...Hawaii Supreme Court refined the test for determining when a municipal ordinance or charter provision is preempted by state law....

...it is instructive to note the ways in which marriage and “same-sex marriage” remain distinctly unequal in those states that already have extended recognition to same-sex couples....

...we must work to protect the freedom of speech, association and religion of those who continue to abide by the truth of marriage as union of man and woman....

Total Visitor Expenditures Increased 10.4 Percent to $1.2 Billion....

...Organizers and the Site Supervisor had a brief discussion after which time he stated the drivers were going to be  sent home and the delivery would be cancelled....

This is a conflict between OHA and the University of Hawaii over control of public land revenues....

The Hawaii exchange is collapsing....

"It is our belief that there will be mutual respect and aloha on Wednesday and in the days ahead as TMT restarts construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope...."

The Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling by the end of June in King v. Burwell....

...by the numbers on just about everything else, Hawaii doesn't measure up, and not only for reasons beyond its control....

In Hawaii only 4.7% of high schools have a 10%+ gender equity gap in sports....

Check out today’s map below to see where your state lies on the wine tax spectrum....

...Keli'i Akina speaks with Monsanto agronomist Dan Clegg about the latest....

...official order from the Honorable Jeannette Castagnetti ordering the NHRC to disclose the list....

Staff at the Human Rights Campaign last fall described the working environment at the nation’s largest LGBT rights group as “judgmental,” “exclusionary,” “sexist,” and “homogenous” ...

"The Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) has aligned its reform efforts and internal systems and processes to leverage progress toward outcomes...."

On college campuses fear of offending people now trumps the fear of losing free speech....

...The City Council deleted funding for the Office of Strategic Development (OSD) positions needed to address homelessness and the affordable housing crisis....

...Ige will join other elected officials and business leaders for the Washington Post’s “Powering Cities” forum on Tuesday, June 23...

HHIC Insights Medicare report illustrates the impact of the numerous Medicare payment cuts to Hawaii’s hospitals and how it would be potentially exacerbated by additional cuts proposed by Congress....

Our data set includes 23 key metrics, such as age, gender and income as well as household makeup and housing tenure....

It's a fine balance, and until the Hawaii Supreme Court's recent decision in Kellberg v. Yuen, and the Intermediate Court of Appeals' decision in Hoku Lele, LLC v. City and County of Honolulu....

Public hearings will be held in American Samoa, CNMI and Guam on July 6, 13 and 15, respectively....

...new leaders are appointed to key state offices....

...TMT International Observatory Board has decided to move ahead to restart the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on the morning of Wednesday, June 24....

...we don’t want to inflict a disproportionate amount of pain on our friends....

...it is OK that their plan would gut the tourism industry because it would also drive Hawaii's cost of living up to the point where residents could no longer afford to leave....

... two draft replies--one labeled "the truth" and the other labeled "option 2" ....

A prominent European politician has urged the region's shipowners to get behind important trade talks....

...the median district in states like Hawaii, Idaho, Utah and Wyoming is more than 70% to 30% for the majority party....

...A total of 1,217 homeless refusing shelter have been added to Hawaii's homeless population in the last two years....

Recently increased enforcement by the Commission has made the ethics code come to life and reach beyond the mere platitudes it was in the past when enforcement of the code was a rare exception....

...Hawaii’s employees earn 9 percent more than those in the private sector—the 3rd highest wages and salaries ratio in the country....

Remember This?  "Rail Construction Will Create about 10,000 jobs Each Year" ....

...ugly comments happily hoping to send people who work on these farms back to where they came from....

This is far more than a trade agreement, but creates a self-governing and self-perpetuating Commission with extraordinary implications for American workers and American sovereignty....

...the Board itself failed to properly disclose that the “opt-out” policy was once again being considered....

The median income for families (dad present) with kids younger than 18 adjusted for cost of living is two times higher in the District of Columbia than in Hawaii....

...nearly one-in-four residents (24%) identify as multiracial....

Kevin Jennings, founder of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)....

Clare Connors, David Louie, and Jill Otake....

2015’s Strictest and Most Lenient States on DUI....

Some play video games in homes littered with pizza crusts and empty Mountain Dew cans. Others watch daytime soap operas....

"...only if the student’s parent or legal guardian provides prior consent.…"