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...the number of self-employed Americans is expected to rise to more than 60 million by 2020....

Having two accidents in the last two years on your record is the most costly traffic violation....

I lived as a woman for eight years....

Perhaps the largest expenses these operators are forbidden from deducting under § 280E are the excise taxes and license fees they pay to the state....

Heavy-rail lines have much higher capacities because train lengths are limited only by platform lengths, which in most cases is 8 to 11 cars. But Honolulu is building a heavy-rail line whose platforms are only long enough to allow four 60-foot cars....

...that 95-year-old law has become a key bargaining chip in one of the world’s largest trade accords....

Since 1990, Roll Call has been tracking the potential influence each state has on national affairs....

On April 21, 1898, Spain broke off diplomatic relations with the United States in a long-simmering dispute over Cuba....

The aquarium fishermen even at loss of income have willingly agreed to the new laws and plan to have continuing dialogue with DAR....

Fifteen states are betting they can convince more doctors to accept the growing number of patients covered by Medicaid with a simple incentive: more money....

Built with your tax dollars, via crony capitalist Act 221 High Tech Tax Credits, Hawaii....

King Kalākaua was an early and ardent supporter of astronomical observation in Hawaii....

Since 2000, Maunakea has been under stewardship of the Office of Maunakea Management....

Kauai is the only county in Hawaii that has taken a stand against this onrush of legislation....

Many states have a graduated system — the most complicated one is Hawaii....

...three states have ten or more tax brackets, led by Hawaii with twelve....

A&B has been diverting water from East Maui streams for more than 100 years via "complex system of ditches, tunnels and flumes" to irrigate the HC&S sugar plantation in Central Maui....

Having farms in Hawaii helps speed up the process....

House Finance Chair Sylvia Luke provided only one hour notice for a 14-bill hearing she was holding this afternoon....

The Hawaii GET taxes many products multiple times and, by one estimate, ultimately taxes 99.21 percent of the state's personal income....

...Unlike all other states in the union Hawaii has a go-it-alone policy and lets the attorney general’s office keep a running tally....

...attorney Lance Collins lodged a complaint on behalf of two of his clients regarding the actions of Rep. Karl Rhoads while he was chair of a special investigating committee looking into former Speaker Calvin Say....

...its field of vision is so narrow that it would be of little use against what experts consider the likeliest attack: a stream of missiles interspersed with decoys....

"...Obviously, OHA can no longer afford to keep spending generously with no accountability...."

Unknown to perhaps everyone at the time, the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI) Energy Agreement died in September of last year....

“You guys’ profiling her is going to be like the kiss of death.”

...This 12-part series by entomologist Anthony Shelton is the first comprehensive article about a genetically engineered crop, in this case, GE papaya in Hawaii....

...the new committee will explore whether Galuteria is qualified to serve....

...in blue states like Vermont, Oregon, Maine, Hawaii, and Washington....

...at 9:30 a.m."the ZipMobile died"....

The percentage of people overspending their income is twice as high in Hawaii and Nevada than in Maryland....

...to determine how much they bleed during the procedure....

...The Marquesas Islands...The Hawaiians Send a Mission to Them....

...The report uses 12 key metrics – ranging from average annual wages and salary disparities to patient population size and state medical board punitiveness to rank each of the 50 states....

...The warning came after elementary schoolteacher Justin Hughey, a candidate for HSTA vice president, tried to distribute a 1-page flyer in Maui High School on March 3.....

...In Alaska and Hawaii, unauthorized immigrants from the Philippines are the largest group....

...A geothermal energy developer cannot duck claims that it defrauded the United States of $122 million by reporting false information about two projects to get government grants, a federal judge ruled Tuesday....

...the least wealthy states tend to be those receiving the most federal support....

The bill is now in the Senate, and has been referred to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technology....

... “baseless, unreasonable and frivolous” ....

Only California (44%) has more households spending at least 30% of their income on housing....

A report on the top state issues of 2015....

Fukumoto Chang is right in that the interests of families may be better served at this point of the game with a vote of “with reservations” to keep a seat at the discussion table....

"...the poorest people, the people who most need the technology, may be denied access because of the fears and prejudices of those who have enough to eat....”

“To date Ormat has received at least $136,791,964.00 in 1603 payments through fraudulent and/or false 1603 grant applications....”

...they focused on promoting individual choice and personal responsibility, inciting fear of big government, threatening economic insecurity, and accusing public health scientists of manipulating data....

...Plenty of issues remain to be addres­sed, not least the safety implications of having kites weighing more than a tonne flying around on cables up to 310m long....