...The Obama administration winnowed the definition of religious freedom down to the narrow idea of “freedom of worship.” This was rebutted in the first line of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ memorandum....

...The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii filed a federal lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration over federal restrictions that require a doctor's prescription to get an abortion pill....

...Wednesday’s lawsuit says there were 14,645 commercial air tours conducted over the Hawaii Volcanoes alone....

"...This new ban still discriminates on the basis of nationality...." -- AG Chin

...the pace for sexual assault evidence kits submitted for testing has increased over the past three months....

...“So you do not support the recriminalization of homosexuality?” Hirono asked....

...Honolulu’s adjusted salaries are the lowest in the country, more than $7,000 below the next lowest, Tucson, AZ....

...Tell Congress: Extend the Jones Act exemption....

... UH to Trade 10,000 Acres for Telescope Approval, Lease Extension? ....

GIA proposals must be submitted by 2 p.m. on November 16, 2017....

...To fill one of the vacancies listed below, apply to your local Neighborhood Board....

"I'm going to do it, I'm going to rise up and lead the state," Tupola said in the video.... 

...It is open to everyone and will be held on October 11, 2017 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Waikiki Beach Resort, Coral Ballrooms 1 & 2 from 8:30 AM to 12:45 PM....

...surveys taken in 2012 and 2017 show similar results....

... Hawaii moved up from 11th to 7th ....

... Shortage of Affordable housing:  Its not the demand, its the supply ....

...According to the Social Security Administration, one in five Americans lives with a disability, and one in 10 has a severe disability....

Thanks to support from University of Hawaii Press and Kamehameha Schools, the public now has free access to the bestselling book Broken Trust: Greed, Mismanagement & Political Manipulation at America’s Largest Charitable Trust....

...Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Friday, October 13, 2017. All comments will be kept confidential....

...We have been creating a bill package that strives to make our government and our state more accountable, affordable, and accessible to and for you....

• Senate: Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization
• Senate: Francisco Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: Delrahim Nomination – Confirmation
• House: Maternal and Infant Home Visit Program
• House: FAA Short Term Reauthorization, Flood Insurance and Hurricane Tax Adjustments
• House: Parole Violators' Benefits Revocation

...a secret commission larded with Kealoha loyalists has picked some candidates to continue the tradition....

...The more technical progress, the less attractive cultural nationalism becomes....

Over the past several months, there has been a court fight brewing that could have changed how the Department of Taxation lobbies for legislation....

Hawaii has enacted such a law and it is under challenge in federal district court. ...

... legislation that would permanently exempt Puerto Rico from the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, or the Jones Act, to aid recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria and encourage long-term economic growth ....

...A similar program at an Oahu intermediate school produced a 91 percent daily school attendance rate in 2016-17, up about 40 percent from 2015-16....

...The Hawaii legislature has directed the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) to undertake a study on the future of utility ownership models on each island in Hawaii....

...the consequence of a flattening construction path and the natural effects of tightening labor markets....

...Gallup says it's exercise, Bloomberg says it's labor unions....

Total visitor arrivals rose 4.8 percent to 818,581....

...Puerto Rico needs more than temporary Jones Act waiver...the Jones Act had been significantly hindering essential relief efforts to the millions of hurricane victims on the island....

...Chamorro Land Trust (CLT) is modeled on DHHL--but CLT is vulnerable to this litigation because, unlike DHHL, CLT not an act of the US Congress written into the Admission Act of a State....

...CMS data show that total costs for new Medicaid beneficiaries in Hawaii rose from $249.1 million in 2014 to $437.4 million in 2015-a 76 percent single-year increase. Costs per-enrollee jumped 73 percent in that same period, going from $7,462 in 2014 to $12,910 in 2015....

...2017’s Most & Least Financially Savvy States....

...Working towards achieving a shared goal of functional zero by December 2018, which means that every family in Hawai‘i that becomes homeless can be placed into housing within 30 days....

...but Atty Gen Chin's news release was titled "CRIME IN HAWAI`I AT RECORD LOW LEVEL IN 2016".... 

...The accountability system includes multiple measures of school performance including proficiency in Science, Math and Language Arts/Literacy; chronic absenteeism; school climate; graduation rates; and achievement gaps....

...Excise taxes are particular taxes levied on specific goods or activities....

...the Board adopted today the recommendation of retired judge Riki May Amano to approve the application for a Conservation District Use Permit (CDUP) to build the Thirty-Meter Telescope....

...Audit of Housing First, Community Assistance Program, and Hale Mauliola Homeless Programs....

...The State of Girls 2017: Emerging Truths and Troubling Trends....

...Hanabusa said operationalizing Aegis Ashore on Kauai would interfere with PMRF's missile testing and compromise the military's relationship with the local community....

...TOTE has every intent to challenge Pasha Hawaii not only for assignment of KCT, but also Pasha Hawaii’s current operations prior to completion of KCT....

Crowley taking action to defend their interests and forestall the administration from declaring a Jones Act waiver to cover Hurricane Maria and Puerto Rico....

...double-digit increases in the number of exam takers, exams taken and scores of 3 or higher....

...the Jones Act has contributed to a smaller and older domestic shipping industry with more dangerous conditions for American seamen....

...the Diamond Head Terminal at Piers 1 & 2 – where TOTE would operate -- won’t be available until the 2024/2025 time frame....

...The likely practical effect, it appears, would be that the planned review simply will not occur, and that the new action would be met with new lawsuits, starting all over in the lower federal courts. ...

...adjusted for cost of living....