...severe birth defects related to infection with the Zika virus occurred in Hawaii much earlier than in 2016....

...limiting voting on certain constitutional amendments to a "person who is a citizen or national of the United States and who is of at least one-quarter Northern Marianas Chamorro or Northern Marianas Carolinian blood...."

...a case to watch being argued next week in the Hawaii Supreme Court....

The deadline to apply as a candidate is February 17, 2017....

...explore ways to help about 216,000 private sector employees in the state who do not have a retirement savings plan at work. And to help family caregivers, AARP will fight for respite care and improved access to long-term care resources....

The Act 221 High-Tech Tax Credit Scam, abolished in 2010, still cost Hawaii $38.4M four years later....

This digest summarizes the Hawaii tax laws enacted during the 2016 Regular Session and the federal tax laws enacted during calendar year 2015....

...33,362 consumers signed up for AshleyMadison in Hawaii....

Earlier this year, our lawmakers passed Act 25. It bans smoking on the premises of our state-owned hospitals....

The deadline to apply as a candidate is February 17, 2017....

A graveside service open to the public for Rep. Moses is scheduled for Tuesday, December 27 at 1:00 PM at the Veterans' Cemetery in Kaneohe.....

The deadline to submit grant applications is 4:30 p.m. Friday, January 20, 2017....

Post-tensioning, final set and finishing work on the guideway will follow the initial set, and will continue through January....

...Renewable? 100% Does not Really Mean 100%....

...the last project to be approved was in 2013....

With the high mainland out-migration tallies, Hawaii's population grew by an anemic 0.2 percent from 2015 to 2016....

$4.8 million of unrestricted funds to 216 Hawai‘i-based nonprofit organizations that can be used at their discretion....

Minority Caucus Committee and Leadership Assignments....

...But-but-but What about the separation of church and state?....

...$50 million in federal funds to provide housing for 3,700 families....