...hiring and retaining qualified state government IT staff is a top priority, noting the challenge of an aging workforce and lack of millennials....

...I am awarding the title of “Biggest Loser” at the 2015 Legislature to families....

In Progressive World, there are at least four stages of legally becoming an adult....

Thursday, June 18, from noon until 1:30 at Restaurant Kenichi in Hilo....

...we’re all entitled to our own truth, which we can shape and color and carry around like a fashion accessory. Capital T Truth is, like, so 20th century....

...Hawaii continues to have high levels (93%) of household participation in giving cash, goods or time....

"With the release of the Roll, it will now be possible to answer concerns over the tens of thousands of names that have been placed on the list without the express permission of individuals."

...last year’s production and use of 14 billion gallons of corn ethanol resulted in 27 million tons more carbon emissions than if Americans had used straight gasoline in their vehicles....

A recent case to be heard by the Supreme Court may seem harmless on its face, but has much deeper ramifications for people of faith, and especially families....

...culture gone bad....

UH has all of twelve awards for its ten campuses and three thousand faculty....

Were you fooled?

Twenty of the 150 largest metros had a share of less than 25 percent of its new jobs since 2010 created in occupations that pay a living wage....

Today’s newspaper front page reports on an offshore wind energy proposal that brings back memories of a similar plan way back in 2008....

Caldwell announces plan to build Hale Mauliola temporary modular housing and provide services for homeless on Sand Island site....

Insurer finds scapegoat--will you be fooled?

RCUH’s broad purpose allows projects remotely associated with research or training to qualify for exemptions from state procurement and civil service laws....

...there are around 38,000 who have enrolled in coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, but have yet to pay their bills....

...the Texas case may open up future Hawaii reapportionments to legal challenge if Hawaii persists in applying the same or similar standards....

WalletHub analyzed the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia across 20 key metrics....

...The duo has come to ask Kanahele and his group to perform a blessing at a new project's gate. This leads to wheeling and dealing, with Kanahele negotiating a land swap - and cell phone service - in exchange for performing the traditional ceremony....

Measure to protect Honolulu drinking water open to public comment....

Statement from UH President David Lassner and UH Hilo Chancellor Donald Straney....

Last week, the Hawaii Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Sierra Club v. Castle and Cooke Homes Hawaii, Inc....

Once the higher minimum wage bill is signed into law, with the exemption for unions, then organizing becomes a win-win for employers and unions....

...if you are a taxpayer with questions and you call the Hawaii Department of Taxation’s customer service line, there is a more than 50% chance that your call won’t be answered. At all....

In Hawaii...it seems like half the top lawyers attended the University of Hawaii....

Pasha and Matson both completed their acquisition of Horizon Lines today ....

...state and local combined individual income tax collections per person....

As Explained: "OHA: $2.8M Giveaway to Wife of Kanaiolowalu CEO"

European maritime industry trade groups are seeking several specific exemptions from U.S. maritime cabotage provisions....

The university inadvertently confirmed that its Honolulu labs had been put in the performance improvement program in records it filed in January with Hawaii's Office of Information Practices, which is deciding USA TODAY's public records appeal....

in the last two years, HPD made 19 arrests for promoting prostitution, more than half of which were for first-degree promoting or sex trafficking. It is important to note that none of these arrests would have been possible without the cooperation of witnesses -- who in these cases happened to be individuals arrested for prostitution....

Bumpy Kanahele got paid.  Walter Ritte did not.  Note to Next movie maker: Pay Ritte and avoid these problems... or don't pay any of them and reap the free publicity....  decisions, decisions.... 

...Grassroot Institute held an expert panel on the issue of transparency and government secrecy in Hawaii....

Buried Deep In Those Proposed Rule Changes Is Something That Could Kick Hawaiians Off Their Homestead Lands....

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy released the annual 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study, a comprehensive analysis of effective property tax rates in each state’s largest city....

...United Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings Senior Report: A Call to Action for Individuals and Their Communities....

...there has been a 7.3% increase in net island area over the past century....

On June 15, when the law goes into effect, Santa Monica will see a drastic reduction in its Airbnb options, banning 1,400 of about 1,700 vacation rentals available on home sharing websites....

My father experimented with my make-up and clothes....