...Former Hawaii Attorney General Michael Lilly has spent his career in uniform, in the courtroom, and in government....

...When the USSR collapsed in 1991, long-secret archives of the Communist International were thrown open to western researchers for the first time.  Many previously unknown details of communist history have been revealed--including the 1935 Comintern orders directing Communists to begin work in Hawaii....

...sets the aggregate annual cap at $60,000,000. Beginning with costs incurred after December 31, 2023, any unused portion of the aggregate cap will carry over to increase the next year’s cap....

... up to four weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave during any calendar year ....

... Thirteen Democrat-led states can continue pursuing their lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of terminating multi-billion dollar clean energy programs without congressional approval ....

"...These 'explicit conversations' provoke 'strong emotions' and crying students are expected...."

...Twenty-eight percent of households earning below $75,000 have zero cars....

... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ...

... if the error rate is 10% or more, then we get socked for 15%, which would come out to about $109 million ....

... In 2024, the median home price in Honolulu was about twice what a median-income household could afford ....

"...funding challenges, especially given the expiration of the UH master lease in 2033, in addition to the obligations contained in the UH Master Plan, led to the decision to end science operations...."

... patients with complex cancers, such as leukemia and brain tumors, were most likely to require out-of-state care ....

... Happy Independence Day! ....

... the American Declaration of Independence of 1776 and the 1840 Constitution and Declaration of Rights of the Hawaiian Kingdom under King Kamehameha III ....

...the structure and style of the Declaration follows a form familiar to most modern lawyers: a complaint initiating a lawsuit....

... included in the "Big Beautiful Bill" signed into law in July 2025. It provides a $1,000 contribution from the U.S. Treasury Department to a tax-free account for babies born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028 ....

... joining other states' global settlements is easy, but if Hawaii doesn't initiate its own cases, it just isn't getting the message ....

"...It was February 2023, and Professor Kenneth Lawson had something to say...."

"Trustee conduct matters. When interactions become adversarial, dismissive, degrading or demeaning, it weakens the collective ability of the Board...."

... Party candidates for the unexpired senate term shall be nominated by the county committees of the parties and file a nomination paper at the Office of Elections not later than 4:30 p.m. on September 4, 2026 ....