...The new hospital public-private partnership is estimated to save the state $260 million in costs over the next decade....these savings could disappear if the costs for the transition is too great....

"...The content of the CD1 stunned us; it was passed without a single public hearing.  There clearly was no justification....”

...it looks bad for individual council members to secure money for such organizations....

"...the specs of the stages aren’t enough to shoot a porn...."

...25% decrease in mentally unhealthy days....

...the high bids will be used to make lower—but still exorbitant--second round bids look good by comparison....

...documents may point to efforts by the administration to advocate for the controversial new linking of Hawaii’s gun database with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s “Rap Back” program....

Since March, the number of prequalified contractors has increased from 18 to 36 as HIDOE prepares to put projects back out to bid....

New locations that are being considered include Baja California in Mexico, the Canary Islands and Chile, as well as locations in India and China....

...Grassroot Institute analyst Matthew Reade speaks with Thomas Rubin, a mass transit consultant who advised Hawaii officials in the early stages of the project....

You can feel the momentum building....

An investigation showed that he had physically threatened his fellow employees, been insubordinate, attempted to use his position as a Liquor Control Officer to obtain special treatment from a licensed liquor establishment....

...hemp-based electrodes for supercapacitors....

Penalties for Workers’ Compensation, Temporary Disability Insurance and Prevailing Wages Violations Increase....

Hemp, Agriculture, Public Safety and TeleHealth....

Djou will participate in the following eight debates and forums in the next five weeks -- at least one of which Caldwell has refused to attend....

With your help, I can become Trustee-at-Large of OHA, a role in which we can unite Hawaii's people rather than divide them....

...Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 10:30 a.m., in Conference Room 224....