I could see that this was the first time they had stepped in mud or been to a farm. They were city boys, city girls. Two of them were even sporting dyed hair....

Esther Kiaaina may be the next Assistant Secretary of Interior for Insular Affairs....

Currently, 1.3% of Hawaiian home lands are under a general lease, and these lands generate about $10.17 million each year for DHHL....

By working hard to change Hawaii we can be the catalyst for the rest of the country....

The proposed bill is being prepared by the Governor's office and is scheduled to be sent to the legislature this Wednesday....

Abercrombie today announced the appointments of David O’Neal of Waipahu and Ruth D. Tschumy of Honolulu to the State Ethics Commission, effective immediately....

Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at the Mission Memorial Auditorium....

...to continue efforts to turn around their persistently lowest achieving schools....

Forcing this heated issue through an abbreviated session will only stifle public input which should be the most important part of the legislative process....

Recruitment Announcement From UH Regents Candidate Advisory Council....

Obamacare is devastating policy for America....

...enthusiastic supporters of some very specific causes pushed lawmakers to allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their state tax refund for their specific cause....

A half-century to the minute after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech....

...would parents be considered bigoted if they raised their daughters to be attracted to boys and their sons to be attracted to girls? Or must parents now be completely neutral....

Members of Congress should be urged to co-sponsor the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940, S. 1204)....

...a special edition of “Hawaii Tomorrow” to discuss education in our islands....

Once they establish principles for reform, legislators can choose from a menu of options. Tinkering with existing plans is the most obvious, and sometimes the easiest....

Yesterday, President Obama announced his plan....

An average Hawaii welfare recipient would need to earn $60,590 in pre-tax wages in order to earn the equivalent of his or her welfare benefits....

After serving as the Hawaii Captive Insurance Administrator and Deputy Insurance Commissioner for 3 ½ years, George Sumner has resigned his position, effective August 29....

"Congress is deemed by the Supreme Court to have exclusive and plenary power to deal with Indian affairs"

The man at the center of 2012′s general election disaster will not get a $36,000 pay hike....

UPS yesterday announced it is dropping coverage for spouses of employees....

the EPA on August 6 finally revealed the amount of ethanol that is expected to be blended into gasoline in 2013....

...adult obesity in Hawaii has increased nearly three times from that it was a little over 20 years ago. In the past year alone, obesity has risen more than seven percent....

The 5,345 Hawaii students, most of whom took the ACT as juniors in 2012 and graduated this past spring, represent about 40 percent of the Class of 2013....

Waste-to-energy and Geothermal power plants are among the best choices....

...this is the only recorded comment by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr on homosexuality....

...the orchestration of the hearing and the invitations sent by the chair to selected mainland-based organizations were designed to provide the committee exclusively with the opinions of only those experts on one side....

Washington, D.C., New Jersey, Hawaii, Massachusetts and California lead the nation with the healthiest prospective borrowers, all with scores above 90....

...benefits in Hawaii average $49,175 — tops in the nation....

In 2013, there have been eight incidents, including four within the last month. Four of this year’s incidents occurred on Maui....

Open enrollment for Hawai‘i residents is October of this year....

BOEM’s Pacific Region is responsible for managing the development of ... renewable energy resources (wind, wave, ocean current) on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii....

In 2013, federal spending approached $3.5 trillion. Now that’s hard to wrap your brain around. It’s about $27,700 for every American household....

U.S. proven reserves of crude oil and lease condensate totaled 29.5 billion barrels in 2011, a 15 percent increase....

Recipe for Success: If the test numbers are bad, change the test....

Grassroot Institute President Akina calls for strengthening system to improve employment incentive....

...due mainly to the lower inflation rate, the strong growth in the construction industry, and continued growth in tourism....

Hanalei businesswoman Patricia Sheehan and Hilo labor leader Wallace Ishibashi, Jr. were appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie last week to represent Kauaʻi and East Hawaiʻi Island respectively....