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...slanted perception created by the misinformation, wishful thinking, naiveté and downright ignorance of some of our present day “Hawaiian leaders"....

...areas with restrictive land use regulations, often referred to as “smart growth,” were hit the hardest when housing crisis hit....

WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s States Where Hispanics Are Most Assimilated....

Each of the elected officials on the list directly benefited from the injustices that were done to Native Hawaiians.  They also benefited from Hee’s theft and tax evasion....

...Lanny Sinkin, representing the “Independent and Sovereign Nation State of Hawaii,” lobbied for the return of the erstwhile Hawaiian monarchy....

According to Politico, in the spring before the 2008 election, Clinton supporters forwarded an email that questioned Obama’s religious affiliation and citizenship....

...the public will suffer from their incompetence....

Using these products for more than a month could be lethal....

...a Navy man told police that Whitt molested him while he slept....

The share of infrastructure expenditures funded by tolls, user fees, and user taxes ranges from 14.2 percent in Alaska to 86.4 percent in Hawaii....

CDC Youth Behavior Risk Survey data ....

"Hedonometer Score measures personal expression of hedonism on social media"

The illegal immigration situation in Hawaii is different than the rest of the country....

Hillview, Ky. filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in late August, brought the national total of municipal bankruptcies to 14 since 2008....

In 2014, the utility company’s non-solar customers paid an extra $53 million in operating and maintenance costs because of residents adding rooftop solar systems....

...figures here are for bonded debt, and do not include other outstanding obligations—including pensions—which add substantially to governments’ future liabilities and are often considered in broader definitions of governmental debt....

Our data set includes such metrics as delivery costs, average annual infant-care costs, the per-capita number of midwives and OB-GYNs, and the per-capita number of child care centers....

... Will the Democratic nominee 'owe' Chris Butler? ....

It should thwart DOE attempts to yank students out of private placements while hearings are in progress....

...the percent of single-mother households of all family households with own minor children was 18.9% in Hawai‘i versus 24.1% in the nation....

...Greer contends Senator Baker eliminated the wrong position in 2008, but finally succeeded in eliminating his position in 2011....

...the City of Honolulu and the police department were intent on destroying over 2,300 used firearms worth an estimated $575,000, rather than raise revenue by selling them....

The rule is expected to be finalized next year....

Without food processors in the islands, Hawaii agriculture will always be limited....

Hawaii -- 262.4--Car thefts per 100,000 people -- Nat'l Avg 220.7

WalletHub compared 670 community colleges across 17 key metrics....

The Caldwell administration is deeply dysfunctional....

...“widespread regulatory non-compliance” and "a serious disregard" for regulations for security, biosafety, incident response and training....

...and this doesn't include the General Excise Tax....

...the Governor of American Samoa candidly questions whether the ruling applies in that U.S. territory....

...Guam refused to issue tax overpayment refunds "often for several years at a time," instead using the money to fund the government....

... Caldwell 'Running from Controversy', 'Wasn't Around' During Crisis, 'Not the First Time' ....

Excepting heavily incentivized research and development (R&D) operations, mature firms generally experience above-average tax costs in Hawaii....

The adjusted cost of living for retired persons in Honolulu is twice as high as it is in Laredo, Texas....

...Visualize Chris Butler, a heartbeat away from the Presidency....

There were southern politicians who were concerned about adding the territory’s multiethnic population to the Union....

... Aug. 26 is Women’s Equality Day ....

100 Kauai voters participated ....

The Hawaii defendants are members of the Campaign Spending Commission....

Our data set ranges from the percentage of adults aged 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or higher to the attainment gap between women and men....

With zero experience in getting families off the street....

Students in Hawaii will be subject to sex-ed classes with an emphasis on pregnancy prevention rather than abstinence, whether they or their parents like it or not....

...straight out of a Michael Bloomberg gun-ban training manual....

According to a recent PEW survey, 25 percent of people in the last year have change their opinion to a favorable view of vaccines....

If the Gov’s team wants to learn why Hawaii should try Housing First, they can start with Google and actually learn a lot....

Hawaii has the lowest effective rate at 0.28%....

...states could easily offer more data to their citizens....

A joint resolution of Congress made Hawaii a U.S. territory on August 12, 1898...