The nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $159,605,567 in annual economic activity in the State of Hawaii – supporting 4,426 full-time equivalent jobs and generating $17,494,000 in local and state government revenues

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has unveiled a new priority list for the $8.9 million in grant money that community organizations across the state can now apply for through January 2013....

...recommendations to strengthen the County’s energy program and realize more than $3.9 million in taxpayer saving....

...today NOAA Fisheries announced two actions to protect false killer whales in the Pacific Islands....

Souki and Minority Leader Aaron Ling Johanson "have pledged to begin work immediately."

Consider and evaluate the role/performance of the Office of Elections and Chief ­ Elections Officer in preparing for, and conducting, the 2012 General Election and take action, if appropriate....

...because Hawaii link its system to the federal revenue code by adopting various federal definitions of income or various federal deductions and credits....

Government unions know that Congress is looking for ways to nip and tuck the federal budget, and they’re counting on being left out of the deal.

We may not have been successful at the ballot box, but I’m not done fighting for common sense, bipartisan solutions. There’s too much at stake for Hawaii and America as a whole!

The state’s 32 charter campuses, which recently passed the 10,000 enrollment mark, all have independent governing boards....

If unions are trying to be more popular with the American people, they’re doing it wrong.

The UHERO report shows continued growth with private building permits in the state increasing for the third consecutive quarter—the last time this occurred was in 2006.

"It provides recommendations for the procurement, data and performance processes...."

State of Hawaii successfully sold $866,990,000 of General Obligation Bonds on Nov.15, 2012....

Kawailoa Wind project has been completed and commercial operations have begun. Located on Kamehameha Schools’ Kawailoa Plantation lands on Oahu’s North Shore....

Chief Harry Kubojiri announced that the Hawaiʻi Police Department has been awarded accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies....

Consumers, Contractors, And Tax Practitioners Should Be Familiar With Ramifications of Announcement 2012-14 On 2012-"Installed" Systems....

HART will sign a full funding grant agreement with the FTA to provide $1,550,000,000 for the Oahu rail project, according to a Congressional notification sent to the Senate Committee on Appropriations....

The Negative Outlook reflects Fitch's concerns about the timeliness of the closing of the sales of the non-core assets....

FULL TEXT -- Senate Committee Documents Released Today