...After more than a decade of development and close to $4.2 million in new and amended contracts, Department of Agriculture has failed in its attempt to implement a central integrated database....  (try MS Excel next time)

...the share of state and local road spending that is covered by tolls, user fees, and taxes varies drastically. It ranges from only 12 percent in Alaska to 76.3 percent in Hawaii....

...Faith-based pregnancy centers file suit against Hawaii law, say it forces abortion promotion....

...drug overdose leading cause of injury-related deaths....

...Hawaii ranks 37th in monthly energy cost....

...average gas prices to average annual hours of traffic delays to auto-repair shops per capita....

... Judge Derrick K. Watson “lacks authority…to grant additional relief beyond what the Supreme Court permitted” ....

All five of Hawaii’s pro-life pregnancy centers will be forced to choose between advertising free abortions and defying the state’s demands starting Wednesday July 12, 2017....

...Video Shows What It Might Look Like If The US Knocked Out One Of Kim Jong Un’s Missiles....

... Hawaii's disadvantages, like the regulatory regime and the roads, are not beyond its control ....

...National conservative advocates for Jones Act on national security basis....

...Ige announced that he has vetoed 13 of 15 bills on his Intent to Veto list....

The Kang case demonstrates the longstanding military practice of genuflection before the altar of political correctness remains. ...

...rail leaders want to put $350 million on the city’s “credit card” to fund the project....

...DPH leadership engaged grassroots “resistance” groups to apprise them of the project and invite them to participate in the program....

“...this high level of service should provide better access and lower logistics costs for Asian goods....”

...Thursday, July 13 beginning at 6pm....

According to the FBI, Kang pledged allegiance to ISIS and attempted to provide military documents to ISIS contacts....

...HART stunned critics by cancelling a special audit that would have examined past cost overruns....

...Hawaii GET taxes many products multiple times and ultimately taxes 99.21 percent of the state’s personal income compared to the national median sales tax which applies to 34.46 percent of personal income....

Dr. Keli’i Akina gave the following speech on June 30th, 2017, at the 2017 Maui County Affordable Housing Summit, hosted by the Maui Chamber of Commerce and Maui County Department of Housing & Human Concerns....

...The shift out of DOTax is just a scam to justify vetoing HB1414 which mandated an audit of the State's decade-long series of IT debacles....

...Nancy Cabral (Hawai‘i County), Linda Estes (Kaua‘i County) and Gary Okuda (At-Large)....

“This court will not upset the Supreme Court’s careful balancing and ‘equitable judgment’ brought to bear when ‘tailor(ing) a stay’ in this matter....”

“It’s not my intent to muck around in the past.”

...the dedicated Asia–Hawaii Express will be upgraded from a fortnightly service to a weekly sailing starting in July 2017....

...Ward believes it is time to refurbish the tunnels as civilian shelters in case of a North Korean attack....

...A three day operation last week resulted in additional arrests and the dismantling of large, illegal camps in Kalalau Valley....

...a number of allegedly flagrant violations of the law including the following....

“Regarding our ability to retrieve energy, we don’t need anybody. Transportation may be our biggest impediment.”

“Pretty soon we will be requiring ‘cultural appropriation’ training before anyone is allowed to open a business in this town.”

...access to cash, human capital and affordable office space....

• July 14-- Capitol Auditorium

• Senate: Svinicki Nomination - Confirmation
• House: Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Limitation
• House: Immigration Law Enforcement Compliance
• House: Criminal Undocumented Immigrants Sentencing Guidelines

"It has been a long journey to bring us to this historic transition"

...for its implementation of a Long-Term Historic Property Monitoring Plan for the University of HawaiʻiManagement Areas on Maunakea....

Dr. Marion Nestle referred to the film Food Evolution as “propaganda” and the other activists like Zen Honeycutt and the Food Babe are jumping on board....

Another step towards dismantlement of Dan Inouye's legacy....

The Hawaii Aquarium fishery was proven sustainable by a 17 year study of the fishery....

...Guam, like the other four inhabited U.S.-governed territories, lacks even a semblance of political representation back on the mainland....

Any eligible voter may apply to their local NB to be appointed to a vacant position by vote of the NB. 

One of the legislative bills that is now being considered by Gov. David Ige is a curious bill, HB 735, involving the car rental industry.... 

...Unless they are trannies.... 

...‘We made a screwy stupid decision back then.’ And I think going forward, that’s what I would like to do, unless there’s some critical issue where we suspect there’s like fraud or embezzlement or something....

...reporting on the expiration of two maritime union contracts with Matson....

...despising Trump, conservatives and America so much they’re willing to risk the country for a political win....

...Pave Way to Release $150 Million for Infrastructure Projects across Micronesia....  

...Since its founding on July 1, 1967, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Institute for Astronomy (IfA) has played a role in almost every significant astronomical discovery....

Click BREG to see who's getting what....

All employers need a few basic freedoms to be productive, among them the freedom to manage their employees....