...CROSSOVER: Bills alive move to the opposite chamber....

...The Hawaii Legislature is considering a bill to add 0.5 percent to the 4 percent state general excise tax....

...Akina told Larson and his three million listeners that if policymakers want to create more housing that is affordable, they should ease land-use restrictions, reduce regulatory burdens and let the free market work....

... Weekly Update from GovTrack.us ....

...Those burgers you picked up at the grocery store may have originated in Hawaii....

...what we really need to do is fix the inefficiency....

...As of the end of January, two hundred and eighty-three women had received TelAbortions, a hundred and fifty-eight of them in Hawaii....

...UH Manoa #1 in Eyes of Chinese Communists....

...Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Open America’s Water Act of 2019 Thursday, a bill which would repeal the Jones Act and allow all qualified vessels to engage in domestic trade between U.S. ports....

...The share of low-income households experiencing severe housing cost burden continues to increase....

...The Hawaii Legislature seems to have learned the wrong lesson from last year’s constitutional amendment debate....

...Introduction of the aquarium fishery closure bill is the tourist groups’ attempt to preempt the HEPA environmental review completion....

...On March 5th, 2019 the citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) voted for their elected representatives in the Congress of the FSM....

...Chang’s measure, which has four co-sponsors, would request Washington discuss either scrapping the Second Amendment altogether or clarifying that it only applies to organizations such as state militias....

...House Bill 893, DHHL's operating budget, currently allocates $1.75 million in general ("A") funds for its everyday operations—a far cry from their minimum request of $25.5 million....

...The report includes an evaluation of the following categories: aviation (C-), bridges (C+), coastal areas (C-), dams (D), drinking water (D+), energy (C-), roads (D+), schools (D+), solid waste (C), storm water (D-) and wastewater (D+)....

...Kaneshiro's decision to take a "leave of absence" does not stop the Supreme Court proceedings regarding his law license....

...results of Tuesday’s elections, Panuelo received 6,773 votes against Christian’s 6,716....

...Gabbard's campaign has not yet commented on the video of Assad's bombing in the ad....

...Hawaii Ranks 23rd at $129 per capita....