...dedicated hospital observation units could lead to $950 million in national cost savings, according to a new study in Health Affairs....

...Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $3.03 million for various capital improvement grants to Hawaii-based nonprofit organizations whose missions benefit ....

...the policy recommendations are projected to accelerate current trends, reducing the HYCF average daily population by 60 percent by 2019....

Travelers are currently charged $2.50 per flight under the Transportation Security Administration’s airline security “fee.” Under the budget deal, that would increase to $5.60 per flight or $11.20 for a round-trip ticket....

“Maybe Hawaiians don’t want to be Native American Indians."

The interactive website allows users to click among multiple data streams comparing the state's Complex Areas, schools and student groups....

18th annual “Small Business Policy Index 2013: Ranking the States on Policy Measures and Costs Impacting Small Business and Entrepreneurship.”....

No reasons were given for his absence and he is still listed on the Committee's website as Ranking Member of the subcommittee....

...nonessential management employees are being furloughed three days per month for the next six months as part of a cost-cutting drive....

Some Members of Congress are using this logic in their latest budget proposal.... 

Video of the State of OHA speech delivered at Central Union Church December 10, 2013....

• DATE: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
• TIME: 1:30 p.m.
• PLACE: Auditorium, State Capitol

• DATE: Tuesday, December 17, 2013
• TIME: 10 a.m.
• PLACE: Conference Room 229, State Capitol

...amid the rush to enroll as many people as possible by the Dec. 23 deadline, there's a huge caveat that isn't getting much public attention: For coverage to take effect on Jan. 1, enrollees must pay their first month's premium....

...a web-based application that allows citizens to access a wide range of campaign financial data on any elected official....

The authority’s incohesive, self-described “marketing plan” and poor reporting on measures of effectiveness impede transparency....

To meet the promise of free preventive care nationwide, every family doctor in America would have to work full-time delivering it, leaving no time for all the other things they need to do....

Thursday, January 30, 2014 at 6:00 PM....

Hawaii's four members of Congress are pretty terrible by ACU standards....