...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.....

...U.S. companies that assemble oceangoing vessels rely heavily on foreign parts, foreign investment and foreign shipbuilding expertise....

"...his arrest record was expunged by the court, giving Rod a clean record and a fresh start...."

Today, June 7, is the last day to file ....

The Federal Register published on June 6, 2016, an announcement from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) stating that they would be establishing a National Multimodal Freight Network....

"I have great respect for the office of the Mayor"

"The people of Hawaii know it's time to reform OHA."

... CLUE: Because Oahu is on an extinct volcano, the island is rising faster than the wildest projections of sea-level rise.  Al Gore just can't keep up with Madame Pele .... 

...Panel Discussion with the Judicial Watch Legal Team....

One of the new rules requires farmers to track their product from “seed to sale.”....

A new report has been released by the Grassroot Institute titled 10 Free Market Solutions for Agriculture in Hawaii....

"...the consequences to landowners even for inadvertent violation can be crushing...."

...An economic boon for the territory—and for Hawaii—would be an exemption from the antiquated Jones Act governing shipping from U.S. ports....

...more needs to be done to ensure the city is not vulnerable to unauthorized access to its data assets....

...Often they look at me blankly, having no idea why the question is relevant....

"All patients of all ages will be negatively impacted by service cuts, so please support privatization.”

...Bay Ferries, will employ THE CAT between Portland, Maine, USA, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, a distance of 185 n miles. That is roughly comparable to the distance between Honolulu and Kawaihae....

...the late request by the University to remove Judge Amano ... out of a fear that retaining her might be overturned on appeal, invites the Board to subvert its own independent judgment....

"specialty crafted gourmet cookies made on Maui"

Compared to taxes on alcoholic beverages such as wine and beer, distilled spirits are taxed at much higher rates....

Petitioner and Respondent were in a committed relationship and living together when Respondent legally adopted Child....

... TUESDAY June 7 is the last day to file ....

For a short while earlier this year, it looked as though the $144 million in the state’s bond-financed Green Energy Market Securitization (GEMS) account might actually get used....

A typical Maui household spent an average of $65,197 in 2014. About 72 percent of the total household spending went towards the three basic needs categories....

...Eight programs on Oahu that serve 282 homeless teenagers and homeless adults with HIV/AIDS and mental illness have begun losing their federal Housing and Urban Development funding....

... for Asian-Americans the Hawaii Graduation rate is 6th-lowest in USA ....

Zika will not just disappear in Hawaii, it will take constant vigilance, and lots of pesticide spray, to keep it in check....

...City Council approves $6.8B cap on rail spending....

...Earlier this month, HCDA released the Kaka‘ako Makai Parks Active Use Facilities Master, a draft Environmental Impact Statement....