A post showing vegetarians and veggies tend to have significantly more mental disorders and health issues than meat-loving people has gone viral....

All bills under consideration for crossing over to the other chamber must be in their final form 48 hours prior to Third Reading....

In this context, conformity means similarity to the federal tax code....

Who voted 'No' to the phony Nai Aupuni 'Constitution'?

If all 256 DOE schools replicate the first 74 campuses’ energy efficiency, the State of Hawaii could save more than $300 million over ten years....

A bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate would restrict the warrantless use of drones by state and local law enforcement....

The legislation would enable terminally ill patients to access to medications and treatments not yet given final approval for use by the FDA....

...he said he will be staying overnight to “sample hospital cuisine and avoid doing dishes.”....

Candidate filing for the 2016 Elections runs from February 1, 2016 through June 7, 2016.....

"I'm voting for Marco Rubio, the candidate who can beat Hillary Clinton."

Dr. Ben Carson has officially dropped out of the race for president....

Hawai'i is the first state in the nation to adopt a 100 percent renewable portfolio standard for the energy sector....

Bottom line: the plaintiff's takings claims are going to trial....

• Hawaii Island electricity use almost 49 percent from renewables
• Maui County 35 percent renewables; 
• Oahu 17 percent renewables

And Hawaii legislators are considering a gas tax hike ....

House Bill 1813, sponsored by state Representative Karl Rhoads,would prohibit an individual whose name appears on the deeply flawed and inaccurate “Terrorist Watchlist,” from owning or possessing firearms and ammunition.....

...HB2607HD1 authorizes Special Purpose Revenue Bond money to “PQ Energy, LLC”.  The amount is not filled in but was originally listed as $63M....

...a dozen proposals related to the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit....

Mizuno decided the bill was necessary after Matson raised its rates by 5 percent for goods shipped to Hawaii at the end of November. This came after the company had reported a 93 percent jump in profits....

...Mayors on Wednesday asked federal leaders to increase funding for affordable housing, homeless assistance, and other initiatives by nearly $450 million....

In advance of the Hawaii caucuses on March 8 and March 26, the Census Bureau presents a variety of statistics that give an overall profile of the state’s voting-age population and industries....

From Hawai'i Family Advocates....

This culture of “vote buying” creates a false majority....

...Pew Research Center’s most recent Religious Landscape Study....

...lists and ranks states on 39 different tax and fiscal measures, including: rates, ranks, collections, burdens, and more....

Securitas negotiated a new Airport Contract with the Hawaii Department of Transportation, Airport Division and included the wage increases as requested by IUSPO....

...the draft Constitution demonstrates the importance of the ongoing lawsuit against the use of the Native Hawaiian Roll in a race-based election....

...the Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee, will give decision on  SB2956  Tuesday March 1....

... legislation that would enable medicine and medical device manufacturers to offer eligible terminally ill patients “investigational drugs” and “experimental treatments” ....

...Hawai‘i will focus on expanding Medicaid involvement in and support for the state’s housing and homelessness initiatives....

We are down to the final week for hearings before bills cross into the other chamber....

... Video from this week's Legislative debate ....

As a Native Hawaiian who cares about the future, Al Gonzales wants to set the record straight on Hawaiian history and values....

...The new standards are interwoven across disciplines, including connections to language arts and mathematics....

...This repetitive idiocy can cost lots of taxpayer money very quickly....

Candidate filing for the 2016 Elections runs from February 1, 2016 through June 7, 2016....

Senate Judiciary and Labor Passes Bill to Silence Therapists....

...urging Christians to vote....

The tribal ‘Constitution’ envisions a judiciary, police and tribal prison system which instantly possesses legal jurisdiction over any poor souls foolish enough to sign up....

...Grassroot Institute Testifies in Support of CON Law Reform....

The national average of people with a graduate degree or professional degree was 11.0 percent while Hawaii’s population fell slightly short with 10.3 percent.....

While Hawaii goes the other way....

...An ethics scandal called into question more than 100 votes cast by Honolulu City Council members....