Tuesday, February 26, 2013 from 7:15 - 8:30 p.m., at the University of Hawaii Law School ....

The Obama administration issued its long-awaited final rule on essential health benefits that insurers must offer consumers in the individual and small-group market beginning in 2014....

“When you’re home, we’re more than a family. We are a nation that is whole again.”

Approximately 11.4 percent of Hawaii’s graduating class scored a 3 or higher on an AP exam, compared with 19.5 percent nationally....

... 6:30 PM Thursday, February 21, 2013 ....

It certainly is heartwarming that Desiline Victor, the 102-year-old voter whom President Obama recognized in his State of the Union speech, continues to vote and take part in our democratic process....

An obsolete U.S. law known as the Jones Act makes people in Puerto Rico poorer, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York....

Senior U.S. administration officials held secret talks in North Korea on at least three occasions in 2011 and 2012....

Uncle Sam and Kanoho have a talk about Sen. Kalani English, his busy schedule and his latest pet cause — the Steven Tyler Act....

$964 million in fiscal year 2013 will be withheld from more than 3,000 hospitals....

While the United States is on the verge of an energy revolution, an obsolete law threatens to stall oil production and already inflates the price of gasoline....

... his vision for dealing with other nations is dangerous for America ....

Making them grovel over less than a 2% increase (when health care costs are factored in), while at the same time proposing an expensive new preschool program is breathtakingly insulting....

AARP joins more than a dozen veterans’ groups in opposing adoption of the chained CPI, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Vietnam Veterans of America and Disabled American Veterans....

SB 69 leaves several things open to question or interpretation. For instance, it fails to define what constitutes an “extensive background check” or what constitutes a “mental health concern”....

We’re giving you a sneak peek of AFP’s Congressional Scorecard....

"It doesn't make sense to exclude the USW on the governor's committee when we represent the majority of workers who will be affected by the refinery closure." -- USW

...cases of voting fraud are more likely to be through absentee ballots, The New York Times reported last fall, citing comment from some election officials. Compared to in-person voting, an absentee ballot also is more likely to be rejected....

• Senate: Gender-based Violence Prevention – Final Passage
• Senate: Defense Secretary Nomination – Cloture
• House: Disaster Aid for Houses of Worship – Suspension
• House: Hydropower Regulation – Suspension
• House: Federal Pay Freeze Extension – Final Passage
• House: North Korea Nuclear Test

... he only selects his friends from a pool of hundreds of qualified Architects and Engineers in Honolulu ....