"I didn’t vote for OHA trustees, because I didn’t know anything about them."

...a major gubernatorial candidate in the general election has endorsed the Hawaii Shippers’ Council’s noncontiguous trades Jones Act reform proposal....

The Faculty Senate Executive Committee met with incoming Interim Chancellor Bley-Vroman on Monday, August 25th and is optimistic about working with him in the coming year....

Applications must be received by this Friday, August 29 before 4:30 p.m. at the Mission Memorial Building next to Honolulu Hale, 550 South King St....

..."Kali Watson is campaigning for the position"....

You can tell what kind of case is before what Hawaii appellate court by the case designation at the top of the fist page flysheet....

...Newcomer Jarrett Keohokalole, A-rated, for State Rep., Kaneohe, won his Democratic primary against Sierra Club Pres., Robert Harris, F-rated....

Statistics show that without income from a paying job an ex-offender often will return to criminal activity....

The law is pre-empted by the state law and cannot be enforced at the county level....

From a constitutional standpoint, the administration has no legal authority to implement its proposal....

...the staff decided to start over and re-read all memory cards. It is at this point that one memory card was not read again....

The following letter has been sent out to all HHSC employees....

Three Hawaii lawmakers called on the State Elections Commission to fire Chief Elections Officer Scott Nago Friday during a standing room-only commission meeting....

The percentage of students absent 15 days or more in the 2013-14 school year dropped to 11 percent from 18 percent a year ago....

...Estimation of the sales lost, plus the start-up, the bulldozing costs and growing up to that first year, when they’re ready to harvest again … is about $53 million....

...To gauge the scope of gender-based disparities in the United States, WalletHub ranked each of the 50 states based on 10 key metrics....

State officials in South Dakota and Hawaii have found a creative way to address alcohol use, drug use, and crime....

...Thursday at 4:30 p.m. was the statutory deadline for instituting an "election contest" in the Hawaii Supreme Court....

...The ACLU lawsuit asks the Hawaii Supreme Court to allow any registered voter affected by Iselle to cast a vote to be included in the August 2014 primary results....

Mr. and Mrs. Stocker waited until the day their taxes were due....

...the United Nations third decennial conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS)  will run from September 1-4 in Samoa....

...Grassroot Institute hosts first event of its kind in this election cycle, challenges candidates on a wide variety of topics....

September 14, 2011: "The city initially claimed that rail would create 17,000 new jobs during the construction phase..."

...These are the kinds of issues that have dominated Faleomavaega’s agenda over the years when he hasn’t been traveling....

"I'm not convinced, especially with what happened with the Department of Interior hearings, that there is consensus...."

David Ige may have been afraid of the video, but hundreds of other people weren’t as a standing-room only lunchtime crowd packed the downtown Honolulu Pacific Club for today's Grassroot Institute gubernatorial forum....

...The team of Aiona and Ahu ... have a great positive approach to gathering wide support and standing up when asked to debate or speak to groups....

The request seeks Individual Assistance for Hawaii County. Individual Assistance would make additional funding, loans and services available to affected residents....

...Marine Sgt. Victor Farinas of Aiea deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan during Feb. 2014 with 1st Marine Regiment....

...I believe testing issues today are sucking the oxygen out of the room....

...we received substantial input on the substantial level of churn among the senior system and campus administration over the past decade....

...lawsuit filed Thursday asks the State Supreme Court to allow any registered voter affected by Tropical Storm Iselle to cast a vote....

...Friday, August 22, 2014, 12 Noon, Pacific Club, Honolulu....

...President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation naming Hawaii as the 50th state on August 21, 1959....

Hawaii is making progress when it comes to passing policies to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer, according to a new report by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network....

Hawaii’s health-care exchange, the Hawaii Health Connector, has taken another blow....

...“this is certainly the most important congressional group to visit the Northern Marianas at one time.”....

Hawaii ranked lowest, with an average composite score of 18.2....

...Judge Chen found that all of the union members' allegations regarding the Hawaiian Stabilization Fund involve state-law causes of action over which the federal court has no jurisdiction....

...I heard from many who feel strongly that they were disenfranchised from the voting process this election and I stand ready to support any collaborative effort to have those voices heard....

...6 p.m., August 27, in the Washington Middle School Cafeteria....

...0.2 percent of teachers were rated unsatisfactory, which means teachers do not show evidence of effective teacher practice, positive student outcomes....

These nine stations are the relatively easy ones to build... A couple of them are in empty fields....

...Statehood was an exciting time for many people in Hawaii....

...so many people tell me how they are cutting back on chemicals in their food by eating better. I can’t help but shake my head....

...By speaking out, I’ve been able to network others who share my thoughts about the Hawaii we want and it gives me hope....