...the state Department of Health is expected to increase the deposit container handling fee by 50% on September 1 – to 1 ½ cent per container....

Does solar energy—specifically photovoltaic (PV) panels—ever produce as much energy as the energy that was initially invested in their manufacture?

In some cases, producing electricity by solar panels releases more greenhouse gases than producing electricity by gas or even coal....

Total expenditures from businesses at NELHA were $81.0 million, of which about $50 million was paid to Hawaii entities in 2010. UHERO estimated the total economic output to the greater Hawaii economy was $87.7 million, which generated $4.5 million in state tax revenue for 2010....

Germany's Renewable Energy Feed-in Act of 2000 requires electric utilities to buy renewables from all producers at fixed, exorbitant rates and feed it into the power grid for 20 years, raising rates and undermining industrial competitiveness....

...the North Koreans "jumped" at the opportunity to get into carbon trading....

...most employees will not get to vote; only shoe salesmen will cast ballots. Not all shoe salesmen, however. Only those selling women's shoes....

Tuesday June 12 from 5pm to 6pm on business talk radio KGU--AM760....

We've asked you to look past rumors, mainland money, slick ads, and other folks telling you how to vote....

• Senate: Wage Discrimination
• Senate: Farm Bill
• House: Energy-Water Appropriations
• House: Medical Device Tax Repeal
• House: Homeland Security Appropriations
• House: Legislative Branch Appropriations

The ad highlights Governor Lingle's ability to listen to the people of Hawaii and garner positive results on behalf of the State....

LaFrance is a retired contractor, Alarm Company Operator, a lifetime Farmer, and Real Estate broker for 30-years. Has a degree in Hospitality, Human Resource Administration, Agricultural Science, and an MBA.

Recently, the FCC issued a number of major reforms to the Fund, capping the subsidies that rural service providers are eligible to receive....

...on Friday, President Barack Obama informed America that “the private sector is doing fine.” This, of course, was news to the 12.7 million people who are out of work....

Kamehameha between 1782 and 1810 united the islands into the Hawaiian Kingdom, created the Hawaiian nationality and a national state from competing Polynesian groups, who themselves had been feudal--not tribal--for as much as 500 years....

...a landmark digital cable channel tomorrow dedicated solely to providing information about her U.S. Senate campaign and informing voters about the important issues facing Hawaii....

...the Department of Taxation interpretation of the alternate energy tax credit created a huge hole in the revenue picture as its definition of “system” allowed taxpayers to claim more than one credit per installation....

The emphasis seems to be to win the projects, instead of making money on the projects. Most projects start out from behind, almost assured of losing money. This leads the management to feel the need to cut engineering costs....

Former educator, commercial fisherman, island musician with the Windward Symphony (Oahu), and Waianae Neighborhood Board Representative, Mike Breslin officially enters the race for Hawai’i House District 6....

...the rail project would reduce daily car trips by 48,000, but it would be in the face of a 520,000 increase in daily car trips because of population growth....