Overall means-tested welfare spending from federal and state sources reached from all sources reached $956 billion....

Six volunteers will head into a barren landscape in Hawaii to simulate a 120-day Mars mission....

Have you looked at your electric bill lately? It just keeps going up and up.

...extremely high cost of living, tax burden per capita, malpractice award payouts per capita, and number of disciplinary actions taken against physicians....

Ample reserves and demonstrated revenue-raising ability provide the city with the  flexibility to manage both expenditure pressures and economic cyclicality.

The essential areas, proposed as critical habitat, include seven units totaling approximately 18,766 acres (7,597 hectares) on the island of Hawai‘i....

The Court denied an appeal by Bombardier Transportation USA Inc....

"With 20 days to go, and early walk-in voting beginning Monday, Linda Lingle is perfectly positioned to win this race against Mazie Hirono - just as she's done before."

Below are some of the highlights of our experts’ reactions to the major points made....

Many have been corrected in previous debates, yet Hirono continues to intentionally mislead....

We simply cannot afford another four years like the last....

“The Hawaiian sugar industry was born out of the American Civil War”

The Hui is comprised of Kamuela Vance Viveiros, H. Doug Matsuoka (Occupy activist), and Laulani Teale....

According to legislators we interviewed, owners and operators of existing zipline and canopy tours in Hawai‘i are the main proponents of [regulation]….

DayStar's acquisition is a first step and it's for the Avatar Solar's Hawaiian-based projects....

During my tour of duty in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, one of the most profound things I saw was the first day of school.

BRT would provide the same transit ridership for about one tenth the cost....

"Because camping fees will be deposited into the general fund, rather than a special revenue account or other special fund, the parks and recreation department has no plan for how it intends to make improvements to the camping program." -- Audit

...a knock-down-drag-out fight with Democratic Governor Neil Abercrombie that has left teachers without a contract since July 2011....

Solar leasing companies are reporting “fair market value” installed costs that are far higher than the actual cost of installing solar.