Hawaii’s civil forfeiture laws are among the nation’s worst....

...the Illinois veterans are allowed to continue voting in Illinois by absentee ballot ... if they reside in the Northern Mariana Islands (“NMI”),  American Samoa, or in a foreign country, but not if they reside in Guam, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands....

If we want to see more responsible and accountable government, then it's up to the public to set the standard for what ethical government looks like....

...the War on Poverty has launched a massive bureaucracy and a plethora of government programs that have negatively impacted the American family....

"As local workers prepare to begin work at the TMT site, we want to remind people of other simultaneous activities that may be occurring on the mountain.”

A rate that is higher -- above the existing energy charge rate -- from 4 p.m. to midnight (on-peak hours)....

July, 2015: East Oahu: 400 Testify Against Federal Takeover of Maunalua Bay....

Hawaii and Virginia were the last two states in the nation without a law specifically criminalizing sex trafficking; however, 2015 legislative gains in Virginia left Hawaii behind....

Corporations Buying Influence? Native Hawaiian Election Throws Out All the Rules....

Be sure to watch the U Missouri Mass Communications Professor looking for “some muscle over here”....

Raising a family in the Aloha State comes at a high price....

...project expenditures are $1,637M, $1,581M or $1,512M, depending on which report one looks at....

The uninsured rate pre-Obamacare was 7.89 percent and has fallen to a current rate of 5.27 percent, with 31,653 persons gaining health insurance....

88% of Hawaii residents agree there should be a way for science and Hawaiian culture to co-exist on Maunakea....

...her name does not appear on a copy of the print version of the Oahu ballot....

Nationally, Veterans Treatment Courts are serving an estimated 13,200 veterans who would otherwise be incarcerated....

"The ratio of homeless veterans to the veteran population is 28 times higher in San Francisco than in Virginia Beach, Va"

instead of getting credited for the full retail rate for the energy they produce, customers will be credited for a fixed rate between 15 cents and 28 cents per kilowatt-hour, depending on the island....

Lobbyists thrive in land of sunshine....

Here's the trick.  The 'second' biofuel plant will soon be the 'only' biofuel plant....

...Tokuda, Kahele, Kenoi, Hannemann, Hughey, Takamine....

"There is no evidence that the Galuterias repaid the back property taxes on the Pakui Street residence...."

“50% bonus depreciation” is a system where half of the equipment cost can be deducted in the first year it is placed in service....

65.2% believe the Jones Act is not fit for purpose....

It’s social engineering: getting people out of their soulless single-family suburban homes....

...Justice Pollack benchslapped the Department on each of the three variance standards....

Take, for example, public discussion surrounding the potential merger of HECO and NextEra....

A complaint has been filed with UH Hilo Security. UHSUnews student reporters say they will continue to attend UHHSA meetings and exercise their right to record as afforded by UH policy and laws....

$33,000 Missing Campaign Funds....

Hawai‘i Island Veterans Day Parade November 7, starting at 10 a.m., Downtown Hilo....

The map shows the average amount of EITC taken per tax return in every county in America....

After a seven-year circus of cowardly delay, the President's decision to kill the Keystone XL Pipeline is just one more indication of an utter disdain and disregard for salt-of-the-earth, middle-class working Americans....

Thirty-eight DCCA special funds, trust funds, and trust accounts were reviewed--One Fund Did Not Meet Criteria....

“Basically the Hawaiian market, we have seen as we noted an increase in demand for our service...."

The Office of the Governor is looking for qualified and dedicated volunteers to fill vacancies on boards, commissions and committees across the state....

...the 2015 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card for the first time grades the state’s counties and reveals persistent disparities between communities and among racial and ethnic groups....

As Sinkin admits, he knew nothing about the forum until four days before the start. He received a call, was given some money, and happily came to Moscow....

State CIP money is going to political cronies’ districts, not where it is really needed....

Judicial Watch announced today that it has filed an Urgent Motion for Injunction with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit....

Full text of ACLU's latest effort to stop the City from pushing the homeless into shelters....

Dr. Parker in good faith attempted to withdraw as a candidate before the ballots were printed, but through no fault of his, neither Election-American nor Naʻi Aupuni got back to him in time....

As the sheen wears off of subsidized health coverage, and more Americans find they are paying hundreds per month for coverage that provides few benefits....

Our data set ranges from the percentage of adults and children who are overweight and obese to the sugary-beverage consumption among adolescents....

WalletHub’s analysts compared 1,268 U.S. cities....

Hawaii has earned an overall grade of C- for school policy, down from a grade of C in 2000....

Leonard Gilroy, editor of the widely-read Annual Privatization Report, is an expert in how local, state, and federal governments are bringing competition to public services....