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Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of Black History Month, we are reminded of our Nation's path toward civil rights and the work that still remains....

...72 individuals from the seven countries covered in President Trump's vetting executive order have been convicted in terror cases since the 9/11 attacks....

Keli'i Akina and Andy Blom share Grassroot insights from Hawaii and DC....

The state of Hawaii, which filed a lawsuit over the travel ban with similar claims on Friday, had asked to intervene in the Washington state case. The Ninth Circuit declined, instead allowing the Aloha State to file a friend-of-the-court brief....

Peter Pakemai, a far-sighted traditionalist died in mid-January on Yap....

January 20th 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.....

"This decision advances a commitment President-elect Trump made last spring to not forget the territories once elected.”

Mulvaney, a South Carolina Republican, is a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus, the most conservative group in Congress....

...Rep Ryan Zinke (R-MT) is a member of the House Natural Resources Committee....

... US State secessionist movement controlled from Yekaterinburg, Russia ....

Officials attended and spoke during the events, including Consul General Mr. Kandhi A. Elieisar and Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa....

...Neil Mellen details how political intervention has limited access to healthcare, education and employment....

"...we will work with our colleagues to ensure that Congress scrutinizes your actions — and, if appropriate, overturns them.”

...Washington could find itself strategically outflanked....

S.J.Res.39 is expected to go to the floor for a vote today in the Senate....

...Micronesians arriving in Hawaii cite three reasons for leaving their home islands: access to healthcare, education, and employment. However, US taxpayers spend a great deal to fund these issues, both locally and in Micronesia, and it’s not clear whether the money is spent wisely....

..."the cumulative effect for the economy from having our regulatory leviathan" is $1.8 trillion per year....

...why they’ve chosen to leave their home islands....

...OIA has simply withheld the money, or routed funds to projects outside the FAS. Predictably, this has fueled the exodus....

...OIA is now training migrants to maximize their dependency on taxpayer-funded services in Guam and Hawaii....

...an opportunity to receive a discretionary grant of parole on a case-by-case basis....

The Japanese government in 2009 recognized that accepting such an apology would undermine the foundations of the US-Japan alliance. Just look at how the 1993 Apology Resolution has undermined the foundations of the State of Hawaii.

The East-West Center in Hawaii received a $5.9 million earmark....

...develop educational outreach programs regarding the islands’ self-determination options....

Best-selling author and radio talk-show host Larry Elder answers this controversial and even divisive question....

"...a vision of a brighter American future...."

"...expectations for what we will achieve this year are low...."

One hundred and fifty years ago the 13th Amendment officially was ratified, and with it, slavery finally was abolished....

...Murkowski (R-AK) introduced a bill that would exclude intra-state air transportation within the U.S. Territory of American Samoa from federal aviation cabotage....

NASA provided $3 million for a mock trip to Mars filmed in Hawaii. Conclusion: personality conflicts arise in when people are stuck together for an extended time....

The Fraser Institutes Annual report measures the degree of economic freedom in various countries around the world....

Rising wages in China and increased industrial productivity in the United States contributed to that trend, but the report cited hydraulic fracturing as the primary reason for the shift in costs....

Staff at the Human Rights Campaign last fall described the working environment at the nation’s largest LGBT rights group as “judgmental,” “exclusionary,” “sexist,” and “homogenous” ...

This is far more than a trade agreement, but creates a self-governing and self-perpetuating Commission with extraordinary implications for American workers and American sovereignty....

...the 14th Amendment does not guarantee birthright citizenship to unincorporated territories....

...three big issues that are holding us back in international competitiveness....

The Center for Biological Diversity brought the May 13 lawsuit in Washington, D.C., over five-year extensions that regulators granted Lockheed Martin for two exploration licenses it holds for a metal-rich zone of the Pacific Ocean....

The Guam legislature passed a law that allowed only “native inhabitants of Guam” to vote in an upcoming plebiscite concerning Guam’s political relationship with the United States....

Even in his latest pet project: the election of the new prime minister of India, he has been eclipsed by the other Samoan in the House, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) ....

Here are five Obama tax proposals that make no sense....

...Illinois Gov. Rauner names Hawaii's former 'superstar governor' Linda Lingle as Illinois COO....

...history has shown there’s nothing our nation, and our people, can’t accomplish....

A prominent gay rights activist charged last week with sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy ... has visited the White House more than a half-dozen times in the past two years....

489,000 Square Nautical Miles of Ocean....

“But they all kissed the ring because they wanted his money.”

Paul Sullivan, a Hawaii resident and former deputy campaign manager for President Bill Clinton, could owe  millions of dollars in attorney fees ....

Republicans shifted the balance of power in the U.S. Senate, gaining at least seven seats, widened their majority in the House by at least 11 seats and defeated Democrats in 24 governor’s races....

Congressional candidate Aumua Amata was yesterday elected to serve as American Samoa’s non-voting Delegate to the U.S. House, unseating longtime incumbent, Congressman Faleomavaega Eni....

...a former member of Faleomavaega's staff is suing the delegate....