...WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across five key metrics. They range from each state’s share of federal jobs to federal contract dollars per capita to the share of families receiving food stamps....

...Connors was nominated to the Federal District Court by Obama, but the Senate did not vote and the nomination lapsed when Obama's term ended....

...DCCA Director Catherine P. Awakuni Colón has named Colin M. Hayashida as insurance commissioner for the State of Hawaii. The appointment was effective January 1, 2019....

...we ended up with a small net gain and reversed a decades-long trend of decline....

...Here are the State-wide bills they will be presenting as part of their "A Better Tomorrow" package....

...He Not Only Admitted They've Been Concealing Information, But From Whom....

...OHA's own audit for fraud, waste and abuse, contracted to an independent national firm, not only faced more than a year's delay in getting started, but is currently facing challenges, jeopardizing its timely completion....

... Only five states had more wildly gyrating rankings than California — Hawaii, Vermont, Alaska, Nevada and Connecticut ....

... Coast Guard, good Samaritans responding to vessel fire in Pacific Ocean ....

...H-Power allows recycling without requiring participation in the rituals of the eco-religion....

... Weekly Update From GovTrack.us, December 30, 2018 ....

"...Managers have explicitly limited OHA's access to information, and reserved their right to continue to do so...."

...a series of Informational Briefings in January to hear testimony and review requests for the state budget from governmental agencies....

...DLNR needs to understand that the money in these funds isn’t “their” money. It’s taxpayer money....

... “Hawaii Gourmet Cookies has ceased operations.”   That’s the word from Oahu Auctions and Liquidations ....

...Submit an online application to the Office of the Governor, Boards and Commissions, and learn more about how you can make an impact serving on the Commission....

...Lord Ganesha was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to adorn one’s feet for mercantile greed....

...Pelosi was spotted on Thursday vacationing at a four-diamond resort in Hawaii despite an ongoing battle in Washington, D.C., that led to a government shutdown....

...It is trendy right now to be telling tales about farmers....

...Reinsurance programs help insulate insurers from heavy losses if they end up enrolling a higher-risk population with higher claims. Insurers can thus lower their premiums, instead of raising rates....

...In tax year 2016, a total of $289.1 million was claimed in tax credits...the largest tax credit was the renewable energy technologies tax credit ....

...It’s too expensive.....

... Greetings from your local, Capitol Hill-area Knights of Columbus Council, Patrick Cardinal O’Boyle Council 11302 ....

...Total visitor arrivals rose to 781,990 (+4.3%) in November compared to a year ago....

...lots of whining from the usual suspects....

...US Federal Recognition Is Dead, Right?....

...Chief of Staff Tim Nelson ... District Director Jacqueline (Jackie) Conant ... Communications Director Nestor Garcia.... 

...Hawaii's top middle and high school robotics teams to compete for five spots at the 2019 VEX Worlds....

...Teams from Iolani, Maryknoll, Punahou and Waipahu high schools have earned their spot to compete at the in-person State Competition, which will be held on Saturday, February 9....

...Hirono is pushing for the nominee, Brian Buescher, to drop his membership in the organization and recuse himself from cases in which it has taken a position....

...Democratic Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii said in an interview. “This is about moving the so-called Overton window.”....

...the state still spent about $2 billion more than it generated in fiscal year 2018, and its overall net position dropped by $718.4 million dollars over the course of the fiscal year, in spite of a $326 million increase in revenue generated mostly by airport and harbor fees....

...At the top of his list of complaints: Things just aren't like they were back in the Inouye days....

...The Broker Defendants received kickbacks from Lloyd’s for steering Plaintiffs and the Class to the Lloyd’s surplus lines policies....

...drunks, bums, and feral animals....

...Gov. David Ige approved the new regulation Dec 21, 2018....

... The proposed rules now go before the Small Business Regulatory Review Board, which issues a recommendation to the Governor ....

...If enacted, the carbon tax would be the fifth special tax imposed on fuel....

...Well, it’s Christmas season again, so here is what I drafted recently for Santa to consider....

...Four states had average charitable deductions greater than $10,000...Hawaii averaged $4,111.80....

...top priorities...Legalizing Recreational Cannabis....

...The deadline to submit grant applications is 4:30 p.m. January 18, 2019....

...The following senators will take on the leadership roles for the Thirtieth Legislative Biennium 2019 through 2020....

...All of A&B's existing agricultural personnel will be offered positions with Mahi Pono....

...the question posed to voters must be clear and neither misleading nor deceptive....

...Representative Cynthia Thielen (R–Kailua, Kaneohe Bay) celebrates the legalization of industrial hemp through the passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (H.R. 2), better known as the 2018 Farm Bill....

...This report should not be viewed as any sort of legal or policy analysis. It is more in the nature of a command political performance....

...this would technically require the business to have both state and federal workers’ compensation insurance, which means paying two separate premiums....

...Regents approved a biennium operating budget request which was submitted to the governor and the Legislature....

...Amphetamine-positive patients spent more time per visit on average in the emergency department and were more likely to require medication and physical restraints....