Due to a complex series of factors, including a long history of poorly thought out and misguided government policies, we find ourselves at a crossroads....

As of the end of Fiscal Year 2016 Hawaii’s Pipeline balance is $548 million....

The individuals highlighted are well-respected local leaders hailing from 16 states, who serve their communities as educators, small business owners, grassroots activists, and more....

I've met so many young people on the campaign trail, who graduated from college, work hard, and are still unable to buy their first home....

...pushed to brink by the lack of urgency, inattention, and lethargic attitude of the named government officials....

People Laughed When They Heard OHA Had Hired A PR Firm To Improve Its Image.  The Laughter Soon Stopped When The Firm Recently Moved To Shut Down All Dissent....

In total, Governor Ige increased spending by $1.8 billion since he took office....

...a feasibility study for a new inter-island ferry....

This week, I’m plunging into the 20 proposed amendments in Honolulu County....

Excessive taxes and fees, especially regressive per-line taxes, impose a disproportionate burden on low-income consumers....

All State of Hawaii registered voters, regardless of ethnicity, have the right and duty to vote for OHA trustees....

...administration will seek to both accelerate state payments into the Employee Retirement System pension fund and establish new rules for dealing with the privatization of government operations....

After having just demanded a live debate, Kirk Caldwell now refuses to debate Charles Djou on Olelo public television....

Eighty-eight student robotic teams from Hawaii, California, China, and Taiwan participated in the fast-paced and fiercely competitive event....

An average family of five would have to pay more than $1,000 per year just to complete rail....

"...what could he possibly provide in an hour a month that’s worth $299,000 to Territorial other than political influence?"

...Maui residents fly over to Oahu, bring thousands of our medical dollars there....  It is a guaranteed income for Oahu hospitals....

...it turns out that Hillary Clinton confirmed this fact in a private speech to tinePublic on June 18, 2014....

Election history reveals a perpetually glaring problem....

...analysts compared 515 U.S. cities of varying population sizes based on 14 key indicators of rapid economic growth....

This week we had a wonderful time meeting dog owners from around Oahu to discuss expanding the number of dog parks in our city....

One year ago, DHHL was sitting on about $55 million in federal funds unspent, as a result of which HUD stopped providing additional funding....

...we calculated the standard deviation of donor ideology - the average distance between any two donors - for each city....

Politically Connected Board Members....

...consider how a Jones Act exemption and privately-operated model can change the game....

“The bees are dying,” read one Washington Post lede....

Kaiser rates are going up 25.9% ....

...there are plans to secretly divert OHA funds and use them for the re-election campaign of OHA chair Robert Lindsey....

By a 3-2 majority the court affirmed the state land board’s decision in 2012 to grant a permit to build the Telescope....

In addition to selecting the best candidates for elected office, Hawaii voters have many decisions to make that will have a big impact on County charters and our future....

Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii county police departments successfully inventoried their untested sexual assault evidence collection kits....

Thursday, October 6, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at Aliiolani Hale....

Beck’s, the largest family-owned, retail seed company in the United States....

General fund spending rose 7 percent in 2016, and Ige proposed to increase it 12 percent in 2017....

"We will be taking a close look at our highest achieving schools and determine best practices that can be implemented in schools that need supports."

You’ve got some influential friends in the House....

On August 24th, the BAE Committee and OHA’s CEO proposed a new policy called “One Voice, One Message,” which requires that all external communications be submitted to the CEO for review and approval....

Huge Sums Of Hawaiian Beneficiary Money Have Again Been Spent At The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs With No One There To Stop It....

...an international sex trafficking organization transporting hundreds of women from Thailand....

...51 percent of students tested met or exceeded the achievement standard in ELA, up three percentage points from the previous year....

The community is strongly encouraged to participate in the public hearing process....

..."earns" tens of thousands of dollars in City public relations contracts....

"The City is requesting an extension of the December 2016 Recovery Plan submittal date to June 30, 2017"

...a feasibility study of various intra-island and interisland ferry services....

Two weeks after the Committee vote, the Obama Administration published its “final rule” bypassing Congress with administrative recognition of a fake Hawaiian Indian tribe....

...The Case for Inclusion, an annual ranking of how well State Medicaid programs serve Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities....

... Review your state regulator's financial ties?  -- Not in Hawaii ....

"...Our numbers come from the DOT submittals to the federal government for the HI state-owned road system, so if they are ‘wrong’ then the DOT needs to say why they submitted them ‘wrong’...."