...Until FTA receives and approves a revised project cost estimate, schedule, and financial plan which includes a commitment of all of the local funds needed to cover that cost estimate, FTA cannot award the FY2015 or FY2016 increments....

...Follow-Up on Recommendations Made in Report No. 13-09, Audit of Major Contracts and Agreements of the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority....

The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) has released its Annual Financial Audit for the 2015 fiscal year....

...He has been in touch with Sam on almost a daily basis, and said, “Sam is doing just fine and will file his papers tomorrow; his “P & V” numbers (“p…..and vinegar”) are escalating daily and he’s up for his Senate race.”....

If we don’t speak up now and take action, Hawaii’s future will be in jeopardy....

In Hawaii, this is the first year the Executive Office on Early Learning’s pre-K program was included in the report....

Fifteen veterans have now successfully completed the First Circuit program since it was initiated by Judge Edward Kubo in 2013....

The Department of Interior published the following rule in the Federal Register....

...a spate of new regulatory restrictions that have affected Hawaii....

...and we haven't seen the half of it yet....

"Why not just send it straight to the justices, if they are going to decide it eventually?”

Over 30,000 Hawaii registered voters are now card-carrying members of the Hawaii Republican Party....

If this credit does indeed become law, expect to see a lot of begging and pleading....

Puerto Rico’s recent bankruptcy, the Jones Act, and how this could affect us here in Hawaii....

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

Jennifer Kajiyama and Carol Feinga are part of Keep Laie Cool, an initiative working to solve the crisis of Hawaii’s hot classrooms....

... 41% growth in regulatory impact between 1997 and 2013 ....

Roosevelt said: "A chicken in every pot."  Obama says: "A tranny in every bathroom."

...Maui Health System will manage operations at each of the hospitals effective July 1, 2016....

...Hawai’i is the first state to file a lawsuit against these companies for their roles in causing millions of cars to be sold with airbags that could explode, posing grave, sometimes fatal, dangers to the cars’ occupants....

This paper examines Hawaii’s recent effort at developing a model to allocate the state’s transient accommodation tax....

...compared to the national average cost of goods and services....

...Monday May 16, 2016 starting at 9am....

... will Hawaii be next? ....

The Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at 8:45 a.m....

The Business Manager and other members of the staff, including several family members of the Business Manager, submitted and/or were reimbursed for numerous expenses that were not authorized by Local 1260 and/or were for personal expenses for which no legitimate union business was conducted....

...Otherwise we shall be stuck with chaos and an embarrassment in two years....

His appointment is subject to confirmation by the City Council....

...contested case hearings before the commissions on Water Resource Management, Land Use, Public Utilities, the Hawai‘i Community Development Authority and cases involving conservation districts, to be directly appealed to the Hawai‘i Supreme Court....

...two studies that serve as guides for legislators, the media, and the public as to the state of marijuana taxation today and the implications of taxing marijuana in the future....

...an opportunity to receive a discretionary grant of parole on a case-by-case basis....

SEA Europe is seeking through the TTIP negotiations a treaty exemption in U.S. Jones Act....

The LCS program is indicative of the problems with U.S. shipbuilding both military and commercial with high costs, poor quality and an inability to deliver on schedule....

...After all the hype, 94% of Hawaii baseload electricity comes from non-renewable sources....

The Japanese government in 2009 recognized that accepting such an apology would undermine the foundations of the US-Japan alliance. Just look at how the 1993 Apology Resolution has undermined the foundations of the State of Hawaii.

Hawaii had no mosquitoes up until 1826. That’s when, historians say, a whaling vessel that had taken on water in Mexico carelessly “drained dregs alive with wrigglers” into a stream on Maui....

At 18.5%, Hawaii has the lowest adult obesity rate in the U.S., closely followed by Colorado at 19.8%....

The Justice Index 2016 Findings, just released by the National Center for Access to Justice, ranks Hawaii among the top three states....

...Theyʻll Be Meeting With Almost Every Power Broker & Theyʻll Be Telling Everyone That Hawaiians Want US Federal Recognition....

... In Honolulu 1.49% of Mortgages are written off as noncollectable by lenders ....

After a decade of ILWU disruption, shippers are routing more cargo through U.S. Gulf and East Coast ports....

"...to add the extra capacity for every vehicle’s charging needs will require solar panels and wind turbines on nearly every available inch of land....”

...The 2016 National College Education Program Rankings have been released by ToBecomeATeacher.org....

...variable pricing of electricity, both wholesale and retail, can lower the cost of intermittent renewables....

...Study Examining Senior Care Cost and Quality Reveals Best and Worst States to Age in....

Innovation is the key to economic growth and prosperity....

...Are you feeling hot under the collar yet?....

...Nearly 300 bills passed the legislature this session....

...highlights of the bills that passed and bills that didn't pass....