Members of the public will now be able to more easily access Maui County financial performance data, thanks to new open data software....

... Gov Ige's Newsletter shares HIDOT's latest tax hike sales pitch ....

Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Anyone in line at 6:00 p.m. will be allowed to vote....

The proposed Hawaii bill for the 2017 legislative session would institute our own governor-appointed commission and ombudsman’s office and provide for....

...providing our veterans with adequate benefits such as quality health care and help with housing and education upon re-entering civilian life....

Under his watch, the cost of rail has risen $3.34 billion over budget to $8.6 billion, and more than 7 years behind schedule. A recent federal “upper bound” estimate puts the cost at $10.79 billion (more than double the original budget of $5.26 billion) and the completion date at 2027.....

...Cedric Gates' stunning failure to disclose $1,500.00 in campaign contributions from developers of a $300 million Makaha Valley resort....

Parks in rural areas are even more severely neglected....

For a very long time, states have been wrestling with the problem of how much to tax entities operating in more than one state....

...what isn’t working....

Some people are recommending “no” votes on all 20 Honolulu charter amendments....

... By “tinkering” with the traffic lights, it’s possible to reduce traffic ....

In the meantime the freight rates for Jones Act tankers to carry the petroleum products to the Northeast have reportedly doubled....

... Mon Dec 5 and Tues Dec 6 -- 6pm to 7pm ....

...if enough of the tendons or their anchors fail, the entire box girder system will fail and could very well collapse....

...Stop OHA from interfering with the economy with its tendency to stand in the way of progress like the Thirty Meter Telescope....

...an additional seven million dollars in OHA funding to pay for another illegal “vote” to ratify the flawed Na'i Aupuni “fed wreck” constitution....

... 10,000 ‘rent-to-equity,’ truly affordable homes ....

... Kelii Akina and Mililani Trask ....

Visit any Early Walk-In Location within your county from Tuesday, October 25 – Saturday, November 5....

...the Fall 2016 release of the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a program which assigns A, B, C, D and F letter grades to more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals....

...Community members will be trained to act as citizen scientists to 'Snap the Shore, See the Future'....

...MOCA is requesting proposals....

HART has now received a total of $1.8 billion in surcharge revenue for the rail project ... roughly $48.4 million less than projected....

One of the interesting things about elections is that so little attention is paid to issues that have major, long-term consequences....

...a study done by Dr. Ralph McLaughlin, an economist at Trulia, concluded that delays in the permitting process are the greatest factor for lack of affordable housing....

...container-on-barge shuttle service between the State’s Honolulu Harbor and Kalaeloa Barbers Point Harbor (KBPH) could eliminate much of the truck traffic on the H-1....

Lindsey and Apoliona, both up for re-election, have failed to participate in any publicly hosted forums or television programs in which they would have faced their respective challengers Mililani Trask and Keli'i Akina....

Civic participation is a key ingredient of a well-functioning democracy....

...1 of 35 female politicians to watch across America....

January 1, 2017 is the first day that these waiver programs could take effect....

...OHAʻs Dirty Geothermal Secret.....

...Hawaiians NEED everyone to vote to clean up the problems at OHA....

In my first 100 days in office, I will....

Island Energy Services, LLC ("Island Energy"), an entity controlled by One Rock Capital Partners, LP, yesterday completed its acquisition of Chevron U.S.A. Inc.'s refining, distribution and retail assets located in Hawaii....

Caldwell contemplates the City’s use of his $100 yearly property tax payment on his $4M Manoa mansion....

"...Caldwell may have evaded State and Federal taxes on all the stock options he has received to date...."

The Filipino Press Club of Hawaii hosted a mayoral debate this morning....

...between 2005 and 2012, the illegal operation, established by Allen Yamada and led by Felix Tom, placed gross wagers totaling over approximately $670 million through internet websites....

The TMT International Observatory Board of Governors met last week to discuss the progress of TMT in Hawaii and to consider potential alternate sites....

Is Hawaii Too Big to Fail?

Candidate Answers to the HFF Questionnaire ....

...The first public hearing on the proposal will be Nov. 7 at noon at the Pier 11 terminal at Honolulu Harbor....

In 2016, Hawaii ranked 40th among the states with an OPEB funding ratio of 29.2 percent....

...holdovers from the legacy economy -- the owners of city-issued taxi medallions and permits -- did not have their property taken when the city allowed ridesharing services to operate....

Back in June, it looked like the hike would be 16 percent....

In Hawaii, this can be seen most starkly with the advent of the "shared" economy....

Expenditures on gasoline and other energy goods declined 27.4 percent in Hawaii....

...submitting false applications for federal clean energy grants to which they were not entitled....