...extremely high cost of living, tax burden per capita, malpractice award payouts per capita, and number of disciplinary actions taken against physicians....

Ample reserves and demonstrated revenue-raising ability provide the city with the  flexibility to manage both expenditure pressures and economic cyclicality.

The essential areas, proposed as critical habitat, include seven units totaling approximately 18,766 acres (7,597 hectares) on the island of Hawai‘i....

The Court denied an appeal by Bombardier Transportation USA Inc....

"With 20 days to go, and early walk-in voting beginning Monday, Linda Lingle is perfectly positioned to win this race against Mazie Hirono - just as she's done before."

Below are some of the highlights of our experts’ reactions to the major points made....

Many have been corrected in previous debates, yet Hirono continues to intentionally mislead....

We simply cannot afford another four years like the last....

“The Hawaiian sugar industry was born out of the American Civil War”

The Hui is comprised of Kamuela Vance Viveiros, H. Doug Matsuoka (Occupy activist), and Laulani Teale....

According to legislators we interviewed, owners and operators of existing zipline and canopy tours in Hawai‘i are the main proponents of [regulation]….

DayStar's acquisition is a first step and it's for the Avatar Solar's Hawaiian-based projects....

During my tour of duty in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, one of the most profound things I saw was the first day of school.

BRT would provide the same transit ridership for about one tenth the cost....

"Because camping fees will be deposited into the general fund, rather than a special revenue account or other special fund, the parks and recreation department has no plan for how it intends to make improvements to the camping program." -- Audit

...a knock-down-drag-out fight with Democratic Governor Neil Abercrombie that has left teachers without a contract since July 2011....

Solar leasing companies are reporting “fair market value” installed costs that are far higher than the actual cost of installing solar.

Join us tonight at 9 p.m. ET (3PM HST) —you can watch the debate live on our Debate 2012 page....

Hirono’s completely false claim that seniors will pay as much as $6,400 more in Medicare costs under a premium support plan, was debunked more than a year ago ....

...on June 7, 2012, the Board Counsel opined that Trustee Apoliona, miraculously, no longer had a conflict of interest because the Fiscal Committee Chairman took out any references to Trustee Apoliona’s bank within the proposal....

For two decades, the domestic wind-energy sector has enjoyed a lucrative subsidy known as the production tax credit (PTC). That tax treatment, which provides wind-energy producers with 2.2 cents for every kilowatt-hour of electricity produced, expires at the end of 2012.

Alaska Congressman Don Young, who endorsed Mazie Hirono in the Democrat primary, is now endorsing Governor Linda Lingle, for Hawaii's open U.S. Senate seat.

As Iran builds its nuclear capability, the lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis resonate in a fresh way.

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Lawmakers and special interest groups believe that if they could secure a guaranteed source of funding for their pet project or program from state government, they won’t have to worry about their funding needs in the future....

City Reduction In Bus Service For Rail Could Be Federal Violation According To US Dept of Transportation Policy....

There's no evidence that banning plastic bags helps the environment -- and plenty of evidence that it may actually hurt....

...including more than $8.1 million for renovation, upgrade and expansion projects at Maui Memorial....

While many commentators were critiquing style, a team of 19 Heritage experts cut through the malarkey and focused on substance....

By June 22nd, I had not had any in-depth discussion with or about the Athletic Department. When the concert was cancelled, I began to speak with people....

Today my team and I are announcing the results of our poll: We are in a dead heat with the leading candidate....

28% said the debate made them more likely to vote for Romney and 21% said the faceoff made them more likely to vote to re-elect Obama....

Senator Daniel K. Inouye has endorsed Kirk Caldwell for Mayor of the City & County of Honolulu.

Through my work over the years at U.S. VETS, a veterans shelter in Kapolei, I’ve seen first hand how a person’s life can change ....

...we found that all 22 businesses are required by their insurance agencies to provide annual inspection reports by insurer-accredited companies designated under industry standards as qualified challenge course professionals. As a result, the industry is basically self-regulating....

Ing, a mailman working out of a Sand Island postal facility, served as treasurer of Branch 860 for 14 years....

Caldwell's statement that the Honolulu Rapid Rail Transit will keep the country, country through containing urban sprawl is disingenuous....

The Linda Lingle Senate Committee released a new television spot today contrasting Governor Linda Lingle’s clear record of job growth for Hawaii with Congresswoman Mazie Hirono’s votes that would cut jobs....

Tonight’s debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Representative Paul Ryan is supposed to cover both domestic and foreign policy

A new twist on the home-improvement scam targets folks who want to cut their energy bills with rooftop solar panels or windmills....

Of the “four heated North Hawai’i races,” Hirono was the only candidate who did not feel it was important enough to attend.  

 A man suspected of child sexual exploitation has been identified according to the FBI. Sources say the man's name is ....

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...the investigation focuses on the fair-market value of PV installations for which SolarCity sought cash grants....

...the scope of the project as described by the companies, an Alaska LNG project will be one of the largest in the world.... 

The Obama Administration’s story on the attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens has changed yet again.

We can do this by lowering our excessive energy costs by 50%, by reducing our personal income tax rates by 20%, by eliminating GET on medical care and medication....

“This report and one TSA fiasco after another have demonstrated that this isn’t the problem of a few bad apples. There are system-wide problems...."

The Tax Foundation’s 2013 edition of the State Business Tax Climate Index enables business leaders, government policymakers, and taxpayers to gauge how their states’ tax systems compare. 

Some of these governors are schizophrenic on taxes: They jack up overall business tax rates, then give breaks to favored businesses....