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....

Customers heard pitches that turned out to be false, deceptive, and misleading....

On August 22, Neil Abercrombie sent a letter to Washington, D.C., urging the Federal Communications Commission to approve Comcast’s controversial proposal to merge with Time Warner....

...Native American reservations are among the poorest communities in the United States. Here’s how the government keeps Native Americans in poverty....

...their projects “are not obligated to physically deliver electricity.”...

...‘In the business and trading world, people go to jail for such manipulations of data’….

...HB1307, introduced by Rep Kaniela Ing, raises income taxes on middle class families by 12%....

The Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives announced today that the latest addition of Maui and Kauai missionary materials to its Digital Collection....

The final three names as identified by the nominating committee will then be forwarded to the Governor....

...hearing in the Hawaii House Water & Land Committee, Monday Feb 9, 2015....

Longtime Hawaii mediator and facilitator Peter Adler will coordinate the effort....

...While advocacy organizations may feel this strategy is useful, their fight has taken a heavy toll on those of us living in the war zones they orchestrated....

...the early years of one of the most successful tourist destinations in the world, Hawaii, from about 1870 to 1940....

February 20 is the deadline to file....

...a short autobiographical piece highlighting some of Parks’ early experiences with armed self-defense....

...Establishes a wage reporting requirement. Provides penalties for violation. Prohibits retaliation against employees....