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| Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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Army on budget, on schedule with hypersonic missile program
By News Release @ 1:09 PM :: 5076 Views
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...an AHW was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, and arrived 30 minutes later at the Reagan Test Site, U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands -- a distance of about 2,500 miles....
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| Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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Obamacare Again Goes Before Supreme Court Next Week
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:47 PM :: 4804 Views
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Obamacare has caused seemingly endless problems, and one of the big—and very personal—ones will be on display at the Supreme Court next week....
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| Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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Rep Pat Saiki Elected GOP Chair
By Andrew Walden @ 2:32 AM :: 6939 Views
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the Hawaii Republican State Committee voted 37-8 with one abstention to elect former US Rep Pat Saiki Party Chair....
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| Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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Reps. Johanson and Fukumoto Mid-Session Report
By Video @ 1:19 AM :: 8029 Views
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Representatives Aaron Ling Johanson, Minority Leader and Beth Fukumoto Minority Floor Leader present a mid-session legislative report for 2014....
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| Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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Hawaii laments defense cuts in Asia-Pacific theater
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:07 AM :: 5200 Views
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It’s a lot of bad news, says one Hawaii Democrat....
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| Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
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NPR: Me and Mr. Jones
By Audio @ 8:34 PM :: 6241 Views
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If you want to send a bunch of oranges by truck from Florida to Baltimore, no one cares who made the truck....
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| Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
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Feds: 34,000 Hawaii APIs Eligible for Health Care Savings
By News Release @ 8:24 PM :: 5905 Views
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...34,000 uninsured Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) in Hawai‘i are likely eligible for no cost health care coverage (such as Medicaid or CHIP)....
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| Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
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Facts & Figures 2014: How Does Your State Compare?
By News Release @ 8:10 PM :: 5256 Views
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...rates and rankings of all 50 states on 39 different measures of tax and fiscal policy....
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| Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
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Economic Freedom Helps Poverty More Than Government Aid
By NCPA @ 8:06 PM :: 6221 Views
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Is it a loss of wealth by the rich or an increase in wealth to the poor? The latter, according to research....
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| Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
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Grassroot: Minimum Wage Hike Will Not Lift Working Families out of Poverty
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:07 PM :: 6442 Views
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SB 2609 would provide for a gradual increase in the minimum wage with a provision for an unspecified tip credit....
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| Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
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Lobbying? Average citizen should not have to consult lawyer to testify before Legislature
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:46 PM :: 5913 Views
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...the bill, as written, will have a chilling effect on citizen participation in government....
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| Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
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How to Avoid Another Housing Crisis
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:43 AM :: 5979 Views
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What’s one thing Congress could do to help the economy and American homeowners?
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| Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
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Potheads May Have Harder Time Getting Medicated
By News Release @ 2:45 AM :: 5775 Views
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Two messages from the Medical Cannabis Coalition of Hawai‘i indicate that its going to be a lot harder to get medicated courtesy of just any old doctor....
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| Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
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Duke Aiona: Our Road to Success
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 1:32 AM :: 8283 Views
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In the past month we have put together our campaign team and developed our campaign strategy....
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| Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
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Race to the Top: Feds say Hawaii has Made Huge Progress
By News Release @ 1:31 AM :: 5480 Views
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The Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) is receiving high praise from the U.S. Department of Education....
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| Tuesday, March 18, 2014 |
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Challenge Highlights Flaws in Hawaii's Anti-GMO Law
By Selected News Articles @ 4:17 PM :: 5691 Views
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A judge on Hawaii's Big Island last week halted enforcement of part of Hawaii's flawed anti-GMO law....
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| Tuesday, March 18, 2014 |
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Cornell Prof dismantles claims that GMO crops are “pesticide centered technology”
By Selected News Articles @ 4:13 PM :: 5767 Views
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“I got into biotech because I wanted to reduce the use of pesticides”
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| Tuesday, March 18, 2014 |
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SB2435HD1: Will GMO Labeling come back to Life in Frankenbill?
By Andrew Walden @ 4:01 PM :: 5469 Views
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The hearing—with decision making to follow--is set for March 20, 2014 at 9:35am in the State Capitol Auditorium....
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| Tuesday, March 18, 2014 |
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Does the Obamacare Deadline Apply to Me?
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:58 PM :: 3902 Views
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For 2014, the penalty for not purchasing insurance will be either $95 or 1 percent of your annual income (whichever is greater)....
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| Tuesday, March 18, 2014 |
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Last Year’s $844 Million Surplus is Borrowed from the Future
By Selected News Articles @ 4:49 AM :: 6594 Views
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The downward forecast means that the state has now fewer projected revenues that could be used to fund some of the proposed spending initiatives....
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