...In 2011, Senator Ige Cosponsored A Bill Which Established A Tax On Sweetened Beverages In Hawaii....

...The advocacy group I Mua Mānoa formed in the immediate aftermath of the Apple crisis....

...customers in Moanalua Valley and portions of Pearl City, Kaimuki, Diamond Head, Kahala and Waikiki can now access their own personalized Web portal and use that information to help better manage their electric bills....

"Senator Ige's conflict is inescapable and unacceptable." -- Star-Bulletin

Ige also voted for budget cuts that lead to Furlough Fridays....

"Hawaii needs a representative who can hit the ground running and is ready to fight for Hawaii on day one," stated Djou at the forum....

U.S. shipbuilding is less than 1% of the world share....

...Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Executive Director Kitty Simonds who was able to broker this meeting....

...The Education Institute of Hawaii, a public education think tank, has been formed to explore ways of empowering teachers, principals and parents in their common goal of helping each student thrive....

...October 3, 2014 at Halekulani, 7:30am to 4:30pm....

The Hawaii GE Tax base is far wider than the national median, where the sales tax base applies to 34.46 percent of personal income....

"I'm the only one, only candidate here who really has served as the chairman of Ways and Means committee...."

...an in-depth analysis of 2014’s Most & Least Happy States in America....

...The changes will affect more than 77,000 homeowners on the neighbor islands and 11,000 on Oahu....

Hawaii was, until this summer, one of only ten states not funding a statewide preschool system....

A New Study Shows Hawaii Has The Second Worst Tax System Overall And The Third Most Overtaxed Middle Class....

As Chairman Of Ways And Means, Ige Purposefully Underfunded State Hospitals, Directly Resulting In This Fiscal Crisis....

...a February 2011 class action lawsuit for failure to issue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits within timeframes outlined by federal law....

...Starting today, the Hawaii State Teachers Association is launching a statewide informational campaign....

...VoteVets supports "progressive" Democrats and has a long record of spending money against veterans, who have served our country honorably such as Arizona Sen. John McCain....

...accusing the State of Hawai`i Department of Human Services of denying critically needed treatment for autistic children....

Senate: Equal Pay - Cloture

Senate: Fiscal 2015 Continuing Resolution - Passage

House: Fiscal 2015 Continuing Resolution - Passage

...marijuana legalization will usher in America’s new version of “Big Tobacco” ....

"Which is precisely why the RGA ad, and others that may follow, might actually persuade voters to go Aiona’s way."

This week’s illustration of how timing is important involves the Hawaii Renewable Energy Technologies credit....

GMOs have never caused a single death or illness. But this vocal minority wants them banned … just in case....

The TRO prohibits Hawaii County from interfering with Plaintiff Justin Guy’s right to hold a sign (saying “Homeless Please Help”) by the side of the road....

...The review shall clarify and identify the requirements for near-term renewal and long-term designation as an NCI Cancer Center....

Mr. Ahu shares his political philosophy with Dr. Akina, and fields some tough questions....

Workshops will be held at Mission Memorial Hearings Room from 6 – 8 p.m. on Tuesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 2....

...a detailed plan with practical solutions for our state’s toughest issues: Homelessness, Affordable Housing, and Education....

...New Infographic Spells Out The Results Of The Last Four Years For Hawaii....

A retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and civilian contractor will spend more than seven years in federal prison....

The poorest scoring Senators were Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), each of whom only managed scores of 3 percent....

...reports from California and Massachusetts indicating that mandated insurance coverage for orofacial anomalies increased premiums by two cents to four cents per member, per month....

...Hoopili’s traffic impact will be immense with or without rail....

As then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said: "US citizenship is a privilege, it is not a right. People who are serving foreign powers or in this case foreign terrorists are clearly in violation of that oath which they swore when they became citizens."

...Plaintiffs call settlement “A win for freedom of speech”....

...election day is November 4, and Obamacare’s second open enrollment begins on November 15....

"The Abercrombie-Ige policy agenda has piled taxes and a higher cost of living on Hawaii families...."

...Oahu’s water customers who end up paying the price for the BWS’ defective meters and billing errors would likely fare better if the BWS was subject to regulation by the Public Utilities Commission....

Hawaii's AP test-taking rate and passing rate has significantly increased in recent years. The number of students receiving AP honors has steadily risen since 2012, when 385 students were named scholars.....

Seabright's order enjoins against Hawaii's current ban on resident aliens owning firearms....

...Connecticut had the next highest administrative costs at $77,000 per mile. Meanwhile in Texas administration costs were less than $4,000 per mile....

...the Hawai'i Campaign Commission has given the Hawaii Carpenters Market Recovery Program Fund a pass on disclosing where its contributions come from....

...if the State continues to spend at the current rate Hawaii will use up its general fund carryover balances as early as 2016....

...Koreans have invested in real estate projects islandwide, from affordable housing projects to golf courses.  During his visit, Mayor Caldwell will be looking to further enhance these and other opportunities....