The LCS were originally projected to cost around US $90 million each in 2001, when the program was being conceived. Bloomberg reported in January 2016 the LCS have cost on average about $440 million each....

Exempting Puerto Rico from the Jones Act is the single most important step Congress can take....

...9 Zingers From the Sharp Mind of Justice Scalia....

2nd Amendment supporters are severely threatened this year....

Every year, lawmakers seeking to fund their favorite programs or services inevitably ask themselves....

Hawaii state and local taxes are the 4th highest in the USA....

The following update was posted on the Hawaii DoH Marijuana Webpage Friday, Feb 12....

Candidate filing for the 2016 Elections runs from February 1, 2016 through June 7, 2016....

...the Hawaii Legislature is considering a pair of bills based on California’s affirmative-consent standard that would make it nearly impossible for accused University of Hawaii System students to prove they received consent in a sexual encounter....

... GE Tax Hikes on the move ....

All bills with three or more committee referrals must have passed through their first committee....

...the Washington Post published that North Korea’s missile test was an example of President Barack Obama’s failed policy of strategic patience with North Korea....

...economist Eric Root and Dr. Keli'i Akina discuss free market economics as applied to Hawaii....

The emergency proclamation will give the state access to the Major Disaster Fund, the option of waiving certain laws and regulations to expedite the outbreak response....

Lt Gov Duke Aiona delivers Hawaii Family Advocates legislative update February 12, 2016....

The state's largest government employees union has just announced plans to protest at a Hawaii Republican party event Tuesday, February 16 at the Ko'olau Ballrooms....

...seeks to increase the GET by 1% and increases taxable income....

Esther Kia’aina will host a panel discussion in Washington, D.C. on Self Determination in the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam....

U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor refused to block the privatization after discussion on Feb. 9....

The Oahu Girls Court celebrated the 13th class who successfully completed the Girls Court program at a special ceremony held on Thursday, February 11....

The purpose of the 48-hour notice rule is so that the public may participate meaningfully in the legislative process....

The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) released its first quarter 2016 Statistical and Economic Report.... 

...three sectors that are key to future sustainability in Hawai‘i - energy, agriculture and natural resource management....

Tulsi Gabbard challenges Ige from floor of US House ....

...this prohibition has already passed the U.S. House....

SB 2478--0.5% surcharge to pay for a long-term care benefits program and SB 2599--raise the GET from 4% to 5% to pay for a series of education initiatives....

Section 6 removes the penalties for the unauthorized diversion (theft) from a dispensary or production center....

In a few hours, there will be lots of people gathering at the legislature in downtown Honolulu to talk about farmers.  They are miles away from any farm but many have an opinion about it....

Is It Already So Hewa, Such A Mess, That It's Beyond Redemption?

"By building on the successes achieved by Kauai Island Utility Cooperative to integrate high levels of cost-effective solar PV into the grid...."

Now you know why Hawaii’s dispensaries are required to grow indoors....

Three KC-135 Stratotankers belonging to the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, along with flight and maintenance crews and other support personnel....

February 10, two anti-gun bills are scheduled to be heard in the Hawaii State Legislature....

...meanwhile Obama is seeking $1.8B in Zika funding....

...require the state to disburse funds to an exclusive bargaining representative pursuant to a contract between a union and the state's department of budget and finance....

The State removed the civil rights lawsuit to U.S. District Court in Honolulu....

Representative Yamane indicated that this effectively kills both bills for this session....

This is just the latest example of the Department of Education attempting to shortchange Hawaii’s special needs students....

Temporary tax increases expired in Hawaii. The three top rate brackets were eliminated, and the top marginal rate fell from 11 percent to 8.25 percent....

This “licensed therapist” loophole is something that liberals would use to dictate what religions can and cannot believe in....

• Senate: Energy Policy – Cloture
• House: Affordable Housing – Passage
• House: Health Care Repeal Reconciliation – Presidential Veto Override
• House: Iran Sanctions – Passage
• House: Reduce SEC Regulation of Small Companies – Passage
• House: Financial Institution Customer Protection – Passage

... Videos leaking out of closed Aha meeting ....

...tons of junk flown from the camps by expensive helicopters will be stored for 30 days and unless rightful owners reclaim their items, they will be discarded....

HB 1902 adopts a victim-and-survivor centered approach to prosecution of sex trafficking crimes....

...HART did not address the issue of the error....

Apparently GEMS is an attractive target for raiding because a 2014 bond issue raised $150 million for the program and little, if any, capital has been deployed to date....

Whether it be the fire ants or dengue fever, that is or no concern to them.  They continue to manipulate people’s fears around pesticides and GM technology.....

...Grassroot Institute Legislative Update....