President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Visits Hawaii for the First Time....

"Na'i Aupuni states that OHA’s intentions are consistent with the federal government’s authorization...."

...health plans are rated based on performance and quality of care....

...an "error rate," meaning payouts to people not legally entitled to them, in excess of 20% for the last ten years....

...Na'i Aupuni is the Office of Hawaiian Affairs/State of Hawai'i's attempt to relinquish my peoples' cultural and political rights....

...a Navy man told police that Whitt molested him while he slept....

The share of infrastructure expenditures funded by tolls, user fees, and user taxes ranges from 14.2 percent in Alaska to 86.4 percent in Hawaii....

The Fraser Institutes Annual report measures the degree of economic freedom in various countries around the world....

...Hawaii, California, Oregon, Vermont, Florida and Washington, which adopted some type of restrictive land-use policy over the last 30 years, all experienced some of the largest losses, in terms of home affordability....

... Finland Price, $139M / Mississippi Price $1B .....

Today in discussions with DLNR leadership, a protest leader agreed to remove the tent and to “lighten their presence” on the mountain....

Hawaii Health Connector failed to select the most qualified vendor for the best price, awarded a flawed, poorly written contract, and failed to monitor the contract....

...HART is now ginning up a new billion dollar "financial emergency" timed to justify a Honolulu Council vote to raise the GE Tax by 0.5% for the years 2022-2027....

...premiums are expected to rise further as a result of various Affordable Care Act-related fees....

The lawsuit alleges that the City violated the United States Constitution when it destroyed personal property belonging to the plaintiffs....

...The initial wave is expected at 3:11 a.m. HST in Hilo on Thursday, Sept. 17....

...Back Room Deals Theyʻve Never Disclosed....

...whether electoral districts should continue to be drawn using a state’s total population, which is the current precedent, or if the system should shift to account only for eligible voters....

The workshop is designed for landowners, developers, real estate brokers....

Findings from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health....

...The results show that 48 percent meet or exceed the achievement standard in ELA. In math, 41 percent of students tested meet or exceed achievement standards....

...ranking states on two measures of safer sex: sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and contraception across eight (8) indicators....

What is intriguing is that Hawaii chose to join this brief....

"This could destroy your organization and us...."

CDC Youth Behavior Risk Survey data ....

"Hedonometer Score measures personal expression of hedonism on social media"

...Mr. Montes published or approved the publication of appeals to members of the Party and others to refrain from making monetary contributions to the Party....

The ACLU has shared a copy of the settlement agreement in this case with Maui County and Kauai County, both of which have had similar pre-employment medical examination requirements....

The illegal immigration situation in Hawaii is different than the rest of the country....

...guest host Joe Kent speaks with physician Kyle Varner about the shortage of doctors in the Aloha state....

Livability.com has released its third-annual Top 100 Best Places to Live list....

Hillview, Ky. filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in late August, brought the national total of municipal bankruptcies to 14 since 2008....

...weeping, gnashing of teeth, and litigation....

...would bring at least 45 percent of full-time salaried workers under overtime rules....

In 2014, the utility company’s non-solar customers paid an extra $53 million in operating and maintenance costs because of residents adding rooftop solar systems....

...statewide public briefings on three health care initiatives meant to improve insurance coverage, health care access, and coordination of care....

There isn't a one-size-fits-all approach to reducing heat in schools, but there is a process....

For adults 18 to 49 years, methamphetamine was the most frequently reported primary substance at the time of admission (42% - 50%)....

A key provision of the FEGP is to seek a full exemption from Jones Act cabotage for Puerto Rico....

The US territories cannot vote in the presidential election, but are able to vote in selecting a candidate for the Republican and Democratic parties in their local caucuses....

Evenwel v. Abbott, the one-person-one-vote reapportionment case currently being briefed in the U.S. Supreme Court....

...figures here are for bonded debt, and do not include other outstanding obligations—including pensions—which add substantially to governments’ future liabilities and are often considered in broader definitions of governmental debt....

Sutton will take the reins on legal research, legislative drafting and other support tasks for the Hawaii Senate Minority....