...NEXT MEETING: Monday, July 20, 2015--NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council is being held from 9am-5pm at the Pagoda Hotel and is open to the public....

Each month, this customer will receive credit for a share of the electricity output of the community solar facility and pay a small maintenance fee, in total reducing the customer’s electric bill by about 45 percent....

One common way public employees increase their pensions is by maximizing overtime....

DCCA Cable Television Divison received an application from Charter Communications, Inc. and Time Warner Cable, Inc....

The excise tax is an investment by the taxpayers of Hawai‘i and my job is to ensure that their hard earned money is being spent efficiently, effectively and productively....

We will make a good faith effort to create a fair process that will help the people most in need (of weed)....

KIUC has also heard complaints from members who are now paying more for their rooftop solar than their previous electric bill....

It could be the most significant change in Hawaii since statehood.  Three-quarters of native Hawaiians are effectively excluded from the process--as are all non-Hawaiians.  Included: Lots of incarcerated prisoners, dead people, and people living on the mainland....

...the deeper you dig, the more fraud you find in the case against GMOs....

The sale or purchase of human fetal tissue is a federal felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison....

...Ige today vetoed eight bills and sent his statements of objections to the house and senate leadership....

These map changes, primarily for Kaunakakai and south shore areas of Molokai, and Kihei and Waikapu areas on Maui, will become effective on November 4, 2015....

As part of the Interior Department’s leadership of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Outside initiative to engage the next generation of outdoor stewards....

...a unique view of societies’ progress on the elements that matter most to well-being: purpose, social, financial, community and physical....

...the threat of losing NEM has led some in the PV industry down the path of hyperbole, exaggeration and self-interested fear-mongering....

originally published May, 2005, reprinted in honor of Al Hee being found guilty on all counts....

The Visitor Information Station and its restroom facilities will remain closed....

Mizumoto is CEO of Central Pacific Bank....

On July 9, Governor Ige signed Senate Bill 555, which will increase the food/excise tax credit for the first time in nearly a decade....

The average monthly consumption of electricity per housing unit in Louisiana is triple that in Hawaii....

The very first check on the very first page of OHA's 2014-2015 fiscal year is $25,000 written to convicted felon and mortgage scammer, David Keanu Sai....

There were many instances of missing documents....

Hawaii taxes many products multiple times and, by one estimate, ultimately taxes 99.21 percent of the state's personal income....

The Resolution was passed on July 8th by the European Parliament with 436 yes votes....

"Our exclusively Democratic congressional delegation is ranked the least effective congressional delegation in the United States by Roll Call newspaper."

The Hawaii Supreme Court has overturned former Circuit Court Judge Randal Lee’s order disqualifying two Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys from a high­ profile gambling case....

These directed reductions will result in a decrease of 1,200 Soldiers at Schofield Barracks....

...official comments submitted to the Department of Interior....

Rising wages in China and increased industrial productivity in the United States contributed to that trend, but the report cited hydraulic fracturing as the primary reason for the shift in costs....

...40 People Will Be Deciding The Future Of Hawaiians At This `Aha....

Only in Washington DC is $100 more worthless....

Today’s map shows how spirit excise taxes in your state compare....

James Dooley revisits highlights of his career as a hard-hitting investigative reporter....

All beneficiary and public feedback will be reviewed, with final decision making on the proposed project currently scheduled for the Hawaiian Home Commission meeting in Lahaina, Maui, on August 20 & 21, 2015....

“We are calling on all property owners who have studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units across O‘ahu to be a part of the solution to veteran homelessness.”

...the Puerto Rico financial crisis has revived the Jones Act debate....

Hawaii ranks 40th among US states for its fiscal health, based on its fiscal solvency in five separate categories....

The next Native Hawaiian law training course will be offered on Saturday, August 1, 2015, at the UH Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law....

...a fascinating and long forgotten chapter in one of the most pivotal events in US history....

Across all metro areas, Urban Honolulu, Hawaii has the highest cost of living, while Danville, Illinois is the least expensive place to live in the country....

Why? Cost of living is the main issue....

If California is America’s future, then that future is overrun with poverty....

Fortunately, our lawmakers are allowing the three top rates to die a natural death at the end of this year with our highest marginal rate a more modest 8.25%....

One barrier to business is the Merchant Marine Jones Act....

Study also finds that alcohol consumption is a salient predictor of marijuana use....

" ... Lawmakers should allow non-American ships to carry goods between the island and the mainland .... "

No more than 48 hours after the U.S. Supreme Court redefined marriage for all 50 states, calls to revoke the tax-exempt status for churches began....