Friday, May 15: Ballots must be cast by 11:59 p.m....

Whether Blue Lake invoked sovereign immunity in order to delay or defraud EDD from collecting unemployment insurance from the tribe is not relevant....

Hawaii state legislators have refused to pour millions of dollars into Hawaii’s exchange, which means it could close by Sept. 30....

In 2014 Hawaii ranked 40 with 14 dog bite claims. Amount Paid $355,566....

The Center for Biological Diversity brought the May 13 lawsuit in Washington, D.C., over five-year extensions that regulators granted Lockheed Martin for two exploration licenses it holds for a metal-rich zone of the Pacific Ocean....

This meeting is going to deal with the DOI announcement of proposing rules....

If Hawaii’s plan is not acceptable to CMS, Hawai’i risks losing $1 billion in matching federal Medicaid funds....

One of the toughest critics of President Obama’s strategy against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is Rep. Tulsi Gabbard....

...What The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Is Planning To Do In Their Latest Ploy To Save Their Nation Building Efforts For Kana'iolowalu....

...a system designed to protect secrets and keep the public uninformed....

On December 9, 2013, the Obama Administration finalized a regulation allowing wind energy companies to obtain 30-year permits to kill eagles....

...Ironman charged athletes, who did not otherwise qualify, $50 to enter lotteries for the chance to compete in the Ironman World Championship....

...mainly due to the slower than expected growth of the U.S. economy during the first quarter and the decline in Japanese visitor spending....

The voting deadline for the 2015 Neighborhood Board elections is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 15....

Please thank the state legislators listed below for supporting your Second Amendment rights....

...local authorities share fingerprints from everyone booked into jail with federal authorities, who comb the prints for immigrants, those here legally and illegally, so they can be deported....

Many public two- and four-year colleges and universities avoided significant tuition increases for the second year in a row... but not UH....

...Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its 2015 Congressional Pig Book, the 23rd edition of the group’s exposé on pork-barrel spending....

...economic class diversity, ethno-racial and linguistic diversity, economic diversity and household diversity....

Hawaii now joins Oregon, Massachusetts, Maryland, Vermont, New Mexico, and Nevada as cautionary tales in government central planning....

Regarding E-Cigs, Hawaii should defer to the FDA for guidance on this regulatory framework....

The Barack Obama Foundation announced today that the future Barack Obama Presidential Center will be located on Chicago’s South Side (which is nowhere near Hawaii)....

...the League of American Bicyclists has released its 2015 Bicycle Friendly State rankings....

In 2014, the State Office of Planning, on its own accord, initiated an examination of the State land use system....

The merger agreement requires 75% approval by shareholders, so far it only has 70% approval....

...it would take over 7 years before the savings would cover the cost of the Powerwall....

Honolulu Ranks 101st: 95th for 'Professional Opportunities' and 107th for 'Quality of Life'....

The HI State Legislature 2015 Session adjourned on time May 7, with a flurry of gun bill activity over the “Deedy” bill, HB888....

Labeling food that contains GMO is illogical because genetic engineering is a process and not an ingredient....

...rules proposed May 8, 2015 by the US Department of the Interior (DoI), at the urging of Robin Danner's Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, create a path to federal recognition in three steps....

"Where is all the money going?" -- OHA Trustee Rowena Akana

The Guam legislature passed a law that allowed only “native inhabitants of Guam” to vote in an upcoming plebiscite concerning Guam’s political relationship with the United States....

A double standard on an important issue like this is a great way to breed derision and distrust of government....

Real choice and genuine market competition could spark the real health care change America has been waiting for....

When I keep hearing a’ole over and over, it really gives me the sense of constant fighting but no semblance of a possible alternatives....

...CNHA gets $348,740.... 

...Millennial women experience depression 10.7 more days per year than Millennial men....

Due to the passage of recent legislation, Kaiser Permanente is preparing to submit a letter of interest to participate in the process for the selection of a partner for Maui Memorial Medical Center....

Senate 21-1-3-0 / House 37-0-14-0

"We were high-fiving." -- Robin Danner

...CEOs favor states that foster growth through progressive business development programs, low taxes and a quality living environment....

...Estate and inheritance taxes have large compliance costs, have been shown to suppress entrepreneurship, and are among the most harmful taxes to economic growth....

"Barnes told TASS that the group would seek assistance from Russia for their cause."

Senate: 21-3-0-1 / House: 26-10-13-2

The Heritage Foundation offers a seven point recovery plan for the next president of the United States....

...none of the nine bills proposed by the State Ethics Commission were passed by this Legislature....

The Hawaii State Senate today announced a new line up of committees and committee chairs as part of its recent reorganization....

Using Vog from Kilauea to Estimate the Health Consequences of Particulate and SO2 Pollution....