"...We often need to be reminded of what makes us so special. ..."

"...General Hara is a close personal friend of General Miyagi and under the command of General Logan.  General Logan serves as the Director of the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency, so how can he be evaluated by his Deputy Director, General Hara?"

...and Hawaii ranks 48th for Small Business Lending per capita....

...members of the Subcommittee are virtually all strong supporters of the Jones Act and typically receive industry backing in turn....

...Measures student success (dilutes failing test scores--Editor) with 14 indicators including chronic absenteeism, inclusion rate, teacher retention, facility repair and maintenance backlog, and family engagement....

...lawmakers will be asked to conform our Hawaii income tax law to the federal changes that have taken place in 2017....

...Hawaii’s Democratic congresswoman, Tulsi Gabbard, was among the first to blame the president. She said that Mr. Trump was “taking too long” to defuse the North Korean threat adding, “He’s not taking this threat seriously. There’s no time to waste.”....

...adds e-liquid to the definition of “tobacco products”, which would make all provisions of the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law that relate to tobacco products applicable to e-liquid....

...Within five minutes of the erroneous missile alert, Iolani School student William Heyler had tweeted to the world that it was a mistake....

...The assisted suicide bills from 2017 are still alive and we expect new bills to be introduced....

"...the only thing accomplished today was more unanswered questions and the announcement that we must wait and see what the Governor's study-report by General Hara turns up...."

...a series of community workshops to provide project information and gather community input....

...The Minority Caucus released their bill package today highlighting bills and resolutions that will make Hawaii more affordable, accountable, and accessible....

...“No court in the United States has accepted that argument, and no condemning authority has had the chutzpah to make that argument."....

...a better operating model for Hawaii might be what operates in the Tasman Strait in Australia....

...award-winning cartoonist and illustrator David Swann....

...A decision is expected in June....

...The funding will be provided to the Department of Human Services ....

...Russian money flowing to Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, 350.org, the Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians, the Rainforest Action Network....

...Hawaii Federal Aid equals 22.8 percent of State revenues....

...Senate Bill 2046​ is similar to federal legislation proposed by anti-gun California U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)....

...The family of the late congressman Takai, meanwhile, defended Beesley’s actions for the first time today....

...Classroom 2 at the UH William S. Richardson School of Law from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 18....

...Rep Andria Tupola address Opening Day....

...Kouchi also assured the Governor that all 25 State Senators are committed to working on legislation that provide the best results for the people of Hawai‘i....

...It took Hawaii officials 23 minutes to contact federal authorities to seek guidance after realizing they had sent out a bogus alert....

...“Hawaii's children must have safe haven at their schools in the event of a missile attack.”....

...Joins 99 cities that are committed to making city government more effective using data and evidence....

...the largest capital improvement project in the history of Hawai‘i’s commercial harbor system....

...This closure is due to a delay in payments from the Department of Health. Once the back payments have been received, operations will resume as normal....

...Supporting Hanabusa, Speaker Saiki said "Unfortunately, one need only look to the past weekend to see a glaring instance of the inability of government at various levels to manage major issues facing out state."....

...Monday, January 29, 2018, 6 p.m., at the McCoy Pavilion Auditorium....

...highest cost of living in USA....

...Smoking doesn’t just ruin your health. It can also burn a nasty hole through your wallet....

...The main thing is that we all ‘E Hana Kākou,’ that is, work together to build a bright future for Hawaiians and all people.”....

... whether they’re full-time fishers or “weekend warriors” ....

...Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin joined 22 state attorneys general today in filing a multistate lawsuit to block the Federal Communications Commission’s 'illegal'rollback of net neutrality....

Attorney General Chin said, “Banks and other depository institutions are currently hindered by federal law from providing financial services to cannabis businesses....”

...Catch us ‘Live at the Legislature’ every Monday at 8:30 AM on ‘Olelo Channel 49....

...Medicare covers a wide variety of such services, in both hospital inpatient and outpatient settings....

...Hawaii Republicans hire an Executive Director....

...“Let's Give Money Back”....

...if you expect Friday’s hearing at the Legislature to lead to closure of this matter....

...He was also inspired by our “Aloha Spirit” after his first visit to Hawaii in 1959....

...This stereotype is clearly not the true picture....

...“Once a Japanese manager or his underlings are caught in a scandalous situation, they have no other choice but to resign so that the many others who are dependent on them do not take the blame or suffer any of the consequences.”....

...Governor Ige and HIEMA administrator Vern Miyagi say they had to obtain permission from FEMA ... FEMA says that’s not true....

...We also must ensure that corrections are issued immediately....

...On January 15, 1998, Hawaii Family Forum was incorporated....

...If they don’t, it will be functionally the same as raising taxes....