...despite multiple efforts, many individuals decline help....

...Today, the Plaintiffs in Akina v. State of Hawai’i filed an appeal from the Order of Judge Michael Seabright denying their motion to halt a race-based election to establish a Hawaiian tribe in violation of the Constitution....

...Genetic Testing--Lease Transfer--Subsistence Farming...

Under the legislation, the DOI’s controversial recognition rules, also known as Part 83, would have no force and effect....

PUC Chairman Randy Iwase seems confident that the ruling will stand....

An investigation by Hawaii's state auditor into the state's Department of Health....

..."reestablishing a government-to-government relationship with the Native Hawaiian community" does not refer to reestablishing a relationship with the Hawaiian Kingdom....

...for participating in a price-fixing conspiracy....

...PV already installed on a home is worth about $4,000 more than the median value of a PV permit....

The Dole fruit and Dow chemical companies must face a lawsuit from migrant farm workers who claim they were harmed by a pesticide, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled....

...today, the federal tax code is roughly six times as long as it was in 1955, while federal tax regulations are about 2.5 times as long....

Completed applications must be received by December 22, 2015....

With a Master's Degree in Social Work, abortion survivor Melissa Ohden has worked in the fields of substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence/sexual assault counseling, and child welfare....

The Hawaii State Supreme Court courtroom was filled with supporters of the five U.S. veterans who completed the intensive two-year program.....

If confirmed by the State Senate, McWhinnie will serve a term of six years....

Hawaii has grabbed tens of millions of dollars from Honolulu County taxpayers and diverted it to the general fund, rather than using it for a mass transit rail project as intended....

"The state will negotiate in good faith to secure the best possible outcome for our citizens and for employees of the facilities involved,” said Gov. David Ige....

....the effort to stop the state's unconstitutional Native Hawaiian election is far from over....

"This is about $500 million dollars of OHA money in exchange for surrendering Native Hawaiian rights."

The Department of the Interior will conduct four meetings by teleconference....

Hawaii ranks 44th at $58 per person ....

The Hawaii GOP Caucuses will be held Tuesday March 8, 2016 from 6PM to 8PM at dozens of voting locations statewide....

...This is a question for Congress to decide, not a small band of lawyer-activists inside the Obama administration....

Sylvia Luke wants it as a slush fund to purchase Ali’i Place. Ernie Martin wants it to build affordable housing....

... Key documents from lawsuit challenging OHA's fake Indian Tribe ....

...Keli'i Akina speaks with developer Stanford Carr about the business of affordable housing, homelessness, and the housing shortage in Hawaii....

...plans to transition at least 99 contracts involving hundreds of jobs from from the private sector to government paid positions....

Visibly shaken in the face of pushback far more polite than what her own movement regularly dishes out, Ashley folded and beat a quick retreat....

...the City has now agreed that individuals fleeing from domestic violence or coming from a mental health facility may seek refuge at the facility....

“What made homelessness become an emergency?  This is something our state has been dealing with for many, many years and its not going to be solved immediately.”  -- Kirk Caldwell

The Tax Foundation of Hawaii, a nonprofit taxpayer watchdog organization, has filed suit against the State....

Key Fact: Al Hee's indictment was handed down December 17, 2014--the exact 2nd anniversary of Dan Inouye's death....

...This annual report provides a snapshot of how schools are doing in achievement, growth, readiness and reducing the achievement gap....

No.  This is not satire....

...they came to a written agreement that meets the needs of current and future members of the Hawaiian Electric Companies’ bargaining unit and strongly adheres to the core values of the IBEW....

"Their definition of seaworthy gets lower and lower because the ships are getting older and older.”

The new policy also requires that a description of the curriculum used by the school to be made available to parents before instruction starts....

Establishing an option for a Native Hawaiian government to achieve a government-to-government relationship with the U.S....

...the 'medical' marijuana database literally provided a roadmap for police to follow....

Faleomavaega's sister, Vaitunasa Salu Hunkin-Finau is prepared to make a bid to return the office to family hands....

...the Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended an existing green vehicle tax credit to the new breed of diesels....

NextEra reported that long-time Abercrombie confidant, Senator Brian Schatz and aide Josh Handleman, had a meeting on April 7, 2014 at NextEra Energy Headquarters in Juno Beach, Florida....

...0.5 to 1 percentage point increase in the part-time fraction in high-uninsurance states relative to low-uninsurance states....

GIA proposals must be submitted by 2 p.m. on November 16, 2015....

The state lawsuit also claimed Ciber used lobbyists and “exercised inappropriate political influence” to persuade the state to continue making payments to the company....

The emergency proclamation will facilitate the construction of a transitional housing facility for homeless families....