... Haumea: Transforming the Health of Native Hawaiian Women and Empowering Wāhine Well-Being, a 150-page report ....

...The amendment, if approved by the voters, does not define what investment real property is. Nor does it contain any limitations on the taxing power. Almost all the details are left up to the state legislature....

...Cites involvement of fringe GOP troublemaker Eric Ryan and ongoing defamation of Carroll's rival Andria Tupola and her family....

...study reveals dramatic eight-fold difference in percentage of state funds allocated to helping mentally ill....

...Everyone Needs a Close Community, but Those Are Fewer and Fewer....

...America’s transformation is more than skin-deep — it’s economic, too....

...submission of the 1,513 previously untested sexual assault kits to accredited, approved forensic laboratories for DNA testing....

...FTC Approves Final Order Imposing Conditions on Merger of Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc. and AMR Holdco, Inc....

...Worried about “maintaining a favorable political and social environment” legislators have approved two bills and one resolution designed to force union members to keep paying dues....

...Tourism has surged again in the first part of 2018, extending one of the longest periods of sustained visitor growth. Construction, while volatile month to month, also remains on a high plateau....

... Southwest Airlines Intends To Serve Hawaii Nonstop From California Airports In Oakland, San Diego, San Jose, & Sacramento -- and Interisland ....

...fissure vents have opened in Leilani Estates subdivision in the lower Puna district....

...Saiki said that after passing last year’s rail tax hike, he feels like “the Legislature can do anything.”....

...Even though most respondents still think tourism brings more benefits than costs to our state, the percent of those who think otherwise has been rising for some time....

...40 measures of access to health care, quality of care, efficiency in care delivery, health outcomes, and income-based health care disparities....

...during oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2017, Justices Anthony Kennedy, Stephen Breyer, and Sonia Sotomayor questioned the commission’s hostility....

...$12.9 billion in unfunded liabilities, a huge risk for government employees and all Hawaii families alike....

...Amata Advises on Army Administrative Memo for US Nationals....

...with your savings on insurance, you can afford a larger mortgage....

...the floods caused more than $19.7 million in damage....

...Request for Proposals for Ala Wai Golf Course Driving Range Awarded to Topgolf Hawai‘i....

...money can be transferred directly from your electric bill to needy Silicon Valley billionaires....

...Because The Forensic Audit Is Now Focused On OHA's LLC's....

...Hawaii cars emanate 7.9 text messages per hour during evening peak rush....

...51st for Annual Nursing Salary (Adj for Cost of Living)....

...CNHA’s Board Officers are actively engaged in the organization’s executive search after current President, Michelle Kauhane, announced her departure in early March....

...a strong connection between sea surface temperature patterns associated with the Global Warming Hiatus phenomenon and changes in cyclone activity over the northwest Pacific....

...The 2018 Legislature will adjourn on Thursday, May 3....

...attorneys filed complaint over violations of federal conscience protections....

...Akina and Moore discuss what Hawaii's citizens can expect in the 2018 elections, and how the results matter....

...In an effort to clean its environment, China has restricted recyclable commodities and set strict contamination limits. The E-Cycling program cites this shift in the worldwide recycling commodities market for local restrictions....

...Would the delegation have chastised Obama if he had stuck to his ultimatum and struck Syria after Assad crossed Obama’s infamous “red line in the sand?”....

...Pearl City ranks 178th--5th highest--for Labor Costs....

...The Court’s 1997 ruling on the majority required to call a state constitutional convention was a travesty of justice....

... Kauai poi farmers are appealing to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) for financial aid.  Are cash payouts reserved for insiders? ....

...HB 2432, one of the bills actively being considered this session, proposes to hike the “transient occupancy tax,” or TOT, by an as-yet-unspecified amount....

...Federal Recognition advocate Esther Kiaaina and William Aila....

...Largely due to the Tesla solar-plus-storage facility that opened in March 2017, KIUC added 415.3 watts of storage per customer in 2017, more than eight times as much storage as second place honoree Tucson Electric Power....

...HB2169 Maui County Suicide Prevention Bill heads for floor votes....

...If signed into law, SB3095 will have Hawaii restaurants crawling with cockroaches--this should be almost as good for tourism as the homeless tent cities Hanabusa is planning....

...On April 25th, the Hawaii state Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 2046....

...Kim and South Korean leader Moon Jae In pledged earlier today in Panmunjom to negotiate a treaty to formally end the Korean War and also to remove all nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula....

...look at how transparency goes by the wayside at the end of the session....

...This solution has passed the House before, but not yet in the Senate; however, this time the provision is included in a major bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration....

...Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $4.82 billion in the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 10.1 percent compared to the first quarter of 2017....

...This year, the State of Hawaii’s four-decade-old mainframe payroll system will transition to a modern payroll software and processes utilizing PeopleSoft....

...the camps are littered with hundreds of plastic bottles, a vast array of bicycle parts, inoperable mopeds, and just about anything you can imagine....

...OHA Administration was tasked with reporting back on the feasibility and timing of such a plan by June 30....

...Highest Median Annual Wage for Real Estate Agents–Honolulu and Pearl City tied for #1....