...the state’s economy will continue to suffer until the regulatory barriers and crippling tax rates for businesses are removed....

...Sai Hansen was a big contributor to Tulsi Gabbard ($5,000)....

...Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake (R) and Rep. Matt Salmon (R) introduced legislation that would split up the 9th Circuit and add a new 12th Circuit....

According to Gallup, Hawaii is the 2nd most Democrat state but conservatives outnumber liberals by 1.3% and Hawaii is 3rd in self-described moderates....

22.1 -- 21.8 -- 20.4% ...

...in Honolulu, health records indicated that more than a third of outpatients were not evaluated at least four times in the 30 days after being flagged as high risk for suicide, as required by facility policy....

A message from the Kam Schools CEO....

...as a result of a collaboration between and the Department of Veterans Affairs Pacific Island Health Care System, Partners in Care, and the Homeless Veterans Task Force....

Applications Submitted: This includes a consumer who is on a completed and submitted application ....

In January, renewable resources met an average of 77 percent of Kaua‘i’s energy demand during the peak solar hours, spiking to 90 percent on four separate days....

Solar leases and no-money-down contracts can lock homeowners into making payments for years, sometimes for more than the average monthly electric bill without solar....

A lawsuit against Petrobras for hiding a bribery scheme for years while selling $98 billion in securities....

Though often thought of as a major tax type, corporate income taxes account for just 5.3 percent of state tax collections nationally ....

...updated with Governor David Ige's 2017 Executive Supplemental Budget released in December 2015, and the Council on Revenues forecast from January 2016....

...Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucuses -- Tuesday, March 8 -- 6pm to 8pm....

...We think the Republicans are going to win, so we need to whip the students into a frenzy as we did when Bush was President....

...the company was hopeful about the prospects of a bill in the Hawaii legislature....

Hawaii, with our population of just over 1.3 million spread across 7 islands, is apparently a great place to divide and conquer....

There were 243 Acts signed into law in 2015; four bills became law without the Governor’s signature. Here are the highlights....

...Repudiate Na‘i Aupuni‘s false claim to be the representative voice of the Kanaka Maoli....

...statewide on-demand channel....

...Meanwhile, an HRC leader is busted for homosexual child molestation in Oregon....

...children exposed to adverse childhood experiences....

...make lemonade with the lemons that you bought....

The Hawaii Legislature is evaluating a series of bills which, taken collectively, would radically overhaul the way judges and justices are selected....

Friday, February 26th, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm....

Hawaii reports nearly 22 scams to BBB per 100,000 people ....

To illustrate how the carrot-and-stick approach can work, Satel describes the success of Hawaii’s Opportunity Probation with Enforcement program....

A group using the name the Evacuator Group and the now-suspended Twitter handles @Ev4cuati0nSquad and @SwatTheW0rld has claimed responsibility for the threats....

First in line after the 7:45 a.m. office opening in Hilo was state Rep. Joy San Buenaventura....

Senator John S. McCain (R-AZ) submitted on January 28, 2016, legislation to eliminate certain domestic build requirements of the Jones Act....

"...No, there are no helicopters, although I asked...."

Oprah Aha begins today amid continued controversy ....

NAREIT has launched a new website to inform Hawaii residents of the many benefits that REITs bring to their state....

Senate: Energy Policy – GAO Report on Energy Production....

“It’s too hard for me!"

...the story begins with poor Hawaiian farmers’ Maunawili Valley leasehold homes being bulldozed and cattle being slaughtered as Honolulu police stand by with fraudulent eviction notices....

...From Hawaii Coalition Against Legalized Gambling....

...allowing a lottery in Hawaii could open the door to other things....

...Honolulu’s inflation-adjusted land and housing prices have been highly volatile in the medium term since the 1960s....

"We are...acutely aware of the burden high electricity rates place on both the cost of doing business and living in Hawaii"

Applications for a vacant position on the State Commission on Water Resource Management are now being accepted for a new term that will begin July 1....

We don’t need lawmakers deciding what therapies should be supported or legal....

...studies invariable degenerate into preachy Gospel-like statements parroting back talking points from whichever side commissioned the particular economic study....

...featuring members of the "We the People" civic club from Kahuku High School....

The Legislature is currently involved in contesting the decision in Nelson v HHC, which has been confused with contesting funding for DHHL....

January 27, 2016 was the last day to introduce bills....

Interested persons must attend a mandatory CASA training program....