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...“Benign neglect,” were the words Lieutenant Gov. Ray Tenorio used to describe Washington’s relationship with his island. “The feds view Guam only as a military asset. Nothing more.”....

The justices ordered the latest round of briefing after the 9th Circuit ruled for Hawaii June 12....

...urging the justices to reinstate key provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive order....

"...rulings from other courts across the nation (enforce) a fundamental principle that protects all of us from government condemnation of our religious beliefs,” Omar Jadwat said....

"We should all be proud of these kids, who’ve been at it since 2011," explained regional newspaper publisher Lee Weber....

Last month, the NSA announced it is ending its collection of Americans’ Internet communications that merely mention identifying terms for foreign targets....

As comprehensive policy failures go, COFA may be the best-kept secret in Washington, D.C....

"The story of Trump 's message to Assad"

U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson of Hawaii "is so way out – he's such a political hack . . . that I think even the Ninth Circuit will reverse him...."

The famously traditional Island of Stone Money is sending top students to a high tech global robotics competition....

Just 20 out of more than 530,000 refugees settled in the United States since 2010 were brought to Hawaii....

On February 24, AP reporters Vivian Salama and Alicia Caldwell published an AP “exclusive”: “DHS report disputes threat from banned nations.”....

...looking for the "real" motive behind a government action seems an awful lot alike to us? Our old friend, pretext in eminent domain....

...Chin announced today that the state of Hawaii has moved to convert the temporary restraining order issued last week by Hawaii federal judge Derrick K. Watson....

Applying campaign statements when interpreting law “sows chaos,” said Judge Alex Kozinski, who has been on the 9th Circuit since 1985....

"...we cannot let our personal inclinations get ahead of important, overarching principles about who gets to make decisions in our democracy...."

Capitol Hill’s crosshairs turned Thursday on the Ninth Circuit just a day after a federal judge under the court’s purview became the latest to thwart efforts by the president to block Muslim immigration....

...the Trump administration is placing its hopes for the ban in the hands of the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia....

NAIT is an unindicted co-conspirator named in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism-financing trial of 2007-08....

Don’t expect the Ninth Circuit to stand in the way. It was that court that pointed the way for the Hawaii judge....

…instead of ruling on the Trump administration’s revised policy, Judge Watson has ruled on the character of Donald Trump....

The Civil Rights Commission said that Hawaii “is in a league by itself” when it comes to officially sanctioned discriminatory conduct....

...the claim that it is a Muslim ban is contradicted by Iraq’s removal from the list because arrangements have been made for the Iraqi government to provide the information needed for effective vetting of Iraqi nationals....

...IRLI called the court's attention to at least seven distinct provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) that authorize the President to implement the EO. Unsurprisingly, Hawaii's new complaint fails to deal with these provisions, mentioning one such provision only once and in a cursory fashion....

He represents Bin Laden’s bodyguard for free, but charges the State of Hawaii $600/hr....

The plaintiff listed in Hawaii’s lawsuit against President Trump’s executive order on immigration is a member of an organization that has several current and former leaders tied to terrorist activity....

Hawaii’s lawsuit consists almost entirely of policy arguments as opposed to legal claims, and the legal claims that are made are far-fetched....

Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin, is endangering the people of the Hawaiian Islands....

...why are we paying an east coast law firm for a legal cut- and-paste job which will accomplish nothing?....

It’s a litany of reasons why Hawaii and the Imam think the order is a big scary monster that’s embarrassing and keeps the Imam’s Syrian mother-in-law from visiting even though she hasn’t come to visit since 2005....

Nothing of substance has changed....

Literally the first allegations against President Trump have to do with the things he said on the campaign trail, rather than the executive order itself....

...during fiscal year 2015, the state accepted all of seven refugees, according to data from the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Only one jurisdiction, the District of Columbia, accepted fewer....

Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of Black History Month, we are reminded of our Nation's path toward civil rights and the work that still remains....

...72 individuals from the seven countries covered in President Trump's vetting executive order have been convicted in terror cases since the 9/11 attacks....

Keli'i Akina and Andy Blom share Grassroot insights from Hawaii and DC....

The state of Hawaii, which filed a lawsuit over the travel ban with similar claims on Friday, had asked to intervene in the Washington state case. The Ninth Circuit declined, instead allowing the Aloha State to file a friend-of-the-court brief....

Peter Pakemai, a far-sighted traditionalist died in mid-January on Yap....

January 20th 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.....

"This decision advances a commitment President-elect Trump made last spring to not forget the territories once elected.”

Mulvaney, a South Carolina Republican, is a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus, the most conservative group in Congress....

...Rep Ryan Zinke (R-MT) is a member of the House Natural Resources Committee....

... US State secessionist movement controlled from Yekaterinburg, Russia ....

Officials attended and spoke during the events, including Consul General Mr. Kandhi A. Elieisar and Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa....

...Neil Mellen details how political intervention has limited access to healthcare, education and employment....

"...we will work with our colleagues to ensure that Congress scrutinizes your actions — and, if appropriate, overturns them.”

...Washington could find itself strategically outflanked....

S.J.Res.39 is expected to go to the floor for a vote today in the Senate....