The bonds are special, limited obligations of the department, secured by a gross pledge on general lease and license and permit fee revenues....

Click HERE to register to vote in Hawaii ....

Tropical Storm Guillermo is located 370 miles east of Hilo as of 2:00 p.m. today....

Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction will be heard by the Honorable Joseph E. Cardoza, Judge of the Environmental Court of the Second Circuit on September 16, 2015 at 9:30 a.m....

Those who receive a questionnaire have 10 days to complete and return....

...but 2nd highest student debt as a percentage of income adjusted by cost of living ....

...$120,000 per month off of aborted fetal tissue....

... Paul Krugman commenting on the Puerto Rico financial crisis ....

All low-carbon electricity generation technologies, including renewables, energy efficiency, natural gas, nuclear and carbon capture and storage, can play a role in state plans....

...attractiveness of the largest U.S. cities in terms of livability, the quality of their health and education systems, economic growth and tax rates....

...82% of Native Hawaiians are not participating--including many in positions of leadership....

Complete video of Moanalua Bay Town Hall meeting ....

Sex trafficking became a prosecutor’s priority when I returned to office in 2010.    That year, exactly one pimp was arrested, and in 2011 the respected Polaris Project ranked Hawaii among the worst states for anti-sex trafficking efforts....

...the State and counties aren’t clear on which roads they own....

...the only honest answer is "as much as it takes."....

"I contacted my client. He was delighted," says Myles Breiner....

Hotel occupancy taxes also appear to eat into the budget tourists set for their vacation trips. Such an effect was empirically observed in Hawaii in 2013....

...a “Notice of Election” to eligible voters on the Native Hawaiian Roll on Monday, Aug. 3....

...Meanwhile -- 3,500 astronomers converging on Waikiki....

...it was possible that plaintiffs could establish standing if they amended their complaint, any amendment would be futile because plaintiffs’ Commerce Clause challenge to the Jones Act would fail on the merits....

...an economic study for commissioned by the state recommends Hawaii raise taxes on gasoline by $.85 per gallon....

The primary mover behind Relativity's failed "Accelerator Package"--Senate Ways and Means Chair David Ige....

On Monday, the U.S. Senate will be voting to prohibit the nation's largest abortion provider from receiving taxpayer funds....

...visitor arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands rose 4% and visitor spending increased 3.5%....

Department provides little support for and minimal oversight of staff involved in procurements....

Follow our journey this year on our website and via social media — #ProudtoServeKeiki....

Because the state government uses outdated accounting methods, a vast majority of liabilities are excluded from its financial reporting....

...almost a quarter of Oahu's unsheltered homeless are the Leeward district....

...working to reform the public education system....

...34 legislators have sent a letter to Attorney General Bob Ferguson requesting him to investigate whether Planned Parenthood in Washington has been selling organs from aborted babies for financial gain....

...negotiating a fetal body parts deal, agreeing multiple times to illicit pricing per body part harvested, and suggesting ways to avoid legal consequences....

...Conflict of interest....

"This is one of the largest settlements for an environmental violation in Hawaii’s history,” said Chin....

Mr Burns' extensive rail project experience includes the Third Street Light Rail and Central Subway Project in San Francisco....

You Can Now See If Your Name Was Added Fraudulently To The Native Hawaiian Roll....

... 2015's States with the Best & Worst School Systems ....

...involvement by Planned Parenthood of Hawaii in the illegal sale or transfer of infant organs....

... Certified Native Hawaiian roll posted online with only 95,690 names ....

...I believe the SSMA is written in a rather one-sided manner....

...Planned Parenthood’s Black Market in Baby Parts....

For singles in Honolulu, the highest lifestyle-related costs are clothing and housing....

...“The underlying issues that lead to homelessness ... cannot be resolved quickly,” said Gov. Ige....

...the state’s redemption rate decreased from 72.6 percent in fiscal year 2014 to 68.4 percent in the last fiscal year, which ended in June 2015....

...Tuesday, July 28th at 11AM....

...the transported soil was contaminated with heavy metals such as arsenic, barium, cadmium, lead, and mercury....

She posted an article telling her dimwitted, gullible followers to avoid Hawaiian papayas....