...Couple Schatz's loathing hostility with his deliberate ignorance and you get gridlock. There won’t be any productive conversations, let alone legislation. Liberals can’t be surprised when they aren’t taken seriously....

...The amendment covers 98 percent of the United States’ population....

... the Hawaii Supreme Court is being asked to resolve two fundamental questions in the latest case involving the Thirty Meter Telescope ....

...$123 million in funding through 2024 for the 2010 Palau Compact Review Agreement as agreed to between the United States and the Republic of Palau....

... by closing down every homeless shelter in the state on July 1, 2018 ....

...California is now trying to enact a workaround, and some Hawaii lawmakers are actively considering similar legislation....

...people would never tolerate those levels of cigarette smoke in a public place anymore. So why were they OK with pot smoke?....

...Spending would increase by $114.8 million, or 16.3%, over current period....

...The assisted suicide bill passed 4-1 unamended by the Senate Judiciary Committee....

...the trustees are going to "suspend" OHA CEO Kamana`o Crabbe so he has to stay out of the office but still gets full pay and benefits....

...For years, it was conventional wisdom that as tax-happy as the Hawaii Legislature might be, it still would avoid raising taxes in an election year....

...A military pay increase of 2.4%....

...hackers got access to Hawaii state computers using a technique called "password spraying"....

... a very familiar looking laundry list of Hawaii spending allotments ....

...Hawaii is only building half of the units necessary to keep up with demand....

On a 2015 voyage from Jacksonville, Florida, to Puerto Rico, the Jones Act–eligible cargo ship El Faro sailed directly into Hurricane Joaquin and sank, losing all 33 crew members....

...CLAYTON HEE, subjected his ex-wife, Lyla Berg, to physical & verbal abuse, persistent infidelity, lived off her assets and absconded with her money – and now he wants to become GOVERNOR....

...activists resort to sovereign citizen tactics in a desperate effort to prevail....

...but Harry Kim wants Ige to give an emergency proclamation and $25K to open another one....

...six years of  'public corruption, misappropriation' allegations at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....

...the State is the senior partner in the tobacco business.  Just ask the vapers....

...The squatters were allowed to pack up personal possessions and valuables. What remained, including tents and other camping gear, was collected and loaded into trucks....

...Sharon Moriwaki is the founding president of Kakaako United, a nonprofit volunteer organization that fights for a better life for area residents and businesses through smart development and accountability....

...OHA Testifies in support of SB3090....

...sex harassment complaints have been secretly adjudicated against three unnamed State Representatives and one State Senator....

...Sex Harassment: Hawaii Legislators Admit Covering up Four Cases....

...Rank 47th – 8th Grade Math & Science Performance....

...House Concurrent Resolution 37 and House Resolution 29, sponsored by Representative Gregg Takayama (D-34), requests Congress to not enact S. 446, H.R. 38, or any “concealed carry reciprocity” legislation....

...The bill has passed the House and will be heard today at 3:10pm in the Senate Education Committee in Room 229 at the state Capitol....

...On Friday, March 23, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in room #016....

...Rowena Akana has never been silent about her passion to reform the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Unafraid to stand out, she has called for the removal of the current CEO....

...our annual County Health Rankings show that where we live makes a difference in how well and how long we live....

...some states receive a far higher return on their federal income-tax contributions than others....

...2018’s States Most Dependent on the Gun Industry....

The U.S. Supreme Court heard a First Amendment challenge Tuesday to a California law requiring pro-life crisis pregnancy centers to post information about state-funded abortions.... Hawaii and Illinois have similar laws....

...your green is burned to create their energy....

Reading Charles Djou’s ‘Why I’m Leaving The GOP’ statement published today, one might think Djou’s decision was all about Trump.... 

...we are concerned about the handling of Rail and the Mayor’s proposed budget....

...Caldwell’s plan to use $44 million in bond debt is an ill-founded, potentially illegal attempt to payoff administrative costs related to the construction of the over-budget, behind-schedule Honolulu rail system....

...Hawaiʻi has obtained federal certification of its rail transit State Safety Oversight (SSO) program....

...Ige needs to take action by March 21, 2018 to take advantage of "qualified opportunity zones"....

...Assisted Suicide passes Senate Committee, Gay Therapy Ban passes House Committee....

... at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees meeting set for 10am Thursday March 22, 2018 ....

..."Everyone from Governor Ige on down has been stalling and stonewalling."....

...Apply to your local Neighborhood Board to be appointed to fill a vacant position....

...The State Senate has drafted, discussed, and voted on SB508, SB2415, SB2484, SB2489, SB2699, and SB2821 that are projected to generate approximately $72 million in revenues....

...from National Federation of Independent Business-Hawaii....

...Caldwell wants the city to use $44 million of bond debt to pay for administrative costs related to construction of the city’s planned 20-mile rail system....

...Thu, March 29, 2018 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM HST....

... The TAT amount for the City & County of Honolulu is unchanged ....