...his committee has the oversight responsibility over DLNR....

Telescope, HC&S, Superferry:  Going, going, gone.  Are protesters to blame?  Think again.

The LCS were originally projected to cost around US $90 million each in 2001, when the program was being conceived. Bloomberg reported in January 2016 the LCS have cost on average about $440 million each....

Exempting Puerto Rico from the Jones Act is the single most important step Congress can take....

...9 Zingers From the Sharp Mind of Justice Scalia....

2nd Amendment supporters are severely threatened this year....

Every year, lawmakers seeking to fund their favorite programs or services inevitably ask themselves....

Hawaii state and local taxes are the 4th highest in the USA....

The following update was posted on the Hawaii DoH Marijuana Webpage Friday, Feb 12....

Candidate filing for the 2016 Elections runs from February 1, 2016 through June 7, 2016....

...the Hawaii Legislature is considering a pair of bills based on California’s affirmative-consent standard that would make it nearly impossible for accused University of Hawaii System students to prove they received consent in a sexual encounter....

... GE Tax Hikes on the move ....

All bills with three or more committee referrals must have passed through their first committee....

...the Washington Post published that North Korea’s missile test was an example of President Barack Obama’s failed policy of strategic patience with North Korea....

...economist Eric Root and Dr. Keli'i Akina discuss free market economics as applied to Hawaii....

The emergency proclamation will give the state access to the Major Disaster Fund, the option of waiving certain laws and regulations to expedite the outbreak response....

Lt Gov Duke Aiona delivers Hawaii Family Advocates legislative update February 12, 2016....

The state's largest government employees union has just announced plans to protest at a Hawaii Republican party event Tuesday, February 16 at the Ko'olau Ballrooms....

...seeks to increase the GET by 1% and increases taxable income....

Esther Kia’aina will host a panel discussion in Washington, D.C. on Self Determination in the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam....