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...nearly a century after the generating station first started providing electricity to the people of Oahu....

Any change, as the bill proposes, would require a change to the current collective bargaining agreement with the HSTA, which runs through 2017....

New advertisements, online tools and events have been designed to encourage uninsured residents to set appointments....

The law imposes new costs and mandates on employer sponsors of health and welfare trust funds, but leaves irresponsible companies free of any obligation to contribute towards their employees' health insurance....

A candidate may obtain the Application for a Nomination Paper and receive and file his/her nomination paper at the locations listed below....

... at Grace Bible Church, 635 South Hina Avenue, Kahului on Friday, February 7th, 2014 starting at 5:30 PM....

On January 29, 1999, exactly 55 years after its launch, the Battleship Missouri Memorial opened in Pearl Harbor ....

Caldwell today announced the appointment of Linda Chu Takayama to lead the Office of Economic Development as Executive Director....

The new poll, commissioned by Hawaii’s Drug Policy Action Group showed voter support for reform of Hawaii’s policies on marijuana trending upward....

Eighty-seven percent of respondents to a recent study in Hawai'i want to see a decrease in the number of feral cats in the Hawaiian Islands....

The specialized court began last year with three defendants and has now grown to ten defendants....

Attorney General David M. Louie joined 46 fellow state and territorial attorneys general in signing a letter sent to the U.S. Trade Representative....

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on November 26, 2013 to review two lawsuits challenging the Obama administration’s abortion pill mandate....

...$20 million for various capital improvement projects (CIP) administered by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources....

...informational meetings about the 2014 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan ....

...the cost of auto insurance varies depending on the month you purchase a policy....

On average, 204,120 visitors were in the state on any given day of 2013 (average daily census) a 1.4 percent gain compared to 2012....

We are listening to your concerns and, as promised, would like to address some of your questions regarding pesticide use....

..."Obama’s national priorities echo those I’ve outlined"....

...the suspect's mother describes the revolving door of mental health facilities and half-way houses through which her son has passed in the last year....

This past weekend, the Star-Advertiser's Richard Borreca used the Governor's State of the State as the opening trumpet call for the 2014 governor's race....

...a package of bills intended to help the Hawaii Health Connector improve transparency and reliability and ensure the agencies financial stability....

...the state has seen an overall improvement in proficiency levels with 79% of fourth graders reading below proficiency in 2003 compared to 70% in 2013....

HUD determined that the city’s median income for a household of four is $82,600, down from $86,300 last year....

...after five years of promises, what do we have to show for it?....

Let’s make this a year of action....

Hawaii P-­‐20 Council established a goal for 55 percent of Hawaii’s working age adults to have a two-­‐ or four-­‐year college degree by the year 2025....

While there has been a lot of discussion about Monsanto, there seems to be little understanding about our operations and what we do....

The nominating committee for the state Commission on Water Resource Management (Water Commission) is still accepting applications for one (1) position on the commission....

This Wednesday, January 29, the House Committee on Water and Land is scheduled to hear several important hunting bills....

...for the impending vacancy in the judicial office of the Associate Justice, Supreme Court, State of Hawaiʻi upon the mandatory retirement of Associate Justice Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. in March 2014.... 

The meeting to discuss the East Kapolei and UH-West Oahu rail stations is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 28, at the Kapolei Middle School....

Mr. Damas was arrested at the Halawa Correctional Facility where he was employed as an adult corrections officer....

$9,694,000 – Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii (NELHA) Frontage Road and New Intersection Connections, Hawaii Island – Construction of a 0.8-mile frontage road....

...Along with our own State Representative Beth Fukumoto, the Daily Beast website named Colonel McSally as one of the "Nine Women Remaking the Right."...

KIUC has charged $10.27 a month to customers who choose not to use a wireless smart meter....

Senator Hee introduced a bill to “generally” reenact Hawaii’s Shield Law.  So has Senator Ihara and a host of others....

Initial mentions of the economy, the recession, budget deficits and jobs have fallen from a high of 52% in 2010 to just 22% at the end of 2013....

During this quarter, the status of the Office of the City Auditor projects is as follows....

Students, parents, teachers and community leaders across Hawaii will rally this week in support of school choice at 30 “School Choice Week” events across the Aloha State....

...the administration filed a proposed ordinance seeking approval for a new Request for Proposals....

...the facility will reopen at 8 a.m. tomorrow, Saturday, January 25....

Xtreme Power...announced today that it filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11....

A total of 17,609 solar installations with more than 129 megawatts capacity were added....

Three states had union membership rates over 20.0 percent in 2013: New York (24.4 percent), Alaska (23.1 percent),and Hawaii (22.1 percent)....

The bill also discontinues the requirements for the minimum number of student instructional hours effective at the end of the 2014-2015 school year....

SB 2982 proposes a constitutional amendment to exclude certain retirement benefits from income taxation....

Please contact members of the House Committee on Water and Land and respectfully urge them to support House Bill 1907....