...studies have been done on the value of preschool programs, and the results are not positive for preschool supporters....

Certificate-of-need (CON) laws prohibit health care providers from offering new services or new medical equipment without approval from the state....

Hawaii Health Connector and more ....

...he admitted he never traveled much to the neighbor islands until the last year when he started running for governor....

...Senator Ige was for these misguided tax hikes before he was against them....

Tropical Storm Ana is expected to strengthen over the next 12 hours, forcing the closure of all Hawaii Island public schools on Friday....

Sources Say The DOI Has Arrived At Their Decision On Whether To Create A Native Hawaiian US Indian Tribe....

In 2014, Takai failed to attend every hearing and didn’t participate in any votes in three committees that he’s assigned to....

Team Djou holds over $626,000 cash-on-hand as of September 30th....

"Senator Ige's latest extreme proposal clearly demonstrates that the cost of living in Hawaii is at the bottom of his list of priorities...."

The cost of groceries is two times higher in Honolulu than in Houston....

Here’s a summary of what’s happening now across our state....

...The gift cards, valued at between $10 and $20 each, are issued to 11, 12 and 13-year-olds....

...The government bought ice here so no one else could buy the ice....

“All solutions which lower the cost of energy must be on the table,” said Aiona....

... but not UH Manoa ....

...2011 was not the only time Ige pushed a measure that would raise general excise taxes....

Under the current rate structure, DG providers are providing “cheap” electricity while consuming “expensive” electricity....

Poll taken September 20 - October 1 ....

...Caldwell released today the city’s quarterly road repaving progress report....

World Champion boxer and Filipino politician, Manny Pacquiao, endorses Duke Aiona in Hawaii Governors race....

Cam's advertising centers around the high cost of living in Hawaii and the lack of viable solutions to this problem by the Democrats....

The poll of 600 likely voters was conducted from Oct. 3 to Oct. 8, as lying National Democrat ads claiming Aiona would outlaw abortion filled the airwaves....

Djou Emphasizes Critical Need for Bipartisan Congressional Delegation....

...lawmakers are pushing to enact the Marketplace Fairness Act after the November midterm elections....

The approval meeting is currently scheduled for December 3, after the expiration of the term of the current board on December 1....

Elections are happening every day. People are constantly voting, with their dollars and with their feet....

...a statement agreeing that the IRS should not control the content of a pastor’s sermon....

Three Groups Hope To Get The Scoop But Itʻll Be Only Crumbs Left For The Rest By This Consortium....

...another week has gone by where Senator David Ige found himself defending tax hikes and broken promises....

Abercrombie today announced the appointments of Jeffrey P. Crabtree and Christine E. Kuriyama to the Circuit Court of the First Circuit....

These bills are a first step toward empowering our communities to fight back against illegal dumping....

Hawaii is ranked the worst state in three categories....

“Mark Takai will mislead voters and say anything to get elected."

The Affordable Care Act, same-sex marriage and the Jones Act are just some of the issues facing the candidates for U.S. Congressional District 1....

The judges added that other lawsuits challenging Hawaii's marriage equality law already in the pipeline "do not defeat mootness" in this case....

"I don’t make promises to people that I can’t keep." 

...Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Kanu Hawai‘i, a grassroots organization, have teamed up to help voters find out which local candidates they agree with most....

...The commercial addresses the $17.5 trillion national debt plaguing our nation....

...Hawaii is number 1 at $55,560, Alaska is #2 at $53,822....

If passed and signed into law, PITFA would make the ITFA moratorium permanent and force these seven states to cease imposing taxes on Internet access....

...six states received D+ or D grades: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island....

A 10-year battle in state court over a 120-acre commercial property in Waimanalo is coming to an end....

Taking the case to a grand jury wasn't about looking for a way out....

...The wind production tax credit, a generous $23 per-megawatt-hour tax credit the producer receives for 10 years, expired last year....

...Hawaii Ranks 11th overall: 4th on Income, 20th on GDP, and 44th on Federal Taxes....

...“I think for us to that that [legalize recreational use] without having all the data, there is not enough data, and to a certain extent you could say it was reckless.”....

...anti-GMO activists were planning to protest and disrupt our meeting....