Entries for February 2014

The council consists of 10 governors appointed by the President to focus on matters of national security, homeland defense, synchronization and integration of state and military activities in the United States and matters of mutual interest pertaining to the National Guard....

Our projections for 2014 growth have been marked down....

...up until Thursday, the subsidies were only available to consumers who purchased health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's exchanges....

FACE said the increase is needed because Hawaii’s utilities are 110 percent higher than the national average, housing is 104 percent higher and groceries are 57 percent higher than other states...

...individuals have declined to bake cakes or take photos for same-sex wedding ceremonies—and government has punished them....

Average characteristic of an area over the entire 5-year time period.  Data is based on a survey....

With anemic enrollment by individuals and little interest among small-business employers, the state’s nonprofit exchange -- known as the Hawaii Health Connector -- is unlikely to have enough money to pay its bills....

Total expenditures by visitors who came to Hawai‘i in January 2014 dropped 4.7 percent (or $68 million)....

“In addition, we are moving forward with securing a facilitator to get the Joint Fact Finding Group for the Environmental Public Health Impact Study underway,” the mayor added....

Yesterday, Dr. Don Huber spoke on Maui as part of an event that kicked off a political campaign to ban genetically engineered crops from the island....

...Congressman Charles Djou will weigh his options and decide whether to enter the race next week....

Ahu describes his campaign as one that he hopes will draw together the hearts and spirits of all who want to restore Hawaii’s values....

Many education experts have concluded that beginning a child's formal education too early may actually result in burnout and poor scholastic performance later....

...like Pono Choices, there is a disproportionate focus on normalizing homosexuality....

Since its inception in 1998, the Board has reviewed more than 600 proposed rules and provided advice to state and county agencies....

Ten years after he died in a 2004 firefight in Iraq, Sgt. Rafael Peralta's death continues to ignite controversy....

...Continuing the Connector as a state-based marketplace (SBM) is necessary in order to preserve the Prepaid Healthcare Act....

Professional development programs in the field of education have very little scientific support....