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Only in Washington DC is $100 more worthless....

Today’s map shows how spirit excise taxes in your state compare....

Hawaii ranks 40th among US states for its fiscal health, based on its fiscal solvency in five separate categories....

Across all metro areas, Urban Honolulu, Hawaii has the highest cost of living, while Danville, Illinois is the least expensive place to live in the country....

Why? Cost of living is the main issue....

If California is America’s future, then that future is overrun with poverty....

Study also finds that alcohol consumption is a salient predictor of marijuana use....

For example, the Aina Koa Pono project....

Comprised of four UH Community College campuses, Project Imua involves a joint faculty-student enterprise for designing, fabricating and testing payloads....

"...concealed carry licenses held by more than 11 million citizens across the country should now be valid in every state without question...."

...it is instructive to note the ways in which marriage and “same-sex marriage” remain distinctly unequal in those states that already have extended recognition to same-sex couples....

This is a conflict between OHA and the University of Hawaii over control of public land revenues....

The Hawaii exchange is collapsing....

The Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling by the end of June in King v. Burwell....

...by the numbers on just about everything else, Hawaii doesn't measure up, and not only for reasons beyond its control....

Check out today’s map below to see where your state lies on the wine tax spectrum....

Staff at the Human Rights Campaign last fall described the working environment at the nation’s largest LGBT rights group as “judgmental,” “exclusionary,” “sexist,” and “homogenous” ...

On college campuses fear of offending people now trumps the fear of losing free speech....

Our data set includes 23 key metrics, such as age, gender and income as well as household makeup and housing tenure....

...Hawaii’s employees earn 9 percent more than those in the private sector—the 3rd highest wages and salaries ratio in the country....

...the Board itself failed to properly disclose that the “opt-out” policy was once again being considered....

The median income for families (dad present) with kids younger than 18 adjusted for cost of living is two times higher in the District of Columbia than in Hawaii....

Kevin Jennings, founder of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)....

2015’s Strictest and Most Lenient States on DUI....

Some play video games in homes littered with pizza crusts and empty Mountain Dew cans. Others watch daytime soap operas....

"...only if the student’s parent or legal guardian provides prior consent.…"

WalletHub compared each of the 150 most populated U.S. cities across 30 key metrics. Our data set ranges from crime rates to school system rankings to housing costs....

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....