"...there might be needles and other hazardous materials in here, so we don’t want people reaching in...."

“I was elected an independent,” Sanders told reporters at a Bloomberg-hosted breakfast the morning after....

... Schools could have been cooled already but DoE insiders had to reward crony contractors so the keiki will just have to suffer until next year ....

The statutory deadline for candidates to file their financial disclosure statements with the Hawaii State Ethics Commission was Friday, July 22, 2016....

...Horizon Line Inc. covered up unsafe conditions on the Jones Act containership HORIZON TRADER employed in the Puerto Rico trade....

"This plainly is the outgrowth of industry lobbying to get CBP to take Jones Act enforcement more seriously."

...the combined federal, state, and local rate paid by the taxpayer on capital gains income....

Registered To Vote On Oahu? - Hawaiian Or Not, This Message Is For You....

The most expensive nationwide is Honolulu, where coffee costs an average of $7.56....

The case involves three parcels on Kauai -- one of which is owned by a fellow who has been a thorn in the County's side....

You would think that posting care home inspections online would have been easy....

Rep Tulsi Gabbard speech nominating Sen Bernie Sanders for President at Democratic National Convention July 26, 2016....

Letter to Obama from Sen Akaka, Gov Cayetano, and Gov Ariyoshi ....

...at $6,000 per resident, the burden of Hawaii’s pension shortfalls is among the highest in the nation....

There are less police officers on the streets today per person than there were in the 1990’s....

There is a clear pattern....

A Message from State Senator Sam Slom:  From time to time there is a candidate who is really worth supporting....

These meetings are part of the ongoing outreach effort in the updating of the Strategic Plan....

She’s a lawmaker who has a soft spot for dictatorial regimes....

...assessing the financial health of the state general fund as a result of key decisions made by the legislative and executive branches during the 2016 legislative session....

This week our City government mailed two very important documents:  your property tax bill and your absentee ballot....

...researchers claim that much of the collection is inaccessible....

Caldwell promised that rail is 'fully paid for.'  But yesterday....

...there were multiple days where no deposit or revenue was recorded....

...in Hawaii, parents aren’t allowed to send their children to a different school unless they get a rare district exemption....

...a tax bill that tries to reverse progress made toward fairness and taxpayer rights....

Average debt for 2015 UH Law School graduates who took out loans to pay for their legal education was $54,988....

The deadline to submit proposals is 4 p.m. on August 19, 2016....

...why it's so expensive to cool Hawaii schools....

When politics start to affect public health and well being, there’s a major problem....

...the company improperly enrolled several thousand Hawaii customers as eligible for enhanced Tribal support reimbursements....

the USS GERALD R FORD (CVN-78) is far behind schedule, not ready for deployment, and may need to be redesigned....

... Shelters are open now ....

...one of the rare people in public life who actually showed political courage to do the right thing when literally not one of his colleagues had the guts to join him....

...roughly $44 million less than projected....

In essence, the legislature just handed the Hawaii taxpayers a bill, and even they don't know how high it's going to be....

Now that the rail project is facing a short fall of at least $1.5 billion, using Caldwell's own math, it means the mayor needs to increase real property tax rates by at least 50% to 65% ....

UH leadership claimed that the money raised through the increase will only be used for projects that modernize student spaces, classrooms and laboratories....

...saving up to $9,000 to $10,000 in application fees for homeowners wishing to build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU)....

...funding will be focused on the most visible and chronically homeless people in Hawai‘i....

Suddenly biomass is not clean energy?

Darby will pass very close to, or over, Hawaii Island on Saturday....

...after having seen Caldwell in ‘action’ as mayor, Damien and the IBEW have thrown their support firmly behind Charles....

Some of the most common excise taxes include gas taxes, cigarette taxes, and taxes on the purchase of beer, wine, and liquor....

“As you yourself note, the Hawaii longline fishery uses ‘responsible and sustainable practices and has resulted in Honolulu’s recognition as one of the nation’s ten most productive fishing ports....’”

...The deadline for proposals is August 10, 2016....

...leaders of the International Union of Operating Engineers who were accused of squandering pension funds....

"The bill jeopardizes the Employees Retirement System’s tax exempt status...."

... Grassroot Institute Exposes Flaws in Veto Override Regarding Maui Hospitals ....