Agriculture subsidies and trade manipulation have long been among the most intractable of policy problems....

...the law perpetuates some of the country’s worst trends that trap people in poverty....

“If you heard the message as, ‘Your bill is going to drop,’ those people feel a sense of disappointment,” said Doug McLeod, Maui County’s energy commissioner....

By not agreeing to dismantle a single centrifuge, Iran has not rolled back its nuclear infrastructure.  Iran retains the ability to produce enough weapons-grade uranium for a nuclear weapon in as little as 2 months....

...how is the new health care initiative going to affect businesses?

For a 1br-1ba unit, HCDA's falsified estimate sets the "affordable" price at $655K.  Using realistic assumptions the actual affordability price would be $371K--a difference of $284K....

He assumes one of the board’s Honolulu seats, an interim position until confirmed by the state Senate....

A UH systemwide task force to work on improving services for student veterans has been formed and held its organizational meeting on Friday, November 22....

Loan delinquency, financial security top issues of concern....

HHC approved a pilot program that has the potential to prevent lease cancellations for severely delinquent Hawaiian homesteaders on East Hawaii....

• DATE: Friday, December 20, 2013
• TIME: 9:00 a.m.
• PLACE: Conference Room 309 State Capitol

Hawai‘i Health Connector today announced the appointment of Tom Matsuda, current Affordable Care Act implementation manager with the Governor’s office, as interim executive director....

The Christmas Candle is scheduled to be shown at the Honolulu - Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18....

For the first time since October of 2009, the City & County of Honolulu has a Chief Medical Examiner on the job....

Hawaii Among the Lowest-Performing States with Only 1 Record Submitted Over the Past Two Decades....

On February 17, 2013, Plaintiff Lealao was in Module 2B Quad 3 at HCF when he was viciously attacked by numerous violent and/or dangerous inmates from another Quad....

"...my colleagues propose this rule change because they can get away with it...." -- Sen Barack Obama

While most states see cuts, Hawaii's 190,000 food stamp recipients will see an INCREASE from $319 to $330 per month....

... 1,465 homeless unwilling to accept shelter in Honolulu ....