Los Banos, who has been elevated to chief operating officer....

...create new types of visas, one allowing foreign students who obtained graduate degrees in math, science and other related fields to stay in the United States, and another for immigrant entrepreneurs who grow jobs and create companies here....