Many agencies relish the ability to spend public money with little or no accountability....

leaders are making serious decisions on changing the rail route without publicly analyzing facts or figures on how the change will affect the ridership numbers....

Over the past 48-hours the mayor's policy on rail swung wildly in a display of uneven and poorly constructed leadership....

This is the third artificial rail crisis Caldwell has ginned up to push a tax hike....

...if a taking is abandoned or dismissed prior to final judgment, the condemnor is on the hook for "damages."....

...his argument allowed careful listeners to see the analogy to Jim Crow southern governments....

The implications of the court's ruling or rulings in this case will be vast....

...negotiations continue and the order still prevents the parties from actually closing the transaction....

"the elephants were recently found playing with a car battery that got in there somehow"

The share of infrastructure expenditures funded by tolls, user fees, and user taxes ranges from 14.3 percent in Alaska to 79.8 percent in Hawaii....

...Grassroot Institute warns that we are closer to a Native Hawaiian tribe than ever before....

"...and secure additional funding to complete the last five miles of the project to Ala Moana...."

Totto's troubles only started when he started investigating Caldwell's political fundraising practices....

Official full-length Ninth Circuit video recording of the hearings....

Earlier today, Kirk Caldwell had a massive change of position on rail by admitting that the route might need to be shortened to end at Middle Street....

...Meet the Insurance Executive Behind Assisted Suicide in Hawaii....

...after allegedly misrepresenting information related to requirements for interconnecting solar energy systems....

...to confidentially report violations of laws, rules, regulations and UH policies....

Totto’s relationship with the city administration was contentious from the beginning with questions about funding by lobbyists for the mayor’s inaugural luau....

"The backing of these trusted community leaders is a reflection of how much we need new leadership at Honolulu Hale."

...under Hawaii's statute governing challenges to nomination papers (HRS Section 12-8)....

Yesterday, KHON's Gina Mangieri covered a story detailing HART's request to borrow a minimum of $20 million more for rail, this time on the city's credit....

...Center for the National Interest is associated with the realist school of foreign policy thought....

...at ceremonies on Oahu and Maui....

...Kenneth Uemura will fill the City and County of Honolulu seat currently held by Amy Asselbaye....

...more people than ever want to be on the board – in 2015, 610 people volunteered to run for 437 seats....

...It's unclear how much was spent paying people to collect signatures, or where the money came from, because those loudly demanding transparency don't practice it themselves....

...the bill forces young women between the ages of 18 and 26 to sign up for the Selective Service, making them eligible for conscription if Congress reinstates the draft....

...as a councilmember, I fought to give the Ethics Commission the power to issue civil fines for violations of the ethics code and championed stronger ethics rules that have reduced conflicts of interest in Honolulu....

...this hobby activism of spreading misinformation has helped to fuel hatred and bigotry globally....

...2016’s States with the Best & Worst Economies....

"...unelected party officials and lobbyists should not have a say in who the presidential nominee of our party is...."

...making the shipping more expensive and thereby directly adding to the cost of living....

... California's wine tax is only $0.20 ....

In commemoration of Kamehameha Day, Keli’i Akina, candidate for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee-at-Large, has released the following statement....

The focus away from pesticides as the primary driver runs counter to the narrative shaped over the past few years by high profile advocacy groups....

Recent news making events have detracted from the great strides in the management of Maunakea....

...10AM on Tuesday, June 14 at the Hawaii Republican Party Headquarters....

The findings of the Draft EIS demonstrate that Hawaii Dairy Farms will be protective of the environment and serve as a model for sustainable agriculture in the Islands.....

...Bernie lost so I have zero chance at being vice-president.  Now I will campaign for DNC Chair by launching this rumor....

“For so many things to come out at this pretty late stage is very unusual.”

We have been reporting on the saga of the Peruta case for a number of years....

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey is administered in odd-numbered years to Hawai‘i public school students in grades 6–12....

“We need a leader who will stand up for the people and protect hard-working families from the out-of control costs of the rail system."

As part of the enforcement action, trash and any hazardous waste will be cleared by a contractor....

At minimum, 43 elections will be decided without ever facing the general electorate.....