The Hawaii Religious Freedom Restoration Act ("Little RFRA") of 2014 would restrict government actions against people of faith by applying the "compelling interest" test....

...Hawaii has some of the most generous welfare benefits in the country, and one man took full advantage of them....

93 percent more liberal than the rest of the Senate on economic issues, 73 percent more liberal on social issues, and 71 percent more liberal on foreign policy issues....

Balli, 42, of Kapolei, was killed in an insurgent attack in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 20....

...replacements, renovations and upgrades to our aging infrastructure at several state hospital facilities....

Watch the Senate committee system falling apart....

The fundraising event was organized for the benefit of the Hawaii Republican Assembly's political superpac HIRA Action....

President Obama can’t be trusted to enforce U.S. laws—and that makes many lawmakers hesitant to pass new immigration laws....

Initiatives include studies for a space exploration R&D park, international flight training center and a laser optical communications ground station in Hawaii....

These bills have been set up on the front burner of this year’s legislative agenda after the pre-empted initiative to “Let the People Vote” during last year’s “not -so-special-session” on same-sex marriage....

...“tax exclusions,” “tax exemptions,” “tax deferrals,” “preferential tax rates,” and “tax credits”....

32 states have similar exemptions, and research has demonstrated that low and middle-income families spend a larger proportion of their income on food costs....

"Last month, the Republican National Committee filed public-records requests in Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Oregon seeking information about compensation and vacation time for the exchange directors, four of whom have resigned."

The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Jin-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine is set to begin patrols in 2014 — armed with the PLAN’s new Ju Lang 2 (JL2)....

Several House Democrats want the state to take over the Hawaii Health Connector, set up last year as a private, nonprofit....

With retread opposition and the wind at his back, don't be surprised at yet another landslide win for Abercrombie....

By the end of the week, we’ll be hitting the debt ceiling again.....

We found no small irony in Gabbard quickly taking the seat Faleomavaega waited years to earn....

Two important bills (SB2153 and SB2519) that promote greater fiscal transparency and protections for Hawaii's taxpayers passed the Ways And Means Committee today....

...the creator of the "Lifetime Stand," a prison rehabilitation program that stresses work ethic, perseverance, discipline and personal responsibility....

...nine months in Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom....

...The Hawaii Shippers’ Council made history on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, by becoming the first party to testify before a committee of the Puerto Rico Senate via Skype....

...the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released a new estimate: Obamacare will cause the equivalent of 2.3 million people to stop working.....

There are about 375,000 pages of federal law and regulation in addition to the laws of each State and each city and county....

UHPA has taken a two-pronged approach to preserve faculty rights. In December 2013, the union filed a prohibited practice charge....

I am 28 years old and have been waiting years to get up enough courage to report a teacher for sexually abusing me for years....

The federal government will reimburse insurers for 50 percent of any losses through the "risk corridors" in the Affordable Care Act....

Today the United States Senate approved the Agriculture Act of 2014, also known as the “Farm Bill,” which includes legalization of industrial hemp for research purposes....

...Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee is scheduled to hear three different pieces of firearms legislation....

"Well, I’m always pleased to share credit when people realize they can’t avoid their responsibilities anymore...." - Abercrombie

"Across the country voters have been misled by attempts to win elections by keeping people from the polls. We can’t let that happen here."

...the conservatives in this survey may be disproportionally counted among the non-voters....

...nearly a century after the generating station first started providing electricity to the people of Oahu....

Any change, as the bill proposes, would require a change to the current collective bargaining agreement with the HSTA, which runs through 2017....

...the bottom line is that things might not be what they seem....

New advertisements, online tools and events have been designed to encourage uninsured residents to set appointments....

...McDermott, who enrolled his eight children in Hawaii’s public schools, doesn’t want his 11-year-old son exposed to a controversial taxpayer-funded sex education program....

...Hanabusa is doing little to show she'll be able to close the gap....

Recent Congressional Votes

• Senate: Federal Flood Insurance Premiums – Passage
• House: Federal Abortion Funding – Passage
• House: Farm Programs Conference Report – Passage

The law imposes new costs and mandates on employer sponsors of health and welfare trust funds, but leaves irresponsible companies free of any obligation to contribute towards their employees' health insurance....

On January 30, nearly 300 people honored former Congresswoman Pat Saiki at the Waialae Country Club....

A candidate may obtain the Application for a Nomination Paper and receive and file his/her nomination paper at the locations listed below....

... at Grace Bible Church, 635 South Hina Avenue, Kahului on Friday, February 7th, 2014 starting at 5:30 PM....

Recently the mayors of our four large counties all got together in what has been described as their annual pilgrimage to the legislature....