...the Hawaii Supreme Court clarified a point of appellate procedure that has been unnecessarily vague -- and therefore dangerous -- for a while....

“Here in Hawaii we don’t have trailer parks–they’re not legal.”

... Average daily spending by Japanese tourists is down 10.1% ....

Hawaii has the lowest effective rate at 0.28 percent....

...HB 2569 (Act 176) which aims to expedite the goals of the Department of Education to cool Hawai‘i’s schools, reduce energy costs, meet Hawai‘i’s clean energy goals....

...the Republican National Convention will be held in Cleveland, Ohio at the Quicken Loans Arena from July 18-21....

...Homeless growth on Maui and Oahu less than 1%....

And the 'fortunate sons' of John F Kerry and Joe Biden are involved, too....

...Iwase said he is hopeful a decision could come by next week--but not in the next two days....

...the violation itself was caused by a glitch in CSC software....

...the costs can add up to as much as $57,772 per year in Hawaii....

...this act allows for the use of state special purpose revenue bonds to be used to finance publicly owned energy cooperatives....

...OIA has simply withheld the money, or routed funds to projects outside the FAS. Predictably, this has fueled the exodus....

...single-payer advocates are focusing on individual states....

...The facility has since served 173 individuals, 61 of which have successfully transitioned into stable housing situations....

Compact Impact: Why Pacific Islanders are Fleeing to Hawaii - Neil Mellen...

State Capitol, 5th floor, Governor’s Ceremonial Room....

...An average household in Hawaii County spent an average of $51,700 in 2014....

... Justice Department has demanded the arrest, condemnation and sale of the tugboat Maulani, which snagged an undersea cable in Hawaii's Pearl Harbor and shut down the Electronic Harbor Security System ....

...HB2501 provides time to transition to a process that ensures water is distributed fairly in accordance with the public trust doctrine....

"Hawaii has…80 schools where 90% of teachers are absent ten days or more."

...meetings are set between now and July 7....

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 11:30am

With this new service, Matson will be competing with several shipping companies offering direct services from the USWC to South Pacific Island destinations....

...The unions endorsing Djou were the first unions to support Kirk Caldwell for mayor in 2010 and backed Caldwell again in 2012....

On July 12, any measure that has not been signed or vetoed by Gov. Ige will become law with or without his signature....

Since enabling legislation was enacted into law on May 29, 1986....

Someone needs to take remedial action before the thermonuclear bomb hits....

...CarInsurance.com ranked states on eight metrics to identify which ones are more favorable for motorists....

...the bill took effect immediately upon Ige's approval....

...held on June 24, 2016, at the William S. Richardson School of Law....

...DOH today released the scores and ranking of the applicants for Medical Marijuana Dispensary Licenses....

...omit the most densely populated, and therefore the most useful, portion of the route....

Early in the effort to determine a mass transit alternative for Oahu, city officials announced that the rail project would likely cost a little more than $3 billion....

20 years ago, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that an agreement between the County of Hawaii and a private contractor for the operation of a county landfill violated civil service laws....

"The lawful acquisition, possession, carrying, or use of a firearm does not justify subjecting citizens to ongoing monitoring," the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action....

"If people didn't upset me, I wouldn't have to punch them...."

...it’s clear who the real oppressors are....

...the Honolulu rail system cost could now reach as high as almost $11 bil. from the original projected cost of $5.2 bil....

...spill settlement funding to support Aha Moku for the next fiscal year....

Rifle Association: “High Likelihood of Legal Action”....

All public elementary, middle, and high schools in the Hawaiian Electric Companies' service territory are receiving new, intelligent, energy-monitoring devices and software....

...a call for information and nominations to gauge the wind industry’s interest in commercial wind leases in two areas offshore Oahu....

...Council members Carol Fukunaga, Ann Kobayashi and Ron Menor on a follow-up trip to review Seattle’s homeless projects, including hygiene centers and government-sanctioned tent cities....

...according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book....

Danner pushing for the US DoI Office of Native Hawaiian Relations to be located in Honolulu, not DC....

...Hanabusa pointed out that the same issues underlying the disagreement over teacher travel and education trips are also involved in applying the gift provisions of the ethics code to legislators....