SB 69 leaves several things open to question or interpretation. For instance, it fails to define what constitutes an “extensive background check” or what constitutes a “mental health concern”....

We’re giving you a sneak peek of AFP’s Congressional Scorecard....

"It doesn't make sense to exclude the USW on the governor's committee when we represent the majority of workers who will be affected by the refinery closure." -- USW

...cases of voting fraud are more likely to be through absentee ballots, The New York Times reported last fall, citing comment from some election officials. Compared to in-person voting, an absentee ballot also is more likely to be rejected....

• Senate: Gender-based Violence Prevention – Final Passage
• Senate: Defense Secretary Nomination – Cloture
• House: Disaster Aid for Houses of Worship – Suspension
• House: Hydropower Regulation – Suspension
• House: Federal Pay Freeze Extension – Final Passage
• House: North Korea Nuclear Test

... he only selects his friends from a pool of hundreds of qualified Architects and Engineers in Honolulu ....

...Greenpeace is already protesting that “the next ‘golden rice’ guinea pigs might be Filipino children.” The 4.4 million Filipino kids with vitamin A deficiency might not mind so much....

If upheld the sentencing that is available to the committees range from censure to reprimand to expulsion from the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i....

...we ignited a flame in many young Republicans across the state who are mobilizing to lead for future generations....

...Hawaii also is looking to boost its use of natural gas, and it will need a Jones Act exemption as well. It's time to strike on this issue now!

...summary of the major project components, including the gas pipeline, gas treatment facilities and the liquefaction, storage and terminal facilities....

The electricity that is produced from natural gas is 43 percent the cost of solar power, 68 percent the cost of wind power and 57 percent the cost of biomass....

It would be better to replace them with smarter cuts, but the reality is that Washington has to start cutting spending now....

...Hawaii could see layoffs and reduced income growth, which in turn would weigh on economic growth....

“A coterie of insiders run the program, with a handful of doctors and others deciding what the public may know." -- The Oregonian

Jeff and his wife Laurie Stone contributed $3000 to Kirk Caldwell's recent Mayoral campaign....

The exchanges create the appearance of private-sector delivery but instead create politically favored monopolies....

Instead of celebrating George Washington’s birthday, today we’ve lumped him in together with no-names including Millard Fillmore and William Henry Harrison as we celebrate a generic “Presidents’ Day.”

I was surprised by the interest in -and frankly awareness of- the big issues we are facing in Micronesia....

On a hillside in Hawaii sits a lavish home — a six-building estate that looks out over dark lava fields, the Pacific Ocean and a championship golf course....

Presented by the Environmental Law Program and the Federalist Society at 12:15 p.m. in CR1 at UH Richardson Law School Thursday, February 21....

Recognizing the need to help the state balance it books, the hotel industry agreed to a temporary increase in the TAT rate which was increased two percentage points from 7.25% to 9.25%. The temporary increase is supposed to expire on June 30, 2015....

In 2004, Nopphon Fuchumpa was promised a great opportunity in the United States.... 

The bills would provide economic relief to American consumers and businesses who have been forced to pay a $14 billion hidden tax over the past four years alone in order for the federal government to provide a special interest subsidy to sugar producers....

Selected details from SunshineReview.org review of State, County, and DoE websites....

Candidate filing closed Friday, February 15.  The election is conducted entirely on-line and by telephone. Voting runs from April 26 through May 17....

... California, Alaska, Guam, Guess Who’s Next ....

Legislative Recess - A Perfect Time to Meet with Your Legislators at Home.  The state legislature goes into a mandatory five-day recess from February 21-26....

“Taxes shouldn’t be a tool for social engineering or an instrument to penalize Hawaiians for doing nothing wrong....”

...market withdrawal of select Organic Baby Spinach products with the potential to be contaminated with Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC)....

It is also possible that LGBT adults make conscious choices to reside in certain states rather than others....

...Colleen Hanabusa underperformed Obama by the most of any incumbent in the nation....

Air carriers have optimistically boosted scheduled seats from Japan, although in our view yen depreciation and higher room rates will act to limit further Japanese market gains....

...it appears that over 301,000 government record requests were routinely fulfilled by the reporting agencies....

You’re busy. So busy you barely have time to read these words. So why should you care about the U.S. debt? Does it affect your life?

During a special premiere at the State Capitol, Gov. Neil Abercrombie and the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) today launched a new teen-focused multi-media campaign to combat obesity....

Really Obvious Question: They win by bribery in India, how do they win in Hawaii?

"After the hiring freeze was lifted staff hired still required Budget and Finance Approval and the Governor’s signature for general funded positions. This slowed the process down significantly. Around November or early December of 2011 the DLNR budget analyst left for vacation and all our paper work at Budget and Finance stopped moving...."

The proposed Jamaica logistics hub would act as a transshipment point for the Caribbean, Latin America and the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts....

...National Marriage Week (February 7–14) is drawing attention to the link between the collapse of marriage and child poverty—and its cost to America....

Medicare will begin adjusting payments to physicians based on “the value of the care provided” in 2015....

...hospice care was hit by a $17 billion payment cut from 2013 to 2022.  Now, contrary to all of the misleading claims, this effect is already beginning....

...lobbyists are relied upon heavily to vie for the interests of the higher-income consumers and producers, leaving the burden of the new tax to lower income consumers who cannot afford representation....

More than 46 million pounds of waste was generated from solar companies in California between 2007 and mid-2011....

The reality is that calories in the American diet from added sugars in soda have dropped nearly 40 percent since 2000....

On a dark night, with stars sparkling high above the shores of the Hawaiian Islands....

The President’s statement saluting “the courage and sacrifice of those who serve in dangerous places at great personal risk” unfortunately rings hollow when one considers the Administration’s treatment of the Benghazi terrorist attack....

...teachers at the DoE’s 11 Adult Schools may have been stealing everything: Tuition money, textbook fees, lab fees, and fixed assets.  They were also being paid for hours not worked....

Because project documents were not consistently retained or filed...the current state assessment team was unable to complete planned testing procedures....

...the court's environmental jurisprudence wasn't so much focused on outcome, but rather on process....