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....

California prohibits any school material or instruction that reflects adversely on homosexuality, bisexuality or transgenderism, while prohibiting parents from removing children from classes....

the major concern should not be giving this or that same-sex couple the ability to be married, but rather the long-term and profound societal implications such a concession would have....

Individuals who now believe they face maximum out-of-pocket costs of $2,000 may end up paying hundreds more....

...marriage-related church functions, until now regarded as non-profit, will be considered a ‘for-profit’ activity....

His monthly bill is normally around $200....

Hawaii’s Legislature appropriated $2.75 billion for fiscal year 2013 and $2.83 billion for FY 2014 — or about 20 percent of the state general fund budget — for “social services” operating expense....

CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc., another subsidiary, had been responsible for overhauling the IT systems for the Hawaii tax department....

• Religious organizations
• Small business owners
• Government employees
• Judges

If one of these votes flips, Abercrombie's effort to transform the family structure into something it never has been in the history of the human race fails....

The abject failure of the Obamacare website, Healthcare.gov, is proving quite the analogy for Obamacare itself....

Hawaiiloa Foundation collected approximately $468,000 from approximately 200 individuals many of whom ultimately lost their homes through foreclosure....

This level of savings is equivalent to a 20-year power purchase agreement with a price of 14.5 cents per kilowatt-hour.  This compares to 8.9 cents per kwh RETAIL in Washington State....

Plaintiffs attorneys presented their Jurisdictional Statement, arguing that there are substantial questions meriting the U.S. Supreme Court's full consideration in our appeal of a three-judge U.S. District Court decision upholding the Plan....

...the real-life story of two Mormon missionaries who were kidnapped and tortured in Russia, has quietly become a local box office hit...

Predator adopted and fostered boys in CA and HI....

Brian Schatz just sent around an insulting memo...arguing that the ideology of a single group of voters will trump the broad coalition of interests that has made Hawaii the warm, inclusive place we all love....

Come to the capitol tonight for an information hearing at 5:30 p.m. in Room 329....

Here's the Response to Application for Writ of Certiorari by the State of Hawaii, which opposes the State's cert app....

• DATE: Thursday, October 31, 2013
• TIME: 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.

Obamacare is keeping businesses from hiring....

...Abercrombie has asked the Hawaii State Legislature to expand the agenda....

...help us elect leaders who will provide real solutions to our state and country's difficult problems....

• DATE: Wednesday, November 6, 2013
• TIME: 10:00 a.m.
• PLACE: Conference Room 211, State Capitol

Due to circumstances that were inherited by the current administration, HTA has been held to quarterly audits for the past 20 months....

Here’s a personal account of someone who acknowledges the tactics being used....

Health plans are sending hundreds of thousands of cancellation letters to people who buy their own coverage....

...this lawsuit, while not exactly popular, is part of a long-term gambit to take the Party -- and Hawaii....

It was sunny, humid, beautiful October morning, and volunteers greeted us with event programs at the entrance to Pier 38....

Vacancy: District Family Judge, District Family Court of the Third Circuit 

Retention: Nakamura, DelRosario, Border

5:30PM October 23, 2013; Hawaii State Capitol, Room 329....

The FBI is accusing a Hawaii man of making an art form of scamming local and federal taxpayers during the past 14 years....

At the core of America is a shared belief that no matter how humble your origins, with hard work and perseverance, you can improve your prospects in life and give your children a shot at a secure and productive future....

Several days ago, the Abercrombie administration went on television and responded directly to the Hawaii Republican Assembly’s advertising campaign....

Recent Congressional Votes

• Senate: Continuing Appropriations and Debt Limit Suspension – Passage
• House: Continuing Appropriations and Debt Limit Suspension – Motion to Concur

As the federal budget debate continues to heat up, one of the contentious energy policy battles is over the extension of the wind production tax credit....

A death spiral occurs when pricing in an insurance market spins out of control....

President Obama boasted last week that he had signed legislation to lift “the twin threats” to our economy....