Mazie Hirono is hosting a rally today to slander Governor Linda Lingle in regards to the 2009-2010 teacher furloughs, a tactic that has been a hallmark of Hirono's campaign.

Today's Order gave some clues about whether the court would conclusively halt the project, but deferred a ruling until December....  

...teachers' numbers increased 252 percent while staffing and administration experienced a growth of 702 percent....

...biofuel mandates are responsible for at least 192,000 premature deaths every year because of hunger....

Abercrombie today announced that Louise Kim McCoy is joining his administration effective today....

...the unemployment rate rose to 7.9 percent in October and the economy created about 171,000 jobs, roughly equal to the usual number of new workers in the labor force....

Abercrombie today said, “I want everyone to remember that trees and forests are what make life possible...."

It's very obvious that Hirono's campaign and her mainland operatives see the same polling numbers we do: that the U.S. Senate race is a statistical dead heat....

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GCA joins a growing coalition of business leaders supporting Linda Lingle for U.S. Senate, including the Associated Builders and Contractors, Maui Chamber of Commerce, and the Hawaii Restaurant Association, as well as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce....

Yesterday’s report on campaign donations reveals that he continues to accept great numbers of monetary contributions from government contractors, including Honolulu rail contractors....

...behavioral health services to Medicaid-eligible adults who have serious mental illnesses, and who are participants in the state's QUEST Expanded Access, or QExA, health program....

Crony capitalism describes an economic system in which the profitability of firms in a market economy is dependent on political connections....

TONIGHT, Thursday, November 1 – 6:00-8:30 p.m....

It is clear that our state government has not been working for the people and I am running to change that.

After three years of hyper-regulation, the Obama Administration has noticeably slowed its rulemaking in recent months.... 

104,323 Hawaii County residents are registered to vote in the 2012 General Election....

"With the PLDC's recent efforts to exclude the public from commenting and the adoption of a toothless strategic plan, it appears our only alternative is to push for a repeal of the PLDC."

At $22,394, Hawaii's adjusted average income figure is more than $7,000 below that of the next lowest state....(we're 39% lower than Mississippi and 56% lower than Alaska)

2.9 percent of all new electric vehicles sold so far in the U.S. this year were registered in Hawaii, ranking the state 10th in the country. This rate is almost eight times the state’s share of all new car registrations in the U.S., where Hawaii ranks 41st overall at 0.4 percent.

Civil Beat's pollster over samples Democrats, using 56% self-identified Democrats. Our nationally-recognized pollster believes this figure should be 42%....

Hawaii looted its catastrophe fund to "balance" the budget and doubled down by taking borrowed money to replenish it....

"It's happening. Romney winning independents, safe Obama states no longer safe, female gap closing. Obama is in trouble."

There are some striking similarities between the private student loan market and subprime mortgage industry....

On this Halloween, a truly frightening specter is looming....

$1436.40 per household per year is currently being paid into Hawaii government employees pensions—third highest in the nation. Table 4 (pg. 48) shows that an additional $1288 per household is needed ....

The United States is experiencing a revolution in oil and gas....

Our campaign is surging in the closing days! As we approach Election Day, you can feel the momentum building....

With 7 days to go, this race is a dead heat. Here are the results ....

The Hawai‘i State Environmental Council has issued a draft of revised rules for the state's environmental review process....

"State and Local Tax Policy: Taxing E-commerce" focused on taxation of e-commerce, hotel room rentals by online travel agencies, and the impact of tax credits....

The high-tech buoy network faced $4.5 million in cuts in February, and Hirono opposed bipartisan House legislation to fully fund the critical system for FY2013 ....

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SMS did a survey of 303 interviews, 90% said they unfamiliar with `Aina Koa Pono (AKP). 10% were aware of AKP. The math says this is 29-31 people.

Rather than pretending that the damage of tax increases is limited to “rich” people, it makes sense to look at overall economic effects, either nationally or within each state....

...the RFP is expected six months before the IRP process is complete and at least a year before the results of the PEIS are released....

This timely study represents the most comprehensive analysis of American teacher unions’ strength ever conducted....

Particularly hard hit is the defense industry, which employs millions of Americans. The Pentagon is set to lose nearly $55 billion....

...The Star Advertiser polled 60% of Democrats in their sample; while our pollster believes that the number of Democrats in our congressional district is closer to 45% of the electorate....

"This is a common tactic for Hirono to tout the great efforts of so many others as her own...."

...in the Democrat Primary election, the Ward poll showed Tulsi Gabbard losing to Mufi Hannemann by 10 points and she went on to win by 21....

Liliha, “the last of the old-time places on Oahu”, is being targeted by the pro-development Pacific Resources Partnership....

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Lawmakers seem to have a simplistic reaction to solving problems the solution to which plagues their constituents - tax it.

Hawai'i Free Press endorsements on State and County ballot initiatives....

Hirono has been on the wrong side of every small business issue during this session.

...the Company has 45 days from receipt of the notification to submit a plan to the NYSE to demonstrate its ability to achieve compliance with the continued listing standards within 18 months....

...according to AAN the total Medicare cuts to Hawaii are $2,151,990,000.  That means cuts of $10,648 to each and every one of our 202,097 kupuna....

Retired Judge Charles Woods descibes meeting Pres Obama, V Pres Biden and Sec'y Clinton....