...visitor spending and arrivals are up sharply everywhere except the Big Island....

...The state depends on mostly low-sulfur fuel oil for about 70 percent of its power. In 2020, though, demand for that fuel is expected to surge, pushing up prices....

...Aloha State utilities cost $730.86 -- $202.90 more than #2 Alaska....

...a “blank check” for adding fees and increasing Oahu property taxes for rail construction and operations....

...FTA has exercised considerable patience in waiting for the City to identify and implement the method it would use to provide the $44 million, yet the process is still incomplete....

...it alone could produce enough emissions to raise global temperatures by 2°C as soon as 2033....

...Hawai’i Free Press has obtained a copy of the Fiscal Year 2017-18 Office of Hawaiian Affairs check register in response to an open records request....

...their overall statistics are in the bottom 10th percentile of the rating scale for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions, employee satisfaction, primary care new patient wait time, and mental health continuity of care....

...a prior Hawaii Supreme Court case, Cieri v. Leticia Query Realty, 80 Haw. 54 (1995), said, “[R]eal estate is, particularly in Hawai`i, both scarce and expensive. As a result, the purchase of real estate or a residence likely is the largest ‘investment’ a person in Hawai`i may make in a lifetime.”....

...Proposals responding to RFP Part 1 will be accepted up to 2:00 p.m., Hawai‘i Standard Time (HST) on December 21, 2018....

...Ranking Property Taxes on the 2019 State Business Tax Climate Index....

...Contact your City Council member and strongly urge them to vote NO on all these gimmicks....

...Hero of Holocaust Deniers, Alfred De Zayas....

...to duck budgetary limits in the short run and spread their higher costs over the long run....

...the Star-Advertiser, which earns most of its revenue from ads, ran six convention related ads—all in opposition—beginning on October 14, 2018....

...How Affordable is Your Electricity? Comparing Electric Rates, Bills, and Burden....

...Hawaii's adult obesity rate is currently 23.8%, up from 15.7% in 2000 and from 8.9% in 1990....

...It’s time to open a real dialogue in our state and work together to find real and lasting solutions for education....

...More HIDOE students are both taking and passing Advanced Placement Exams....

...Chemophobia may lead to real risks....