The Chairperson of DLNR will review the applications and select individuals that are deemed qualified to serve on the Water Security Advisory Group per the requirements of Act 172....

...the American shipping industry has been in a steady decline for decades....

...the cumulative effect is a 54.8% increase in Wharfage rates....

...there’s still a better way and it’s pretty simple and practiced by the best rail systems in the world....

...public hearings on Hawaii Island, Maui, Oahu, and Kauai from Dec. 5-9, 2016....

...THE FILM TAX CREDIT is set to sunset at the end of 2018....

....paranoia will destroy ya....

...11 sites, clustered within the Kalihi, Aiea, Kalaeloa and Mililani areas, have been identified....

MADD wants tougher Hawaii law for DUI with kids in car....

...“Trump's chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, is reportedly a big fan of Gabbard”....

The result of the general election earlier this month raises the possibility of a high magnitude shake-up in our federal tax system....

...presentation for the Building Industry Association of Hawaii's 2016 summit, "Still Houseless in Honolulu."....

...obesity and overweight rates increased high school educated people, while there is weak evidence that they decreased for the college educated....

...18 Nene killed by the Kaheawa Pastures turbines with ridiculously small search areas and infrequent search intervals....

...these turbines are contributing to species extinction faster than any other source of energy....

...Oral arguments in the case are set for January 19, 2017....

...a prosperous society is where the rich get richer and the poor get richer....

...the 32nd annual Honolulu City Lights goes bright on Saturday, December 3, 2016....

The zoo’s inability to retain a director was cited by the AZA as one reason Honolulu lost its accreditation....

Douglas Murdock is stepping down as comptroller and DAGS director on Nov. 18....

...HCDA will consider the appointment of Jesse K. Souki as its executive director in an upcoming special meeting on November 23....

...the Hawaii Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Hussey v. Say that the state House of Representatives is the only body that can decide whether State Representative Calvin Say satisfies the constitutional residency requirements....

Norwegian energy giant Statoil is mulling a floating wind farm in Hawaii, its first offshore foray in the U.S. since abandoning a test project off Maine three years ago....

...fourth quarter 2016 Statistical and Economic Report....

The meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6th at the Oahu Veterans Center at 1299 Kukila St, Honolulu....

The idea builds on a trend that is helping women obtain birth control more easily....

...making the islands only one of 14 states and territories that saw their homeless numbers grow....

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is re-opening a 30-day public comment period on the proposed Na Pua Makani Wind Project near Kahuku....

...asking Harbors to release the financial information that would justify the need for a wharfage rate increase....

The Chance Of US Federal Recognition Actually Happening In Hawai`i Has Plummeted....

There were two important tasks that drew on ancient Hawaiians’ understanding of space and time....

In response to community feedback....

...(You will be arrested on Trumped-up charges.)....

The plan was developed in coordination with state agencies that are studying options for stadium reconstruction or building a new stadium on the site....

...we received 65.7% of the vote....

...Monday, November 21, 2016 at 1 p.m. in the Mission Memorial Building hearings room....

...“He said it will likely be located in Hawaii or the Canary Islands.’....

...President's use of the Antiquities Act to declare new marine monuments in the United States' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is "an illegal and illegitimate use of presidential authority."....

Thornton Lawyers gave to $13,000 to David Ige, $4,000 to Shan Tsutsui, and $21,000 Neil Abercrombie -- Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren are returning contributions from Boston law firm--will local pols follow suit?

...the classification ran afoul of three protections that the U.S. Constitution, and, to some extent, the Hawaii Constitution, provide under the Commerce Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and the Privileges and Immunities Clause....

...Trustees and Executive staffers manipulated the Kakaako RFP process to ensure that the Kuhikuhi Puuone (WCIT, DTL, and EKF) would receive the award....

They found no real difference in outcomes....

I can't think of a single local family that doesn't have multiple service members in it....

...Today, I've been thinking about an Afghan man who I had the privilege of knowing in Afghanistan....

...encourage citizens of the Freely Associated States (FAS) who live in the 50 U.S. States to enroll in health insurance plans available under the Affordable Care Act....

The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a family court judge made the wrong call in denying joint custody to two men who were never married but agreed to co-parent a child after they split up....

...the increased capacity provided by the second digester is already making it possible for city officials to approve new housing units in Honolulu’s dense urban core....