The Pentagon's top commander for Asia said outright this week that U.S. military dominance in the Pacific is on the decline and that Washington should get used to the idea of having its superiority challenged by China....

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) paid $33.2 billion as a result of fraud or mistake....

Thirty-six states (including Hawaii) require that health care providers seeking to offer or expand their services obtain what are known as Certificates of Need (CON)....

Today, riskier investments appear to improve public pension funding. Current accounting rules mean that riskier investments are given higher expected rates of return....

An explosive intelligence report made public this week revealed that officials knew it was a terrorist attack that killed four Americans on September 11, 2012—and they knew right away....

...Charge against John Doe, a maintenance supervisor employed by the Department of Education....

...although some funds have been repealed or are no longer active, their appropriation accounts have not been closed and balances remain....

Learn more about the DOE's budget, including budget breakdown and cycle, supplemental requests, per-pupil funding and more....

A total of 2,709 individuals have enrolled in a health plan and 350 businesses have applied for a health plan through the Hawai‘i Health Connector as of Jan. 11....

This morning, the House voted to approve HR2, which details changes to committee assignments as follows....

Perry Artates, a former Maui Hawaiian Homeland commissioner and prominent labor leader, will spend 45 days in federal prison for his role in a mortgage fraud case that left a Maui family homeless....

“I want my students to be effective public policy makers,” Lingle said....

...a proposed bill containing four components that will significantly improve the economic vitality of low and moderate income households....

The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii will kick off National School Choice Week in the state with nationally renowned speaker Michael S. Medved on January 21....

AFP's federal legislative scorecard highlights the most important economic votes held every congress in both the Senate and the House....

“Hawaii’s gaps in hospital and treatment facility capacity lead to overcrowding, long wait times and an inability to respond to disasters,” said Dr. Ishida....

We're losing the bed bug race: Last year we were 33rd....

The relatively small, district-level pork projects are dwarfed, however, by the entitlement programs that are actually sucking away our money year after year....

... more than $744 million directly for Hawaii projects ....

Planned Parenthood’s noxious sex education rockets across the country at unprecedented rates—propelled by millions of dollars in Obamacare PREP grants....

Many of us are glad that 2013 is behind us, because the year did not live up to expectations of change or measurable improvement and was difficult for our local families and small businesses....

My fellow members and guests, aloha and welcome to the 2014 Regular Session of the Hawaii State Legislature....

Souki's call for a pension tax on older, well-off residents of Hawaii is like Governor Abercrombie's Pension Tax of 2011...

These include citizen participation in democracy and government, a high cost of living, educational opportunities, and the health of our people....

The Hawaii state legislature opens today at 10 a.m....

Here are a few big failures that need to be eliminated or seriously reformed—but instead are getting millions (or billions) of dollars....

Approximately 300,000 beneficiaries are currently receiving services through the QUEST Integration program. ‘Ohana is one of five health plans selected to receive an award....

...here is a selection of some of the most interesting ingredients included in "organic" foods and another list of synthetic pesticides and other substances allowed for use in "organic" crop and livestock production....

OTEC is allegedly building a sea-water air conditioning system for downtown Honolulu.

Of Hawaii’s 30,000 small businesses, 296 registered for insurance through the Hawaii Health Connector by the Dec. 25 deadline....

...the earning differential between college and high school graduates fell 11 percent for men and 19.7 percent for women....

...the HIT would increase health insurance premiums by more than $2,800 per person and $6,800 per family over a decade....

... state budget challenges have far outlasted the Great Recession ....

Hawaii's elected officials obviously serve the old boy network at the expense of the rest of us....

We thought the media had turned the corner on the issue of how to handle the disappearance of Faleomavaega....

The Population Institute today released its second annual report card ....

• Senate: Federal Reserve Chair Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: U.S. Court of Appeals Nomination – Cloture
• House: Solid Waste Disposal Regulations – Passage

"...he provided a very valuable voice, especially in this town where you don't have too many people speaking out on anything."

Residents of Alaska ($40,000 per resident) and Hawaii ($33,000) have the highest levels of state debt on a per capita basis, followed by Connecticut ($31,000), Ohio($28,000) and Illinois ($25,000)....

As of January 1, a new tax rule will prevent restaurant workers from collecting automatic tips....

If there's one thing that keeps appellate lawyers up at night, it's jurisdictional questions....

...This explains Billy Kenoi signing the Hawaii County Anti-GMO bill....

...a lawless, violent, drug-addled, and adrenaline-soaked mecca....

On Friday, several seed companies filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Honolulu. Here's the Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief....