Entries for January 2014

The specialized court began last year with three defendants and has now grown to ten defendants....

...the Hawaii Attorney General argued that even if voters were tricked in 1998, they had no say in their family structure and that the legislature and governor were within their rights to force a new one on the people....

Attorney General David M. Louie joined 46 fellow state and territorial attorneys general in signing a letter sent to the U.S. Trade Representative....

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on November 26, 2013 to review two lawsuits challenging the Obama administration’s abortion pill mandate....

...$20 million for various capital improvement projects (CIP) administered by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources....

House Republicans say they are ready to move forward with an immigration reform plan....

...sit in on a policy discussion with a few  of the staff and scholars of the Grassroot Institute....

Currently, we only have three primary races featuring incumbents running for re-nomination where the incumbent is not at least rated “likely” to win....

...informational meetings about the 2014 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan ....

...the cost of auto insurance varies depending on the month you purchase a policy....

On average, 204,120 visitors were in the state on any given day of 2013 (average daily census) a 1.4 percent gain compared to 2012....

We are listening to your concerns and, as promised, would like to address some of your questions regarding pesticide use....

Congress is very fond of two things: throwing a bunch of stuff into one bill and rushing bills through while Americans are focused on other news....

NOTE: Hawaii HB1789 is a Therapy Ban modeled on the laws discussed in this article....

Hawaii is the only state without any form of referendum, recall and initiative on a statewide level....

..."Obama’s national priorities echo those I’ve outlined"....

...a bill that would mandate labeling on all foods with genetically engineered material...would increase the cost of food in Hawaii even more....

...the suspect's mother describes the revolving door of mental health facilities and half-way houses through which her son has passed in the last year....

This past weekend, the Star-Advertiser's Richard Borreca used the Governor's State of the State as the opening trumpet call for the 2014 governor's race....