...the U.S. military lacks the resources necessary to implement such strategies....

The Connector logged 19,457 unique visits to the site, completed 1,181 applications, and received 1,257 calls connected at the contact center on the first day....

Several popular Jones Act notions circulating around Hawaii simply are not true....

The enrollment gains can be partly attributed to the large number of births in 2008 and more students staying in the state’s public schools....

Ritte and activist organizations have collected more than a million dollars from anti-GMO advocacy groups on the mainland....

...the furor over Washington furloughs will only take you so far in the rest of America....

The House has continually been reaching out to the Senate Democrats and President Obama to pass a resolution to ensure everyone receives equal treatment....

Attorney Jim Hochberg is Senator Sam Slom’s guest on the latest edition of “A Better Day” which airs on Olelo Public Access TV Channel 54....

State senators have, at last count, gotten 1,539 emails from residents about the spill and 272 emails from supporters of gay marriage; 602 in opposition....

Unregulated access to the marsh has already led to damage of archaeological sites. Trails will attract dog walkers....

Government funding isn’t the issue. It’s Obamacare....

Hawaii is the first sub-national government to sign onto the Majuro Declaration for Climate Leadership, presented Friday by the Leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum to the United Nations Secretary General....

Nominations and self-nominations for task force members should be sent by email to president@Hawaii.edu....

Schatz’s own office has indicated that 25,000 federal workers throughout the state would be left without pay....

...thanks to a Christmas Tree Clause in 13-33, developers and wealthy individuals with 10 acres or more have been given an easy out for upzoned properties....

• Senate: Continuing Resolution
• House: Continuing Resolution – Medical Device Tax Repeal Amendment
• House: Continuing Resolution – Defunding of the Affordable Care Act Amendment

If policymakers are committed to reducing global carbon dioxide emissions, then they will have to get serious about promoting sources of electricity production that can compete with coal on price....

GMOs are likely saving tens of millions from starvation in underdeveloped countries....

Over the weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to delay the unpopular law’s implementation by one year....

It is amazing how pages like this will have such vile, hateful commentary and then always end it with truth, love, peace, and unity!....

Last night I got a tweet from Christy Demuth, biotech opponent on Kauai.  She's always a delight.  She says that she's found the link between me and Monsanto....

Reps Hanabusa and Gabbard voted against funding the Federal Government....

Apparently when one is an elected official, one has to make sure that their concerns reflect the concerns of their constituency and obviously the concerns of seniors is right up there at the top of the list....

...we heard recently that they are recruiting candidates and working to elect a GOP Senator in Hawaii....

As the Hawaii County Council considers an anti-GMO bill which would require farmers to "register" the locations of their GMO crop fields, another GMO Papaya field in Puna has been attacked by machete-wielding vandals....

The issue first came to light last month when constituents contacted my office, and on August 19th we brought the issue to the Administration....

President Wil Okabe shares HSTA’s “Three Priorities” for 2013-2014....

The report acknowledges, finally, that the temperature has plateaued for 16 years now, which the scientists admit they can’t explain....

The State of Women in America: A 50-State Analysis of How Women Are Faring Across the Nation....

DHHL has recently received inquiries from beneficiaries as well as the media regarding its loss mitigation and foreclosure prevention programs....

The only thing resembling a 'cancer cluster' consists of surfers in Hanalei who spend too much time in the sun....

Reading Wonders, the first K-6 reading program built on the Common Core State Standards....

Today, Senators face a choice on the fate of Obamacare....

...listen to Dr. Akina further discuss the problem on HPR’s “The Conversation”....

A student survey being administered in Hawaii’s public schools through Oct. 18 will provide educators with critical classroom feedback aimed at improving teaching and learning....

The Oliver Wyman consultants expect individual premiums to average $346 in Hawaii in 2014, up from an average of $231 today....

In an embarrassing move, Councilwoman Brenda Ford, whose Bill 109 would ban all GM crops outright, had former yoga instructor and anti-GMO crusader Jeffrey Smith Skyped in to the meeting to give his testimony....

...students from Campbell High School came in force today to the State Capitol to demand air conditioning for their oven-like classrooms....

Using the power of the state to equalize political outcomes, in a district where most citizens think one way, is a dangerous idea....

She was angered when she got an inquiry from the IRS in 2012 demanding she provide detailed information on Honolulu tea party activities, materials, pictures, videos, names of speakers and attendees, as well as copies and recordings of speeches made during events....

Congress has added $43,000 in debt for every American household in just the last four years....

...ratepayers complaining of bills as high a $1600 and frequent power outages caused by termite-ridden overhead power poles are suing the State of Hawaii ....

Meanwhile—purely in the interest of saving time and money for fellow investigators--this writer will be obligated to search through the files and make a complete list of the criminal records of all Hawaii’s elected officials and post it online....

Monday October 28th from 4 PM to 7 PM at the State Capitol....

Barclays will provide crude oil and feed stocks to the refinery on a real time basis....

Since 2000, the United States has fallen from a rating of 8.65 to 7.74....