Making excuses for price-gouging rail contractors, HART Director Daniel Grabauskas points to the “red-hot construction market” as the cause for HART cost overruns....

...the measures proposed stop short of what is needed for long-term reform and robust development of the Hawaii economy....

...moving to a new time slot of 4-6 p.m....

Senator Jeffrey Flake from Arizona, who attended BYU will keynote our evening. He knows our state, our people and our customs.  He sits on important committees in the U.S. Senate which affect our state.....

Maximum penalties in this case already exceed $100 million, and the meter is ticking at a rate of over $100,000 per day....

Governor David Ige today delivered his first State of the State address....

• Senate: Keystone XL Pipeline - Climate Change
• Senate: Keystone XL Pipeline - Energy Efficiency Standards
• House: Gas Pipeline Permit Deadlines – Passage
• House: Federal Abortion Funding Ban – Passage

...more than 20 states have introduced so-called "Right to Try" bills in the hopes of allowing terminally ill patients to access experimental—and potentially life-saving—treatments more easily....

“The next round of high prices is likely to start later this year, as crude rebounds to the $80s and $90s, perhaps pushing to the $100 level by late in the year or early next.”

Carl Bonham presented this 2014 economic recap and 2015 forecast on January 20, 2015 at an event hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii....

...the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) has released a report. ranking the states in terms of how progressive their tax systems are....

In total, Crabbe's memo budgets $2,598,546 for "Consortium" and another $407,332 for the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission.  None of this is mentioned in HB209....

“Serving on your Neighborhood Board presents the opportunity to create real change in your community, build a legacy, and network with other leaders.”

Monday, Jan 26, 2015, hearing starts at 2:30pm, State Capitol Auditorium

Comments are due by March 13....

...he worked for Westloch, Inc., Castle & Cooke Kunia, Molokai Ranch and SSFM International. Currently he is the Vice President, Community and Government Relations, for Castle & Cooke Hawaii....

Teddy Roosevelt said, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” And that is exactly what we are doing....

Hawaii union membership slips from 22.1% in 2013 to 21.8% in 2014 ....