...The Hawaii congresswoman reiterates her opposition to “interventionist, regime-change wars....”

...Under our constitution, the Judiciary is sometimes called upon to protect the rights of those whose views may be unpopular....

...the average per-Taxpayer Burden for these 15 states runs almost $24,000—more than four times the average for the other 35 states....

"...OHA continues to work with various law enforcement entities...."

...Hawaii: State and Local Taxes rake in $6,467 per capita....

...The Hawaii DOA lists the following erroneous justification for HB939: "Given the nature of hemp as a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance . . .."   However, as of Dec. 20, 2018, hemp was removed from that list....

...The ultimate goal of performance-based budgeting is to have every state agency justify discretionary funds they receive for each two-year budget cycle. Eventually, zero-based budgeting will analyze the entire budget of programs....

... They Refuse To Hand Over Key Documents, Hoping To Kill The Audit ....

...Hawaii employers have the added expense of complying with the state’s Prepaid Healthcare Act, which should be considered when examining the minimum wage....

...Four-month extension lasting until mid-May....

...co-conveners for 2019 Senators Rosalyn H. Baker and Laura H. Thielen and Representatives Lauren Matsumoto and Linda Ichiyama....

"...The state of the State of Hawaii is sound...."

...Hawaii already does more than any other state to discourage car ownership....

...Hawaii and New York had the highest union membership rates--23.1 percent and 22.3 percent, respectively....

...78 events and activities across the Aloha State, including open house events at schools, school fairs, homeschool information sessions, and other celebrations....

...She added that the "only alternative" to meeting with dictators like Assad is "more war."....

...Public agencies tend to delay or not perform preventive and predictive maintenance. Lack of preventive maintenance of assets of any type leads to deterioration that only accelerates as the maintenance is put off....

...In a budget briefing at the legislature at about this time last year, Department of Education officials reported that their backlog of repair and maintenance jobs was $293 million, and they were patting themselves on the back because it was a significant drop from the $392 million reported in 2010....

...This week, the Hawaii Legislature convened for the 2019 session and anti-gun forces are already making attempts to limit your rights....

... The penalty to Preserve Our Hawaii for the violation would be $25; the penalty to the Star-Advertiser would be nothing ....