Students with disabilities:  Originally reported 73.4% graduation rate, revised to 60.1%....

Representative Bob McDermott filed a lawsuit today seeking a Declaratory Judgment regarding the 1998 ballot issue pertaining to same-sex marriage....

Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Gabbard, Kim, Kouchi, Slom....

...people on both sides of the gay marriage debate say the current draft of Senate Bill 1, which would legalize same-sex ceremonies, infringes on religious liberty....

...Union of Operating Engineers cavorts with international crime syndicates, spends union dues illegally and intimidates dissenters with threats of violence....

Economists call the process "adverse selection" and warn that in its worst iteration it could lead to a "death spiral" of falling enrollment and climbing prices....

... raised taxes 13 times in 2013 ....

...under SB1 a child born to a woman will be legally taken from her if the biological father is married to another male....

The three firms will be invited to make presentations to the committee within the next two weeks....

Beneficiaries and other interested parties and organizations are encouraged to review the Draft Plan and submit comments no later than November 18, 2013....

...six different bills addressing religious freedom, parental rights, parentage assumptions tied to marriage, and whether the people will get a chance to vote on marriage via a constitutional amendment....

Rep. McDermott demanded the Minority Party give back their Vice Chair positions, calling them "polluted"....

At noon, Senator Hee announced that if anyone was not present in the next 15 minutes to sign up to testify, they would not be heard....

We estimate that 10 thousand people were at the capitol yesterday to oppose Senate action.  In addition, rallies were held on Maui, the Big Island, Hilo and Kona....

“The extensive report summarizes rates of treatment services in Hawaii and reflects substance abuse trends and areas of concern"

...same-sex marriage is still not a ‘done deal’ in the state house....

"If you like your health care, you can keep your health care plan." --Obama, 2009 

The 2013 MoneyRates.com Best States to Retire and Worst States to Retire features ranked each of the 50 U.S. states....

The $63,791,074 collected for the project from July through September marks the highest quarterly total received by HART to date....

With the Senate out all week, the House held its final vote on Wednesday....

Hosted by Representatives Bob McDermott and Gene Ward October 23, 2013....

Hawaii's dishonest anti-biotech activist campaign....

Today, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii and the Institute for Truth in Accounting warned Hawaii citizens about our serious sad state of financial affairs....

White guilt plus political correctness equals restricting free speech and religious liberty in the name of civil rights....

We write in support of same-sex marriage and in support of religious liberty....

Obama is now back to beating the broken drum on amnesty....

Come to the capitol Monday October 28, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. to stand....

...there are plans both ON and OFF the Affordable Health Act's Hawaii Health Connector web site that you are being encouraged to compare....

More than a decade ago, lawmakers and tax department officials finally realized that it is possible to purchase services for resale....

Amy Asselbaye and Patricia Halagao ....

Legislative Committee Hearings set Oct 29-31 ....

• TIME:     1:30 p.m.
• PLACE:  Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania St

Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald has appointed Lloyd A. Poelman as judge of the District Court of the Second Circuit....

Video from Hawaii Family Advocates and National Organization for Marriage ... 

Garlic salt, leis, stationery, meals, hand towels, computer software, furniture, newsletters and a trip to Tahiti....

Click to watch video ad ...

This resolution passed entire neighborhood board by a vote of 6-2....

Placing any reporting requirements on efforts to communicate with the general public and thereby “stimulate grassroots activity” would seriously undermine the basic premise of our system of government. 

Abercrombie has nominated Genevieve Salmonson to the position of interim director of the state Department of Health (DOH) Office of Environmental Quality Control....

VT, MA Others ask Federal Court to Impose gay marriage on Hawaii....

Among folks in the Hawaii chocolate-making community, where Walsh once worked, the 62-year-old is known as a smooth talker with a string of failed businesses and debts....

The United States should not accept a reduction in the bigeye tuna limit for the Hawaii longline fishery....

Backstory: The gay-atheists have obtained this from their ‘Ethics’ Commission to harass churches after the special session....

Growth is holding up in Hawaii, driven by still-strong tourism and rising construction....

The increase in their stock prices has raised his net worth by more than $5 billion over the past year....

A solar vendor is telling prospective customers that it has a "special arrangement" with Hawaiian Electric....

Universal pre-kindergarten schooling, every progressive's fondest dream, is back in the news....