overcharged Medicare for a back procedure known as "kyphoplasty" using a fraudulent billing scheme first exposed by two whistleblowers....

The announcement follows the release last Thursday of a report by the National Parks Service (NPS) that was critical of the division’s efforts....

fingerprint, photograph and background checks for those bringing firearms into Hawaii....

Evacuation time, 10 hours....

Out of nowhere, all of sudden, OHA has an appetite for equity investments into high risk privately owned enterprises....

The truly “big news,” Slater said: Hawaii’s ranking at No. 49 for administrative costs per mile....

“It is a terrible time to be a journalist,” ...  Portnoy was referring to the Obama administration’s secret subpoenas for journalists’ phone and Internet records, as well as the US DoJ secret investigation into Associated Press and Fox News reporters....

Up to 5,000 new apartment and condominium units are being planned by the HCDA in Kakaako....

five states, on average, showed the smallest percentage premium increase by adding a teen driver to an existing auto policy: Hawaii — 18%, North Carolina — 59%....

At the bottom were Alaska, Rhode Island, Hawaii, California and New Jersey....

The number of veterans waiting more than a year to receive benefits jumped from 11,000 in 2009 to 245,000 by December 2012....

Justice Anthony Kennedy argued last week that the only reason Congress had for passing the Defense of Marriage Act was to “disparage,” “injure,” “degrade,” “demean,” and “humiliate” others....

"Lowering customers’ costs by accelerating development of low-cost, fast track utility-scale renewable energy projects...."

On Thursday, lawmakers in both the House and the Senate introduced a conservative alternative to No Child Left Behind (NCLB)....

The Governor also signed bills that extend the voluntary foster care age to 21 as well as keep keiki safe from a parent who has been convicted of a sexual assault....

The agreement will go into effect upon the settlement and ratification of union contracts by Hyatt associates in San Francisco, Honolulu, Los Angeles, and Chicago.....

• Senate: Pritzker Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Foxx Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Immigration Bill – Passage
• House: Offshore Drilling Bill – Passage

It’s July 4 week, which means Members of Congress are at home in their districts. As you head to your nearest town hall meeting, take these questions for your Representative....

"My goals are to expand the universe of vessels that can transport natural gas and other fuel products from the U.S. to Puerto Rico to help reduce the cost of electricity...."

Honolulu’s Mayor was rebuffed by the City Council earlier this year when he submitted a proposal to raise the county gas tax by five cents a gallon....

The legal team defending California’s marriage amendment filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court Saturday to vacate a premature order that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued Friday....

Democrats led by Willie Espero are pushing for a special session to legalize same-sex "marriage" in Hawaii....

How religious institutions define and consecrate marriage has always been up to those institutions. Nothing about this decision – which applies only to civil marriages – changes that....

a federal court has ordered the government not to enforce the HHS abortion-drug mandate....

four bills related to land preservation, emergency medical services, small boat harbors and the Kahoolawe Island Reserve....

Lawsuit Seeks Transparency Before Implementation of a 'Bigger, Faster and Better' Biometrics System....

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) is reportedly pushing to split up the old farm bill and take food stamps out of it....

The US Department of Defense has released the following ‘Briefing Card’ to military officers in the wake of yesterday’s Supreme Court decision....

Senate Bill 1003 allows for periodic security audits of all Executive Branch departments and agencies to ensure that the state’s computer infrastructure and sensitive data are protected from unauthorized use....

...50--The number of states whose marriage laws remain the same after the Court’s marriage decisions....

3 beaches (1%) had more than 20% of their samples exceed state standard(s)....

...Abercrombie today signed seven bills related to agriculture....

...language in the Windsor ruling supports my position in the Hawaii lawsuit, which is currently pending in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals....

The ObamaCare law also stipulates that there "shall be no administrative or judicial review" of the board's decisions....