...Education works: Who needs a Beverage Tax?....

Electronic comments must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on February 3, 2014....

Aitken never went public with what he knew about Shimano, not in 1964, and not for the next half century until his death....

A few short years ago, many analysts argued that oil was nearly tapped out and America needed to plan for a post-petroleum future.  What's changed? In a word: fracking....

“The Tonight Show” is a cultural bellwether, so when its studio audience roars its approval at Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) quip that Obamacare is “the biggest job killer in this country,” you know something’s happening across our land....

In 2011, the first bill he signed into law as Governor legalized civil unions....

One day before Kauai County Council set to consider override of Mayor's Veto .... 

To date, 94 small business employers have completed....

• DATE: Thursday, November 14, 2013
• TIME: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
• PLACE: Conference Room 229 State Capitol 

• DATE: Thursday, November 21, 2013
• TIME: 9:30am to 11:30am
• PLACE: Conference Room 329 State Capitol

...our race is virtually tied, 38-36, with a little more than eight months to go before the start of early voting....

• DATE: Monday, November 25, 2013
• TIME: 1:30 pm
• PLACE: Conference Room 329, State Capitol

...

...he was subpoenaed to testify in New York in a terrorism case against a friend he met in a Hono­lulu mosque....

One of the ways that the health reform is being funded is through cuts in disproportionate share funding for hospitals....

In the next 31 days—starting today—the budget conference committee will try to accomplish something Congress has failed to do for the past four years....

The interview contains a valuable introduction to what the Affordable Care Act is and clearly explains the “Hawaii Healthcare Connector,” which Lim initiated as its start-up executive director....

...anonymous 'Informal Advisory Opinions' which clearly refer to questions raised over the practice of giving UH Regents free athletic tickets....

The total number of homeless clients served by the Shelter and Outreach Programs has dropped for the third consecutive year....

Abercrombie has scheduled a signing ceremony Wednesday November 13 at 10AM at the Hawaii Convention Center....

...parents, not formal education, that make the difference for young children's readiness for school and success once they get there....

In more than half of the counties in the U.S., people have only one or two insurance carriers offering coverage on their exchanges....

By comparison, when Medicare Part D began, two-thirds of people who voluntarily enrolled in a plan did so after coverage began....

Hawaii is a special case.  Republicans could actually die there if they were ....

Recent Congressional Votes

• Senate: Employment Nondiscrimination – Passage

Come down to the Senate Chambers before 9:00 a.m. Tuesday with your LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE ON MARRIAGE signs....

Today we thank all of our veterans who have fought and continue to fight for freedom around the world....

At least one organization didn’t even ask to be funded....

The net cost of electricity that will be generated by the array will be at 10 cents and 13.5 cents per kilowatt hour....

As a Native Hawaiian Christian, allow me a response....

Whew, we dodged the bullet, sighed many beneficiaries of the federal largesse....

At the State Capitol 3pm to 5pm ....

The purpose of the study is to review three recent reports and determine what changes are needed in the law so as improve the island’s economy....

Rep Sharon Har debunks all the lies ....

...smashed buildings and completely defoliated trees, with widespread looting and unclaimed bodies decaying in the open air....

Dominant market power increases the risk of anti-competitive behavior by big health insurers and can place physicians at a significant disadvantage since most work in small or solo practices....

The Senate will convene Tuesday November 12 .... 

what will happen in the future when a newly-created, now state-sanctioned right of same-sex marriage conflicts with constitutional rights that have been enshrined in the 1st Amendment....

...magnesium melts at 1202 degrees Fahrenheit and antimony melts at 1166 degrees Fahrenheit.....

Twenty-five people in the state Department of Taxation were put on leave in December 2011 for unauthorized access to tax records....

Rouse is now managing the office of Rep Karen Awana, D-Nanakuli....

...beginning at 10 a.m., the full House will take a final vote on SB 1 HD 1 for Third Reading....

The Obama Administration has indicated it will propose a new regulation that could give many unions a break from one of Obamacare’s new fees....