Apparently when one is an elected official, one has to make sure that their concerns reflect the concerns of their constituency and obviously the concerns of seniors is right up there at the top of the list....

...we heard recently that they are recruiting candidates and working to elect a GOP Senator in Hawaii....

As the Hawaii County Council considers an anti-GMO bill which would require farmers to "register" the locations of their GMO crop fields, another GMO Papaya field in Puna has been attacked by machete-wielding vandals....

The issue first came to light last month when constituents contacted my office, and on August 19th we brought the issue to the Administration....

President Wil Okabe shares HSTA’s “Three Priorities” for 2013-2014....

The report acknowledges, finally, that the temperature has plateaued for 16 years now, which the scientists admit they can’t explain....

The State of Women in America: A 50-State Analysis of How Women Are Faring Across the Nation....

DHHL has recently received inquiries from beneficiaries as well as the media regarding its loss mitigation and foreclosure prevention programs....

The only thing resembling a 'cancer cluster' consists of surfers in Hanalei who spend too much time in the sun....

Reading Wonders, the first K-6 reading program built on the Common Core State Standards....

Today, Senators face a choice on the fate of Obamacare....

...listen to Dr. Akina further discuss the problem on HPR’s “The Conversation”....

A student survey being administered in Hawaii’s public schools through Oct. 18 will provide educators with critical classroom feedback aimed at improving teaching and learning....

The Oliver Wyman consultants expect individual premiums to average $346 in Hawaii in 2014, up from an average of $231 today....

In an embarrassing move, Councilwoman Brenda Ford, whose Bill 109 would ban all GM crops outright, had former yoga instructor and anti-GMO crusader Jeffrey Smith Skyped in to the meeting to give his testimony....

...students from Campbell High School came in force today to the State Capitol to demand air conditioning for their oven-like classrooms....

Using the power of the state to equalize political outcomes, in a district where most citizens think one way, is a dangerous idea....