The commission highlighted several areas for special recognition....

...What Rhoads is proposing, together with the Attorney General’s Office, is a setback for hard won court cases by the news media over the past 30 years....

..."just compensation and damages" are required by the constitution....

It costs $2 a barrel to ship Texas crude to Europe or Asia and $7 to ship it to Philadelphia....

In Hawaii a number of us are fascinated with gambling....

The House today passed over a hundred bills....

...The loss of an arm, for example, is worth up to $48,840 in Alabama, $193,950 in Ohio and $439,858 in Illinois....

How did your Representative and Senator vote?

... U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) quote "Unfortunately, very few commercial ships with high military value have been constructed in US shipyards in the last twenty years." ....

...monitoring report praises progress in Hawaii's public school system, from the implementation of high academic standards to supports provided to educators and students....

Hidano’s nomination is subject to Senate confirmation....

...the economy is still not creating as many new firms as it did before the recession....

...And the poorer you are, the more of your income goes to GE Tax....

"...my goal is to elevate our status as a Board of Trustees...."

...The data set ranges from median earnings for female workers to women’s preventive health care....

During floor session today (March 5th, 2015) after 1:00 PM, House Finance Chair stood up and requested a waiver of the 48-hour requirement to hear an agenda of bills with just one hour of notice....

Watchdog Group Files Information Request Regarding Chairman's Claim that 99% of Native Hawaiians Added from Other Lists Asked to Remain on Roll....

Evangelical Protestants are becoming less white....

"...inappropriate behavior and bribery that could happen during legislative session and when legislators fund raise during session.”

Interested persons should submit an application along with a resume and three letters of recommendation (attesting to the applicant’s character and integrity) postmarked by March 13, 2015....

"...In the light Lawrence v. Texas and Reliable Consultants v. Abbott, the State can no longer simply say that morality is a sufficient reason...."

...For the first time, educators and parents will be able to compare the performance of students in multiple states based on common standards and assessments....

...five gun-related bills on the move in the Hawaii Legislature....

...a nonpartisan effort to make the state budgeting process accessible to the public by putting state budget facts and figures online, in real time....

Neighborhood Board elections will be held in April and May of this year....

...In 1950, 43 percent of global shipping was done by US-flagged vessels. According to a 2009 Department of Transportation report that percentage has fallen to 1.5 percent....

...the SHAKA Movement is now going after the sugar cane industry....

...Upset by their Board of Directors' January 17, 2015 decision to join in the push for creation of a fake Indian Tribe, Hawaiian Civic Club members February 20, 2015 filed an internal complaint....

...come June, we'll be watching for more guidance from the Supreme Court.....

None of the appointments are subject to confirmation by the Senate....

...HB1468 Removes the authorization granted to the public utilities commission to establish an interisland high-voltage electric transmission cable....

...testimony of marijuana supporters argue that the bills being considered should decriminalize marijuana for BOTH adults and minors....

...Caldwell delivered his third annual State of the City Address on Tuesday morning, February 24, 2015....

...please join your legislators for an informal reception at the Capitol hosted by NFIB on Friday, March 13 at 4 p.m....

Ownership of a Hawaiian vacation rental has become a dangerous investment....

Interested persons should submit an application along with a resume and three letters of recommendation postmarked by March 13, 2015....

The House Judiciary Committee will hear two bills on our issues Tuesday 3/3/15, 1pm, Rm. 325....

...Seventeenth Amendment issues matter. Its strange wording allows legislatures to game the system....

Mahalo for taking the time to engage your public officials....

SB955 is dead for the year unless Senate Judiciary Chair, Senator Gilbert Keith-Agaran, schedules it by 9:15 Monday March 2 for a hearing 9:15am March 4....

The Legislature is considering several bills that would add increases or surcharges to the Hawaii General Excise Tax (GET)....

...If approved, non-profits directed by Grace, the Paradise Lua porta-potty magnate who beat the rap for the 1999 Aloha Stadium porta-potty fire bombings, would be eligible for millions of dollars to fund proposals such as the "Paradise Ohana Heart and Vascular Center, Inc."....

The 2015 Neighborhood Board elections will be held in April and May of this year. At stake are 437 seats on Oahu’s 33 Neighborhood Boards, whose volunteer members hold monthly meetings and serve as advisors on community concerns....

...the role, vision and challenges of the GOP in Hawaii....

The event was attended by approximately 80-100 members of public, some legislators, legislature staff and members of the shipping industry....