Lingle warns unions to bargain now

OHA, 3 of 4 plaintiffs agree to settle dispute over ceded lands

Healthcare taking bigger and bigger bite out of Hawaii pockets

Borreca: Legislature winds down with promises unmet

SB: Karen's Bill wisely shelved (shills for trial lawyers)

Candidate for UH system President interviewed

Visitor industry is ‘fast train going wrong way’

Kauai and Big Isle home sales fall, but Kauai prices rise

Japan Airlines fires 130 pilots based in Hawaii

Hawaiian Electric earnings fall 40 percent

CDC confirms three cases of flu in Islands

Lingle invites public to watch her veto bills raising Hawaii taxes

Lingle blasts lawmakers on demise of parks bill

Advertiser: Hotel room tax hike is disastrous move

Ted Hong: Folks, hold on to your wallets

Cayetano backs civil unions

Advertiser: Protect right to secret ballot

Advertiser: Oil tax fund invests in Isle energy future

Kauai County Council meeting in secret

Superferry Redux?  Worry arises with rail on fast track

"Unprecedented" declines show the hotel industry at its lowest level in 22 years

UH upkeep to reach $1 billion

Bill to allow Kahana leases could win Legislature's OK

SB: Energy plan good for Hawaii

Power plant in Pepeekeo progressing

Project aims at health care needs

Eight Kalaupapa patients will attend Damien's canonization

Jail plans mental health aid

Program for social workers takes a hit

New Hawaii petroleum tax hike likely to raise gas prices (barrel tax)

State Lawmakers Reject Gas Tax, Fee Hike (highway bill)

State budget cuts $800M, 200 (nonunion) positions (190 vacant)

Biden slip painful to tourism

Hawaii County Council postpones land fund vote

Checking on Charities

Dec. 31 fireworks ruin air quality curve (propaganda in war on old Hawaii)

Move sought for rail station (Kam Schools)

Waiawa residents displaced by the city's rail-transit system wait for compensation (not Kam schools)

Air Force plan to add rec cabins at Hawaii beach stirs concern

Consultant warned Hawaii church its new construction would encounter old burials

Oahu Industrial Warehouse Space Spikes

No deal for state, OHA on lands

Lawmakers will work overtime for budget

Counties will continue to get TAT funds

SB: Rail system should continue as planned

Money for pilot program might go to general fund

Hawaii school board votes to close Wailupe Valley Elementary

Nanakuli High tries to turn itself around with new teaching style

Socialist Micro-management damaging tourism AGAIN: Biden remark another blow to ailing isle visitor industry

Breaking News: Hawaii Legislative Session Extended (V1)

Advertiser: Hawaii Legislature close to locking in job cuts, tax increases (V2)

SB: Legislature correct to back off hotel tax (if they do) (V3)

Discount Corporatism: Deal reached on cuts to high-tech tax credits (State to pay only 80% to 'Get That Girl' and other hi-tech Cos)

Bill demands legislative OK for ceded-land sales (Legislative/OHA power grab)

DBEDT shakeup scaled back for now

5 Workers Accused In Overtime, Bribery Case

Hawaii Co. Mayor mum on budget details until May 5 unveiling (TAT?)

Hawaii may raise Mainland political contributions

Pasha Hawaii Seeks PUC Inter-island Approval for New Interisland Cargo Service

Socialism approaches end result: Tent legislation pitched

HYPE BUSTED: Scientists see this flu strain as relatively mild

War memorial for isle veterans takes flak at Liliuokalani

Hawaii man convicted of misdemeanor assault, not murder

Fight Over Balancing Budget May Extend Hawaii Legislative Session Beyond May 7

GOP halts ads: (Media still covers up Rouse's current employment with Rida Cabanilla)

SB: Specter's defection reveals GOP flaw

Litany of Tax Hikes Soon to Land on Hawaii Governor’s Desk

Private property, public money (no bid leasing)

Hawaii County Internet abuse may go public

House plan to abolish rural hospital system vanishes

Hawaii on the Front Lines of the Universal Healthcare Battle

Hawaii swine flu: Zero cases--plenty panic

Pilots union puts Hawaiian Air 'on notice'

Kapolei center put on shelf 

Coco Palms granted three year extension

Lingle: Power plant ban a critical step forward

DOE budget discord fails taxpayers (Advertiser pines for return of one-party rule)

Lingle's lack of plans spawns speculation

Arrivals down 13th consecutive month

Hawaiian Air parent posts profit

Gloomy forecast for Isle auto sales

U.S. Trustee calls for Hilo Hattie liquidation

Biotech seed company to plant crops on Kauai

Summit has been marred, Rep. says

3 Native Hawaiians finalists for trustee of Kamehameha Schools

Lawmakers restore protect DoE spending cuts from accountability

State leaders no closer to reducing budget shortfall

Maui Panel upholds budget, rises ‘to the occasion’

Young Bros.: Pasha’s aim is cherry-picking (INTER-ISLE BARGE COMPETITION!)

Power plant ban splits environmentalists

Sierra Club: City water moves must respect isle's unique ecosystem

Kauai County employees get to the heart of customer service

Hawaii County furloughs gaining traction

Hawaiian Home Lands and County of Hawai‘i Partnership Dedicates Keanalehu Drive

Colleagues fear Inouye may get rolled by Obey

No swine flu in Hawaii: DoH issues health alert

Legislators struggle to deal with failing state hospitals

Advertiser: Audit of DBEDT demands serious response

Sword-slashing lunatic escaped before

Recession drives rise in crowded homes

Police chief considers the future

Duke Bainum:  Street-level rail worth a look

ACLU: Uphold students' pushers' right to privacy sell drugs to your kids (And make sure those sniffer dogs don't find the teacher's roach clip)

Measures would enable MMMC to call the shots

SB: Tax bills, layoffs near face-off

Hawaii County workers "Thriving in Tough Times"

Ford calling for county furloughs

Developer lowers affordable housing units, fails to produce

Kalapa: Opportunity missed if downsizing ignored

OHA gets zip from Senate (no funding for the next Hokulia)

Hawaii plans 16 new schools while others are consolidated, shut

Cataluna: Voters sent a message to Felix

Meetings outline strawberry guava 'danger'

Tax-Delinquent List: Athlete, Capitol Lawyer, Doctors

Maui: Pared-down budget gets preliminary OK (no TAT)

DBEDT: A high-tech agency might be the target of another state audit

Hawaii unlikely to ban new power plants

Residents question new wind turbine site

Bills would avert Kahana Valley evictions

Las Vegas airline studying Isle flights

Officer's use of Taser on Keaau High student was caught on video

State to build new Waimea-Kawaihae road

Suit looms in procurement snafu

Habitual criminal gets prison instead of drug treatment

Hawaii State Legislature Set to Raise Taxes by $1 Billion

Hawaiian Ceded Lands Dispute Nearing Settlement

Hawaii income tax increases aimed at state's richest

SB: Don't raid tobacco fund

Anderson wins Council seat

UH Law school to pioneer new type of Eco-Lawsuits

UH Hilo cheers eco-terrorist pirate

Eco-Snobs whine about Lanai windfarm

Judge cites fraud in rejecting workers' suit against Dole

Task force united in vote to shutter Wailupe school

Reserve $90M for schools bureaucrats, board chairman tells Lingle

Poll: State wants tourists back 

Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism Under Fire – Again (Dem. Leg vs Gov, part 479)  

Legislature: $300M in tax hikes to avoid a few days off for HGEA

Police respond to Maui Rep Bertram’s criticism of drug programs

Plummeting revenue and profits leave isle businesses reeling

Hawaii Reporter: More Court Drama Expected from Pflueger's Attorneys

Mufi's push to amend state water quality standards dump O`ahu's poop in the Ocean

Hokulia Bypass: Both sides claim win in latest ruling

Council one step from suspending 2 percent contributions

Big Isle cattle shoot draws criticism

SB: Ready, aim, time for firearms control

Honolulu City Council passes ban on drivers' cell phones

New law allows couple to reunite

Borreca: "Local GOP poised for mix of religion into politics"

Sides brace for tourism-tax vote

Don't dismantle DBEDT

Maui Mayor: Removing TAT sends wrong message

Hawaii County sells dozer then rents it (your tax dollars at work)

Senate Bill 199 Would Kill Act 221

Sword slashing lunatic escapes state hospital: Kahaluu Resident Helps Nab (soft on crime) 

Judge hears 2 manslaughter motions in Pflueger case

Fort Barrette Road's name becoming a heated issue (secessionists seek to trample military road-names) 

Hawaii GOP sees spirited race for top spot

Advertiser: Felix business, civic records set him apart

Rasmussen: 51% View Tea Parties Favorably, Political Class Strongly Disagrees

Taxing Old Hawaii: Firework fees could skyrocket 50%

Pflueger motions to be heard today

DBEDT takes heat (Leg vs Gov round 47...or is that 48?)

Hawaii rail transit will create jobs but estimates of how many vary (rail vs highway construction)

Conference Committee makes early agreement on improvement projects

Maui Council omits TAT revenues from 2010 budget planning

OHA to dole out money to secessionists

Lowell Kalapa analyzes Hawaii Internet Tax

Are Hawaii homes at risk?

State to begin posting names of tax scofflaws online Friday

SB: Isle students should not expect locker privacy (next target of ACLU and Mr Kim Coco Iwamoto)

Bill to ban pit bulls in the islands dies

Looming cuts renew debate on size of Hawaii education system

Hawaii Pension tax plan worrisome

Vote for Council seat comes down this week

Praise for Obama splits along party lines

Tourism: Cleaning needed

Kapi'olani homeless will have to find new digs beginning today

Subaru donates to 'Imiloa

40,000 to begin recycling (propaganda of the deed)

Charter School Battles State Over Land

Tax Increases: Hawaii lawmakers attack tourism, productive people

Lawmakers: TAT proposal won’t make it (County tax increases coming?)

Hawaii's largest retailers may be required to redeem containers

Outdoor Circle opposes transit blight

Molokai Ranch: A year after closure, times are hard but spirit is alive

69 old burials dug up in construction for Kawaiaha'o's $17.5M center--project halted

Hawaii State Senate Passes Massive Tax Hikes, Card Check Bill

State Senate passes taro bill

Taro: Council weighs sunshine issue against expediency

Kenoi confirms Internet investigation, Yagong seeks reports

Big Island: Rally for Education Stimulus Money

State concerns lead homeless shelter to suspend director

Hawaii GOP Promotes Republican Candidates Running for Honolulu City Council Seat

Oahu police no longer blocking sign-waving but urge caution

After Rebranding, Small Business Hawaii Gets Name Change

Bankruptcy judge OKs $6 million in bonuses at HawTel (158% increase in bonuses for next year)

Mark Dunkerley, received $3.3 million in total compensation last year

U.S. nuclear monitors leave N. Korea

Hawaii jobless rate 7.1% in March — highest in 31 years

NPR: Higher hotel taxes may come with aloha

Memo to Legislature: Pay cuts better than no job

Hawaiian Airlines Traffic Up while U.S. airline traffic drops 10 percent

State can divert funding for schools

SB: Hawaii no small-biz paradise

Tavares reports ‘sobering’ tax assessment total

Commissioners find Coco Palms extension a tough nut to crack

Waiawi control ban fails to move