A primary rationale for the domestic ship build requirement of Jones Act cabotage – which requires commercial vessels in coastwise service be built in the US. -- is to support Naval shipbuilding capacity....

"OHA makes no representations as to the accuracy of these financial statements."

Gov. Ige proposes a 230 percent increase in the capital improvements budget for FY17 ...

Hawaii had the Sixth Lowest Rate of Youth Drug Overdose Death Rates, Rate has Doubled in Just Over a Decade....

...our government has forced our utilities to jack up our electric bills to pay for this financing program that, to date, has not been able to underwrite a single kilowatt....

"...this award ... signifies the excellent caliber of teaching, research and activities at our Center for Chinese Studies and School of Pacific and Asian Studies,” said Bley-Vroman....

The push for a tribe has always been the agenda of an entrenched elite....

The average score for cities in Hawaii is 49 out of 100 points, which falls below the national average of 56. Hawaii: 57, Honolulu: 57, Kalawao: 36, Kauai: 47, Maui: 60....

Plaintiffs outline possible responses to the Nai Aupuni Oprah Aha....

... plaintiffs outline their possible responses to the cancellation of the election and the seating of all candidates ...

NASA provided $3 million for a mock trip to Mars filmed in Hawaii. Conclusion: personality conflicts arise in when people are stuck together for an extended time....

An inside look at the state's legal and political spheres....

Star-Advertiser is calling for new laws when existing laws aren’t enforced by the state....

...Hawaii Scored Five Out of 10 on Key Indicators Related to Preventing, Detecting, Diagnosing and Responding to Outbreaks....

..Keli'i Akina sits down with Clarke Velasco and Sean Mitsui....

The merger and transfer of Oceanic’s Hawaii franchises will not take place until federal regulatory review of the merger transaction is completed....

HFA’s vision is creating a community where families are strong, all human life is valued and religious liberty flourishes....

Don't worry.  It's only a $500M contract....

We found 86 old contract encumbrances totaling almost $4.6 million at the end of FY2015....

...fruits, vegetables, diary and seafood are more harmful to the environment because these foods have relatively high resource uses and green gas emissions per calorie....

One special fund and five trust funds did not meet criteria...

Sixty-three special funds, revolving funds, trust funds, and trust accounts were reviewed....

Honolulu residents Roxayne Spruance and Leimomi Dierks brought the suit on Dec. 8 against the United States Soccer Federation, Stadium Authority of the state of Hawaii ....

Invoice2go’s ranking, pulled from aggregated usage data from more than 23,000 small and micro business owners across the U.S., shines a light on an otherwise difficult to measure subset of the economy....

'Natural' supplement makers are a key funding source for the anti-GMO movement....

...they are counting on the Department of Interior to legitimize a Hawaiian tribe....

Honolulu is one of seven cities selected as pilot sites for the Department of Justice’s Sexual Assault Justice Initiative....

...must enroll by 10 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015....

"...homeowner reluctance (many organic farms in the area and general opposition to chemicals) ... likely present unsurmountable obstacles...."

They’re Pushing Harder Than Ever & Don’t Plan To Stop Until They Get It....

We eat science every single day....

...that's the sort of thing that is supposed to happen only in a banana republic....

The rules have also been drafted to ensure patient safety, product safety and public safety, and prevent marketing to our keiki....

...spending per privately insured beneficiary in the highest spending HRR (Napa, CA) was $5,515.95, more than three times as high as spending in the lowest spending HRR (Honolulu, HI), which spent $1,707.38 per person....

Representative Gene Ward addresses the Shield Law with Dr. Gerald Kato, UH Associate Professor, Journalism and Jeffrey S. Portnoy, Partner, Cades Schutte LLP....

With more than half of all adults in the U.S. being single....

The comparative survey of economic freedom is based on ten different factors in the areas of government spending, taxes, and labor market freedom....

"Changing their own rules multiple times further erodes the credibility Nai Aupuni has with the Hawaiian people, who have been clear in their opposition to the state's nation-building process...."

Nai Aupuni is going to try to write and approve a Tribal Constitution at the fake 'Aha.  Then they will try to put it to a vote so Obama can 'recognize' them.  Then the Hawaiian patrimony can be split between the Feds and Hawaii political insiders....

...U.S. Navy’s newest ship suffered a main engine causality on her maiden voyage and had to be towed 40 nautical miles to port....

.. but since 100% renewable doesn't really mean 100% renewable, what does 21.2% renewable mean? ...

"In Hawaii, we have assembled a campaign Leadership Committee to harness all of the support we are receiving."

Hawaii’s tax on Internet access, as well as those of six other states and their localities, will end by mid-year of 2020 if a congressional plan to permanently ban taxes on Internet access makes its way to the president’s desk....

...The number of homeless residents per capita is highest in Honolulu....

Pig hunting in this case involved dogs and a knife, not guns....