...The Rural Utilities Service loaned millions to Sandwich Isles Communications to finance the installation of a telecommunications network in the state....

...The PUC spans from Wai‘alae-Kāhala to Pearl City....

...Conflicts and protests on the mountain in 2014 and 2015 frame our expectations of 2019, and perhaps beyond....

...Board of Regents to consider proposed Maunakea administrative rules at August meeting....

...Court’s suspension of governor’s emergency proclamation applies only to one Person....

"...The problem is the data we provide is based on an accounting system that is more than two decades out of use...."

...The union since has been placed under trusteeship by LIUNA headquarters after running into difficulties not unrelated to the thefts....

...“I honestly don’t know how this is going to end,” says Doug Simons, an astronomer and executive director of the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope....

...Chapter 84 permits the legislator to represent a private client in submitting an offer to purchase state property from a state agency....

...the impact on government employment ranged from three to 17 percent in the territories and close to 45 percent in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands....

...The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill a new judicial position in the State of Hawaii....

...Stop shooting the messenger and concentrate on cleaning house!....

...The HECO LNG plans were abandoned after their proposed merger with NextEra Energy, Inc. was disapproved by the Hawaii State Public Utilities Commission....

...“I don't wanna be here,” said Kamakau who is the DOCARE Hawai‘i Island Branch Chief....

...Trustees are reminding Governor Ige of OHA’s real goal—not stopping the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) but gaining control of thousands of acres atop Mauna Kea.... 

...More Woo than You....

...In my opinion no single project, not any, is important enough to allow ourselves to damage the fabric of our Ohana in Hawaii....

...Pennies add up. And when we’re talking about the Jones Act, they add up to billions of dollars....

...Today my kids learned a lesson about thinking logically the hard way....

...Hawaii state law completely forbids anyone who is not a citizen of the United States of America from even applying for a gun permit....

...The poll was conducted from April 1 through June 30....

...the yard remains idle as its continues to burn cash....

...How Well-Funded are Pension Plans in Your State?....

...2019’s States with the Most At-Risk Youth....

...Jones Act researcher lays out its failures and false arguments....

...with information in the event they encounter forms of expression that may alarm them or prevent them from accessing or leaving their place of employment....

...The emergency proclamation gives law enforcement increased flexibility and authority to close more areas and restrict access on Mauna Kea....

...It’s getting hard to take Kirk Caldwell seriously....

"...Regardless of your position on TMT, we must all agree with Gov. Ige’s 2015 statement that the state has 'failed' Maunakea...."

...Kim says he will stay until a replacement Board member is selected....

...Politicians and trial lawyers eager to sue energy companies over the costs of climate change received an unwelcome message from a university professor....

"...the commencement of construction activities for the TMT will result in bodily harm and psychological trauma to OHA’s beneficiaries and others at the hands of the State...."

"...corralling of protesters is simply unconstitutional...."

...Hawaii has the broadest sales tax in the United States, but it taxes many products multiple times....

... weekly update from GovTrack.us ....

...we are starting to see laws passed in the 2019 Legislature take effect....

...Bress will fill the seat vacated by Judge Alex Kozinski, who stepped down in 2017 amid sexual misconduct allegations.... 

...WalletHub compared 300 cities of varying sizes across 27 key indicators of market attractiveness, affordability and quality of life....

...Student Debt as % of Income, Adjusted for Cost of Living  (3rd-lowest)....

...Ige has appointed Linda Chu Takayama as his chief of staff, effective Aug. 1 an Keith Yamamoto as chief operating officer.... 

...Several domestic shipping and maritime interest groups, alongside unions, are backing lobbying efforts to keep the Jones Act on the books....

...To rank CNBC's 2019 America's Top States for Business, we put all 50 states through a rigorous test and graded them based on more than 60 measures of competitiveness in 10 broad categories....

...For almost three decades, the handyman exemption in Hawaii was capped at $1,000, a limit that includes the cost of labor and materials....

...A proposal to Build Solar Farm on Hawaiian Home Lands turns ugly in Kapolei....

...activists have scared parents into believing that they must fear pesticides but ignore other real safety hazards....

...The Hawaii Shippers’ Council (HSC) recently reviewed its 1997 estimates of the cost of the Jones Act on Hawaii....

...Hawai‘i’s Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) has violated the federal Clean Water Act by polluting ocean waters along Kauaʻi’s West Side without a permit, a federal court ruled yesterday....

...The State Department of Transportation announced that Mauna Kea Access Road will be closed and there could be lane and other road closures associated with large equipment movement beginning July 15....

...Ige signed the final remaining anti-gun bill awaiting his consideration, Senate Bill 600. This comes on the heels of him signing Senate Bill 1466 on June 27th.... 

... Ige boosts film tax credit and allows condo associations to conduct non-judicial forclosures ....