The DOE listed per-student spending for 2011-12 at $11,583.  But Randall Roth, a University of Hawaii law professor who has worked on education reform issues, said the real number is about $16,000....

Hawaii has the broadest sales tax in the United States, taxing many products multiple times and, by one estimate, ultimately taxing 99.21% of the state's personal income. This base is far wider than the national median, where the sales tax base applies to 34.46%....

...the costly push to bring the numbers down is unsustainable and could doom those seeking benefits to years-long waits in appeals....

Reports are rampant that the Obama Administration will call for U.S. missile strikes against the regime in Syria at any time now....

...the lumber industry is expected to enter a cycle where production demands remain strong and increase steadily over the next few years....

With enrollment at the historic level...university officials are crediting a new four-year guarantee....

The bill is based on Senate Bill 1369....

...capital improvement project (CIP) and grant funds for priority repairs and improvements at state facilities and public schools, as well as installation of a new photovoltaic system....

The federal appeals court in Honolulu found that Act 163, which the Hawaii Legislature passed in 2010, contradicts the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)....

Like the Dalai Lama and Martin Luther King Jr, Walesa does not believe in the gay agenda.  Here are the quotes....

He said it would not have necessarily been easier to convict Deedy of the lesser manslaughter charge....

...the government actually stands to make an enormous profit on the president's new federal student loan system -- a boondoggle paid for by hyper-inflated tuition costs and fueled by a government-sponsored predatory-lending program....

My own journey—to provide an opportunity for quality education for all children—began in Little Rock, Arkansas....

Honolulu ranks as one of the least safe driving cities, landing at number 128 on the list. According to the report, the average driver in Honolulu will experience an auto collision every 8.7 years, which is about 15 percent more likely than the national average....

Instead of a dedicated library, welcoming mainly graduate students and professors, here are some other ways to honor our public leaders....

"We are not tribal, nor of tribes."

I could see that this was the first time they had stepped in mud or been to a farm. They were city boys, city girls. Two of them were even sporting dyed hair....

Esther Kiaaina may be the next Assistant Secretary of Interior for Insular Affairs....

Currently, 1.3% of Hawaiian home lands are under a general lease, and these lands generate about $10.17 million each year for DHHL....

By working hard to change Hawaii we can be the catalyst for the rest of the country....

The proposed bill is being prepared by the Governor's office and is scheduled to be sent to the legislature this Wednesday....

Abercrombie today announced the appointments of David O’Neal of Waipahu and Ruth D. Tschumy of Honolulu to the State Ethics Commission, effective immediately....

Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at the Mission Memorial Auditorium....

...to continue efforts to turn around their persistently lowest achieving schools....

Forcing this heated issue through an abbreviated session will only stifle public input which should be the most important part of the legislative process....

Recruitment Announcement From UH Regents Candidate Advisory Council....

Obamacare is devastating policy for America....

...enthusiastic supporters of some very specific causes pushed lawmakers to allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their state tax refund for their specific cause....

A half-century to the minute after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech....

...would parents be considered bigoted if they raised their daughters to be attracted to boys and their sons to be attracted to girls? Or must parents now be completely neutral....

Members of Congress should be urged to co-sponsor the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940, S. 1204)....

...a special edition of “Hawaii Tomorrow” to discuss education in our islands....

Once they establish principles for reform, legislators can choose from a menu of options. Tinkering with existing plans is the most obvious, and sometimes the easiest....

Yesterday, President Obama announced his plan....

An average Hawaii welfare recipient would need to earn $60,590 in pre-tax wages in order to earn the equivalent of his or her welfare benefits....

After serving as the Hawaii Captive Insurance Administrator and Deputy Insurance Commissioner for 3 ½ years, George Sumner has resigned his position, effective August 29....

"Congress is deemed by the Supreme Court to have exclusive and plenary power to deal with Indian affairs"

The man at the center of 2012′s general election disaster will not get a $36,000 pay hike....

UPS yesterday announced it is dropping coverage for spouses of employees....