...The Institute for Justice finds Hawaii to be ‘most burdensome’ in USA due to the large number of professions requiring licensure.   In contrast, the Wisconsin study finds Hawaii to be the 'least burdensome' based on an analysis of 10 specific professions and the requirements to attain license in each....

Americans adopt approximately 140,000 children per year....

...the state Legislature has discovered a new tactic for meeting its public pension financial obligations: passing the costs on to the counties....

...after she was deposed, and after Hawaii became a U.S. territory, the former queen sued the United States in what was then the U.S. Claims Court....

...take a moment to celebrate the service of all U.S. military veterans past and present....

...“We got a few hundred subscribers, but nothing really earth shattering,” Epler says...Civil Beat has an annual budget of roughly $3 million and a staff of about 22 to 24 people....

“Because Farrington Highway and Kamehameha Highway are on the National Highway System, the reconstruction projects are eligible for Federal aid funds, subject to selection by OahuMPO and HIDOT.”  -- FHWA Acting Director Nadeau, October 7, 2015

...The City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS) is excited to announce the creation of the first O‘ahu Pedestrian Plan and an update of the 2012 Bicycle Master Plan....

Legacy Costs evaluates whether states provided adequate funding, as defined by retirement system actuaries, for pensions and other promised retirement benefits for public workers.....

...We live in a world of plenty which is both good and bad....

The following message was sent out to Arakawa campaign supporters Tuesday Nov 7, 2017....

...the median wait time for treatment in the Queen’s Medical Center ER is about six hours and 20 minutes....

...Ige today announced that his administration has completed the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the relocation of the O‘ahu Community Correctional Center....

...OHA’s complaint requests the court to order the state to terminate UH’s general lease for the mountain.... 

...On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell. It did so by accident....

...I have decided to run for Congress to represent Hawai‘i's 1st Congressional District....

...Recent House and Senate votes....

In an effort to make performance data easily available to the public, HIDOE today announced the launch of its Strategic Plan Dynamic Report....

...The last rate hike was two years ago--the next increase could happen in 2019....

...“Fat” is becoming the new normal in America....

...veterans in many cities continue to suffer from long delays in mental-health treatment despite a $10 billion effort to expand veterans’ access to such care....

...to enable new applicants or existing licensees to search for their application status....

...federal law already prohibits domestic abusers from purchasing or owning guns....

...Because of the high real estate prices, Hawaii also had the second-lowest percentage of homeowners....

...While Rail Hangs in Balance, Caldwell Plans to Splurge $500M on Blaisdell....

...A national Institute for Justice (IJ) study says they are the most burdensome in the nation, covering more than 40 occupations in which residents must acquire the state’s permission before being allowed to work....

...“She’s got a servant attitude, a servant’s heart,” Butler says....

...Al Frenzel and Gigi Jones....

...Rep. Ward (R-Hawaii Kai) wrote a letter to Gov. Ige asking the governor to prepare his departments, particularly the DOE to prepare for the unthinkable....

Video President Trump & Melania Visit Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona Memorial....

...in the early 1900s Ahi, Aku, Marlin and other pelagic fish, were reported in the commercial reef fish data. Then they separated the pelagic and reef fish. This alone accounted most of the 90% decline....

Vacation house rules in works: Regulating ‘unhosted’ rentals seen as way to preserve housing for residents....

Halloween may be over, but we still have lots of scary stories!

Clearly, OHA owes our beneficiaries a sincere apology and a commitment to change our practices internally....

...Upgrades provide easier navigation and more information....

“The FTA will allow nothing less.” -- Kirk Caldwell

...Unsurprisingly, it appears Ing is already violating the law.... 

...repeals the state and local tax deduction for income and sales taxes and caps the SALT deduction for property taxes at $10,000. The home mortgage interest is grandfathered in and preserved for new homes up to $500,000....

... Tulsi Gabbard 'not surprised' by Donna Brazile's DNC bombshell, but 'surprised' it went public ....

...Share your ideas on ‘Complete Streets’ solutions for Honolulu....

...Castle & Cooke Hawaii ready to break ground at Koa Ridge....

...Featuring: Thom Williams, Executive director, Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Hawaii....

...Following the success of a program that helps landlords to get paid and keep tenants from being evicted on Oahu and in Maui County, Steps to Avoid Eviction is now available on Kauai....

...New datasets include pavement conditions, traffic counts for state roads, and locations of fatal crashes between 2012-2016....

...All four appointments are subject to Senate confirmation....

...These rates are expected to affect approximately 34,000 individuals currently purchasing ACA individual plans....

...58% Have Political Views They’re Afraid to Share....

...Keli'i Akina And Verlieann Malina-Wright....

...Kelii Akina and Ray Tsuchiyama discuss applying the lessons of Google to the future of Hawaii....

...32 communities ranked from smartest to dumbest....