International treaties sound like a good idea, especially when they claim to protect vulnerable people.

Services will be held at Waialae Baptist Church on Sat., Dec. 15....

...Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $44 million for various capital improvement projects (CIPs) statewide, including public schools, health facilities, transportation infrastructure and more....

Chief Justice Recktenwald has 30 days from his receipt of the list today to make his appointment.

Archer told commissioners that if the commission steps up, the lawsuit may not be necessary.

...providing safe and reliable utility service at a reasonable cost, through the development of Resource Plans and Scenarios....

...the Honolulu City Council will be voting this Thursday to accept or not the federal grant allotment for the rail system....

...HSUS did not provide grants to any Hawaii shelters and rescues in 2011 to support pet sheltering....

...Matson is planning to acquire, within the next five years, two new mainline ships for the extravagant price of U.S. $400 million.... 

Operation Outreach Afghanistan, a group of volunteers including both military and civilians who are spend their time helping improve the lives of Afghanistan's children....

... rankings of the fifty U.S. states according to average monthly mortgage payment and provides the average monthly mortgage payment ....

"The ultrarich, including me, will forever pursue investment opportunities."

“This January, I will be proposing as part of my legislative package a measure to move our state toward 100 percent mail-in voting."

Hawaii’s Director of Natural Resources should not be an aquarium collector. Nor should reef species be sacrificed to support any amusement industry, including sales of tanks, stands, lights, tickets, or decorative trinkets. 

" ...we need to focus on how much funding is flowing.... "

Egypt remains in turmoil after its president decreed last Thursday that he was no longer subject to the laws of his country—giving himself power over the judiciary and other branches of government.

Hounded by Luddites, the Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai County Councils have voted to demand GMO food labeling but in California the forces of ignorance and superstition were beaten back as Prop 37 GMO labeling was defeated 53-47% on the November ballot....

Now that everyone is talking about the fiscal cliff that looms as the new year approaches, some are asking what sort of changes will occur on the tax landscape.

I am humbled to try and get everyone access to healthcare in a fair and timely way in Hawaii and that is all my letter to the city of Honolulu was about....

...Honolulu Council Committee on Legislative Matters hearing this Monday, November 26 at 10 a.m. at Honolulu Hale....

...defer action on pending rules while public concerns about the agency are fully considered....

I want to make it clear that while I fully support Mayor-Elect Caldwell, I won my own election as the State Representative for District 46 – Wahiawa, Whitmore Village, Launani Valley, and my intention at this time is to stay in the House....

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It is the aerial slaughter of sheep, goats, and pigs that prompted the referendum....

There are plenty of things to be thankful for this week, and this year as well....

UHCC was recognized for demonstrating sustained improvement and accomplishments on key student achievement indicators, including student persistence and completion....

Happy Thanksgiving from The Heritage Foundation! As we celebrate and give thanks today, we invite you to read President Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation below....

...she has not read a Senate Special Committee on Accountability report that was released on Monday, because she has been traveling to the neighbor islands for community meetings....

The nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $159,605,567 in annual economic activity in the State of Hawaii – supporting 4,426 full-time equivalent jobs and generating $17,494,000 in local and state government revenues

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has unveiled a new priority list for the $8.9 million in grant money that community organizations across the state can now apply for through January 2013....

...recommendations to strengthen the County’s energy program and realize more than $3.9 million in taxpayer saving....

...today NOAA Fisheries announced two actions to protect false killer whales in the Pacific Islands....

Souki and Minority Leader Aaron Ling Johanson "have pledged to begin work immediately."

Consider and evaluate the role/performance of the Office of Elections and Chief ­ Elections Officer in preparing for, and conducting, the 2012 General Election and take action, if appropriate....

...because Hawaii link its system to the federal revenue code by adopting various federal definitions of income or various federal deductions and credits....

Government unions know that Congress is looking for ways to nip and tuck the federal budget, and they’re counting on being left out of the deal.

We may not have been successful at the ballot box, but I’m not done fighting for common sense, bipartisan solutions. There’s too much at stake for Hawaii and America as a whole!

The state’s 32 charter campuses, which recently passed the 10,000 enrollment mark, all have independent governing boards....

If unions are trying to be more popular with the American people, they’re doing it wrong.

The UHERO report shows continued growth with private building permits in the state increasing for the third consecutive quarter—the last time this occurred was in 2006.

"It provides recommendations for the procurement, data and performance processes...."

State of Hawaii successfully sold $866,990,000 of General Obligation Bonds on Nov.15, 2012....

Kawailoa Wind project has been completed and commercial operations have begun. Located on Kamehameha Schools’ Kawailoa Plantation lands on Oahu’s North Shore....

Chief Harry Kubojiri announced that the Hawaiʻi Police Department has been awarded accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies....

Consumers, Contractors, And Tax Practitioners Should Be Familiar With Ramifications of Announcement 2012-14 On 2012-"Installed" Systems....

HART will sign a full funding grant agreement with the FTA to provide $1,550,000,000 for the Oahu rail project, according to a Congressional notification sent to the Senate Committee on Appropriations....

The Negative Outlook reflects Fitch's concerns about the timeliness of the closing of the sales of the non-core assets....

FULL TEXT -- Senate Committee Documents Released Today

...County of Maui approved a coastal zone permit allowing a Halloween party to go forward in Lahaina, and someone was against it....

Perhaps the most important upcoming development in respect of Jones Act reform will occur early in the first quarter of 2013. That is when the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) is expected to release a Jones Act study requested by the resident commissioner of Puerto Rico, Representative Pedro Pierliusi (D).