No one exiting the Hawaii Supreme Court courtroom yesterday after oral arguments in the redistricting cases should have had much doubt about what the court was going to do....

Another one bites the dust ....

" ... urges the legislature to pass legislation requiring motor vehicle insurance carriers to provide information to the counties for development of a system to easily identify uninsured drivers and motor vehicles .... "

Friday, January 13, 7pm to 9pm, West Hawaii Civic Center Community Meeting Room, Kailua-Kona

The national organization and local chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), one of the nation's largest construction trade organizations, today announced its endorsement of former Governor Linda Lingle for U.S. Senate in 2012....

Apart from Cordray, the President also plans to make three appointments to the National Labor Relations Board without Senate approval, which will fundamentally alter the makeup of the board and enable the President to realize his Big Labor agenda....

“It will take five years before the state can report its findings.”

The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), the state's tourism agency, has released its Airline Seat Capacity Outlook Report for the first quarter of 2012.

Due to budget cuts, the state Department of Agriculture has allowed the brown tree snake program lapse. The dogs used for cargo inspections were actually given away.

Briefings by department from January 4 through January 19, 2012.

The Aloha Order of Merit was established by the Hawai'i State Legislature in 1993 to honor individuals who have distinguished themselves nationally or internationally in their fields of expertise and who contributed to the attainment of statehood or who have provided extraordinary service to, devoted themselves to the betterment of, or brought honor to the State.

Public Comment Period for the Proposed Rule to Revise Critical Habitat for the Hawaiian Monk Seal Closes January 6, 2011

"I am so happy to see former employees of HMC, recently out of work, find new employment at this urgent care center." -- Rep Pine

The Supreme Court in a unanimous 5-0 decision today ruled that too many of the human beings living in Hawaii were included for purposes of Legislative reapportionment.... Only a Federal suit can right this wrong. 

All Republican Presidential Caucus Voting Locations are Open Tuesday March 13 from 6-8PM.  District and Precinct boundaries are based on the State House District and Precinct lines used in the 2010 elections.

States are trapped between excessive regulation on one side and financial bankruptcy on the other....

After finishing 6th in Iowa, Michelle Bachmann suspends her Presidential campaign.

According to PPFA’s annual report for fiscal year 2007-2008, in 2007 Planned Parenthood’s “adoption referrals to other agencies” totaled 4,912. In Fiscal Year 2010 that number was 841, a decrease of 82.8 percent....

Last night’s nail-biter in Iowa marked the beginning of election year 2012. And with Americans heading to the polls — next in New Hampshire, then South Carolina and beyond — they will hope to rely on the integrity of the election system to ensure that every legitimate vote counts and that fraud is not the deciding factor....

• Romney: 30,015 votes
• Santorum 30,007 votes