Meanwhile in Hawaii: Cayetano vs PRP: You're corrupt so you have no right to say I'm corrupt....

...on one hand, the labeling requirement compels speech, while on the other, the prohibition on calling it natural suppresses speech....

Hawaii TEA party leaders are outraged over the news the IRS has lost emails of its former director, Lois Lerner, during a critical time when the agency admitted to targeting conservative groups....

He had been told “they’re there” by no less than IRS Commissioner John Koskinen himself....

...preserving the United States' right to prosecute straw purchasers of firearms....

Statewide, 16.9% of public HS students had seriously considered attempting suicide during the 12 months before the survey....

Both are interim appointments subject to state Senate approval....

...Today, at Kaka‘ako Makai Gateway Park, Duke Aiona released details of his pioneering plans to address the homeless crisis in Hawai‘i....

...two bills proposed by Honolulu's mayor to address some difficult urban issues....

On June 13, 2014, the HAWSCT accepted cert in Oahu Publications, Inc., dba The Honolulu Advertiser v. Neil Abercrombie....

Here are the merits briefs in an important case set for argument later this month in the Hawaii Supreme Court....

• Senate: Veterans Benefits - Passage
• Senate: Fischer Nomination - Confirmation
• House: Fiscal 2014 NASA Authorization - Passage
• House: Fiscal 2015 Transportation-HUD Appropriations - Passage

Corruption increases and distorts spending by U.S. states....

When you think about paying taxes, most people seem to think that it's about the same as throwing money down a rathole....

...see which issues our Hawaii candidates chose to focus on....

...Cayetano had claimed PRP's ad campaign tarnished his reputation by unfairly portraying him as corrupt for accepting about $500,000 in illegal campaign contributions during the Democrat's narrow re-election victory over Linda Lingle....

...Duke is leading in the polls - no matter who he faces in the General Election this November....

Solar City collects for itself tax subsidies intended for its consumers, who are left vulnerable to sudden spikes in their electricity bills....

A California state judge ruled on Tuesday that granting a teacher tenure after less than two years in a teaching position is unconstitutional....