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Laurie Temple Field, a former associate of the ACLU and now a representative for Hawaii Planned Parenthood, lost no time....

The idea that one’s sex is a feeling, not a fact, has permeated our culture and is leaving casualties in its wake....

...retirement in Hawaii would require $65,822 annually in disposable income, and (given Hawaii’s relatively high income taxes) pre-tax income of $91,451....

...it does not specify any penalties. It also outlines broad reasons the requirements may be waived....

Multiracial Americans are at the cutting edge of social and demographic change in the U.S....

...federal subsidies to wind power do not create investment out of nowhere; they simply distort the relative cost of producing wind energy, shifting investments from other sectors of the economy to wind projects....

Hawaii collects $2,088 per person....

...Newsflash: The Land is Moving too....

Many fossil fuel producers will benefit, while the poor—and the economy—will suffer....

The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act now goes to the Senate....

...driving conditions for teens in the 50 U.S. states based on 16 key metrics....

"...Calvin K.Y. Say is the uncle of one of my current law clerk’s spouse, and that another law clerk, prior to joining my staff, worked on a campaign involving Respondent Calvin K.Y. Say...." -- Rectenwald

...the 14th Amendment does not guarantee birthright citizenship to unincorporated territories....

The federal government has been withholding about $70 million in grant money, but that will likely be released thanks to the board's vote, which will enable the exchange to continue doing outreach....

...I am awarding the title of “Biggest Loser” at the 2015 Legislature to families....

In Progressive World, there are at least four stages of legally becoming an adult....

...we’re all entitled to our own truth, which we can shape and color and carry around like a fashion accessory. Capital T Truth is, like, so 20th century....

...last year’s production and use of 14 billion gallons of corn ethanol resulted in 27 million tons more carbon emissions than if Americans had used straight gasoline in their vehicles....

A recent case to be heard by the Supreme Court may seem harmless on its face, but has much deeper ramifications for people of faith, and especially families....

Today’s newspaper front page reports on an offshore wind energy proposal that brings back memories of a similar plan way back in 2008....

WalletHub analyzed the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia across 20 key metrics....

...The duo has come to ask Kanahele and his group to perform a blessing at a new project's gate. This leads to wheeling and dealing, with Kanahele negotiating a land swap - and cell phone service - in exchange for performing the traditional ceremony....

In Hawaii...it seems like half the top lawyers attended the University of Hawaii....

...state and local combined individual income tax collections per person....

The university inadvertently confirmed that its Honolulu labs had been put in the performance improvement program in records it filed in January with Hawaii's Office of Information Practices, which is deciding USA TODAY's public records appeal....

Bumpy Kanahele got paid.  Walter Ritte did not.  Note to Next movie maker: Pay Ritte and avoid these problems... or don't pay any of them and reap the free publicity....  decisions, decisions.... 

Hawaii’s per capita death toll during the four conflicts combined is greater than that of any of its peers....

...almost all the hard cheese made in the United States, and in much of the West, uses a genetically engineered protein....

“...taxes are the single most expensive ingredient in beer, costing more than labor and raw materials combined....”

Several of Hawaii's campaign-finance laws challenged by a construction firm are not unconstitutional, the 9th Circuit ruled....

... the average military retirement age is 44 years old ....

The collapse of Hawaii’s state-run health exchange has observers wondering which of the other beleaguered exchanges could be next to fail....

"Chris Butler and the Foundation have worked to help many people get their lives back on track, including Patrick Bowler and will continue to do so." -- Jeannie Bishop, president of the Science of Identity Foundation

In 1987, the federal government repealed the CON mandate, and throughout the 1980s, states began retiring their CON programs--but not Hawaii....

The lowest federal share occurred in North Dakota at 19.0 percent, followed by Hawaii (21.5 percent)....

Whether Blue Lake invoked sovereign immunity in order to delay or defraud EDD from collecting unemployment insurance from the tribe is not relevant....

The Center for Biological Diversity brought the May 13 lawsuit in Washington, D.C., over five-year extensions that regulators granted Lockheed Martin for two exploration licenses it holds for a metal-rich zone of the Pacific Ocean....

One of the toughest critics of President Obama’s strategy against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is Rep. Tulsi Gabbard....

...economic class diversity, ethno-racial and linguistic diversity, economic diversity and household diversity....

Honolulu Ranks 101st: 95th for 'Professional Opportunities' and 107th for 'Quality of Life'....

Labeling food that contains GMO is illogical because genetic engineering is a process and not an ingredient....

...Estate and inheritance taxes have large compliance costs, have been shown to suppress entrepreneurship, and are among the most harmful taxes to economic growth....

"Barnes told TASS that the group would seek assistance from Russia for their cause."

...none of the nine bills proposed by the State Ethics Commission were passed by this Legislature....

At least two concrete columns have developed cracks and have had to be replaced....

...earnings for small business employees adjusted for cost of living are three times higher in the Houston metro area than in the Honolulu metro area....

These states could struggle to secure prosperity in the coming decade....

...legislative priorities are out-of-touch with reality....