...legislative leaders have been taking a dog and pony show on the road to try and convince county officials to give up their revenue sharing of the transient accommodations tax....

The hearing will resume on Monday, November 4, at 11:00 a.m. in the Capitol Auditorium....

Machado has been admitted to The Queen’s Medical Center and is undergoing medical care....

They keep our shipping rates the highest in the world, far exceeding the cost of the extra miles and fuel...

Must watch video ....

"...the glitch-ridden launch of the online exchanges, and other coverage-related problems, have raised serious concerns....”

At 9AM the committee will resume hearing testimony in numerical order through the end of the list (number 5,181). After that, testifiers who missed their first chance to testify will have another opportunity to do so....

“We are currently investigating personal threats against Mayor Carvalho that have been made via phone, email, and social media since the Mayor’s announcement to veto Bill 2491,” stated Police Chief Darryl Perry....

Monday, November 04, 2013 Hearing Cancelled

...every registered testifier will have an opportunity to speak by the hearing's end, even if they were not present at the time their number was initially called....

"Hawaii is unquestionably vulnerable to changes in climate such as rising temperatures, droughts, flooding, sea level rise, coastal erosion and ocean acidification.” -- Abercrombie

...our picks for the 10 most tax-friendly and the 10 least tax-friendly states in the U.S....

Total arrivals, which have shown growth since September 2011, lowered by 1 percent to 594,181 visitors....

Hawaii’s preterm birth rate fell to 12.2 percent but the change was not enough to change its grade on the 2013 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card....

Thank goodness for the cogent and thoughtful questions being asked, both pro and con, by members of the House Judiciary and Finance Committees....

...between 4.9 million and 6.1 million pounds of radioactive waste were created to make these wind turbines....

Fifty years ago this week, President John F. Kennedy signed legislation creating a federally funded Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC) program....

There must always be people present to continue the "People's Filibuster", otherwise they will close the hearing.... 

And the money didn't go to Sandwich Isles Communications!

Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Neal Blaisdell Center....

This Halloween, the Chicago-based government watchdog group, Truth in Accounting, issued what its authors call a “haunting” report....

FULL TEXT: Mayor's Veto Message and Legal Opinion from County Attorney ....

The hearing has been scheduled for 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2013, at the State Capitol's Auditorium....

...at their moment of victory over the people they quietly admit to the key deceptions used to manufacture consent....

Obama called insurance plans that are getting canceled “substandard” and said people could actually keep those plans if insurers still offered them (which they can’t under the President’s health care law).....

From developments in China to politicians' pay....

Schoolland discusses the importance of economics education as a way to understand how the world works....

Early on the morning of Oct. 21, more than 250 soldiers from the 65th Engineer Battalion (CE), 130th Engineer Brigade and the 307th Engineer Battalion (C) (A), 20th Engineer Brigade gathered on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan....

This report provides a detailed and up-to-date lay of the land on teacher evaluation policies across the 50 states....

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....