...HB631 will be granted a hearing tomorrow, Wednesday, February 18th....

• Senate: Child Pornography Victims Restitution - Passage
• House: Keystone XL Pipeline – Passage
• House: Small Business Tax Extenders – Passage

Liabilities everywhere: The rail project, the failing state hospital system, overdue maintenance on state buildings and campuses, underfunded public worker pensions and health insurance, and so much more....

...a brood of unethical government contractors and incapable government enforcers....

I Mua Manoa proposes the following seven (7) steps to address the issue of transparency and to make the budget sustainable....

...to be heard by the Committees this week....

The language in the bill about non-resident aliens is just "housekeeping" to clarify terminology in statute passed years ago....

...If HCR33 gets a hearing, it will first be in the House of Representatives Ocean, Marine Resources & Hawaiian Affairs committee chaired by Rep. Kaniela Ing....

...Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement will soon be requesting funding from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....

The House District 13 Council Nominating Committee has completed its selection process and has forwarded three names to the governor....

Sales taxes in most states leave rent alone, but our General Excise Tax (GET) taxes it....

Patrick Novak v. USA, in which plaintiffs appeal the Hawaii district court’s dismissal for lack of standing of their action brought against the United States, seeking a declaration that the Jones Act was invalid as it applied to interstate commerce involving the State of Hawaii....

Consumers should be especially aware of the difficulty that continues to exist in trying to get straight information....

...Joseph Kim has been nominated to be the Deputy Director at the Department of Taxation where he will redeploy his extensive experience in training and commanding U.S. Air Force....

Horizon and its board of directors believe that the claims in the actions are entirely without merit but are entering into this settlement because it will eliminate the risks, costs, and other burdens of litigation....

...to make experimental drugs available to terminally ill patients who meet certain qualifications....

Hawaii is one of the worst states in the country when it comes to the citizen tax burden....

...Grassroot Institute has been busy tracking legislation that threatens or promotes free market principles and individual liberty....

Currently, seven states—Hawaii, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin—are permitted to tax Internet access....

The deadline to submit completed candidate and voter registration forms for Neighborhood Board elections is next Friday, February 20, 2015....

The state paid nearly $60 million in overtime pay last year....

...SB 783, died yesterday.  The Senate Public Safety Committee, Chaired by Sen. Will Espero voted to "defer indefinitely."....

...managers had set up a special module in the cost reporting software that allowed them to change prices....

... February 20 is the last day to file ....

...a 50% increase in people experiencing homelessness from out-of-state compared to last winter season....

...to convert the UH Cancer Center to an organized research unit within JABSOM....

...35 schools on Oahu and 15 schools on Kauai....

"The department’s mission and future goals ... includes funding...."

Opposition parties are rightfully tattletales. They are critics and watchdogs. Without this tattling, many things go on that the public does not know about....

...Small Business Caucus of the Hawaii State Legislature today announced its priority list of bills....

...ILWU: "There could be a delay on arrivals of vessels and that's the concern that we should have here in Hawaii"....

Should the bill pass out of CPC committee it will be heard in Finance Committee next....

...And They're Working Overtime To Make This A Reality....

...S.B. 1270 and H.B. 1438 would place warning labels on hundreds of sugar-sweetened beverages....

...His loyalty to President Obama apparently supersedes his duties as a representative of his constituents....

...they would like the public to believe that they can offer more transparency to government by decreasing transparency....

...Expenses, including the $1.25M loan to IDG, would not be recovered....

...This policy specifically addresses sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking....

“The ILWU is essentially seeking the right to fire judges who rule against them.”

"...we faced the risk of a complete system failure that would have jeopardized essential functions..."

"Efforts are moving forward with the intent that elections and the ‘Aha be held this year."

Law enforcement officers are exempted from all provisions....

...“coexist,” written on a wall using a Muslim crescent as the letter “C,” a Star of David as the letter “X,” and a Christian cross as a “T.”....

...Chinese threats to back several groups of Hawaiian independence activists....

UPDATE: HB1253 has been deferred. SB727 passed with amendments....

Beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, February 10, 2015, and until further notice, Routes A, 40, 42, 53, and 62 buses traveling westbound on Kamehameha Highway from Kaahumanu Road to Waiawa Road will be detoured between 2 and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday....

House Bill 1240 will bypass the House Committee on Education and is referred solely to the House Committee on Finance....