...at $6,000 per resident, the burden of Hawaii’s pension shortfalls is among the highest in the nation....

There are less police officers on the streets today per person than there were in the 1990’s....

There is a clear pattern....

A Message from State Senator Sam Slom:  From time to time there is a candidate who is really worth supporting....

These meetings are part of the ongoing outreach effort in the updating of the Strategic Plan....

She’s a lawmaker who has a soft spot for dictatorial regimes....

...assessing the financial health of the state general fund as a result of key decisions made by the legislative and executive branches during the 2016 legislative session....

This week our City government mailed two very important documents:  your property tax bill and your absentee ballot....

...researchers claim that much of the collection is inaccessible....

Caldwell promised that rail is 'fully paid for.'  But yesterday....

...there were multiple days where no deposit or revenue was recorded....

...in Hawaii, parents aren’t allowed to send their children to a different school unless they get a rare district exemption....

...a tax bill that tries to reverse progress made toward fairness and taxpayer rights....

Average debt for 2015 UH Law School graduates who took out loans to pay for their legal education was $54,988....

The deadline to submit proposals is 4 p.m. on August 19, 2016....

...why it's so expensive to cool Hawaii schools....

When politics start to affect public health and well being, there’s a major problem....

...the company improperly enrolled several thousand Hawaii customers as eligible for enhanced Tribal support reimbursements....

the USS GERALD R FORD (CVN-78) is far behind schedule, not ready for deployment, and may need to be redesigned....

... Shelters are open now ....

...one of the rare people in public life who actually showed political courage to do the right thing when literally not one of his colleagues had the guts to join him....

...roughly $44 million less than projected....

In essence, the legislature just handed the Hawaii taxpayers a bill, and even they don't know how high it's going to be....

Now that the rail project is facing a short fall of at least $1.5 billion, using Caldwell's own math, it means the mayor needs to increase real property tax rates by at least 50% to 65% ....

UH leadership claimed that the money raised through the increase will only be used for projects that modernize student spaces, classrooms and laboratories....

...saving up to $9,000 to $10,000 in application fees for homeowners wishing to build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU)....

...funding will be focused on the most visible and chronically homeless people in Hawai‘i....

Suddenly biomass is not clean energy?

Darby will pass very close to, or over, Hawaii Island on Saturday....

...after having seen Caldwell in ‘action’ as mayor, Damien and the IBEW have thrown their support firmly behind Charles....

Some of the most common excise taxes include gas taxes, cigarette taxes, and taxes on the purchase of beer, wine, and liquor....

“As you yourself note, the Hawaii longline fishery uses ‘responsible and sustainable practices and has resulted in Honolulu’s recognition as one of the nation’s ten most productive fishing ports....’”

...The deadline for proposals is August 10, 2016....

...leaders of the International Union of Operating Engineers who were accused of squandering pension funds....

"The bill jeopardizes the Employees Retirement System’s tax exempt status...."

... Grassroot Institute Exposes Flaws in Veto Override Regarding Maui Hospitals ....

...We always knew the mayor would reach for negative campaigning because, as the media reported, that's "the way he rolls."....

...Rep. Mark Takai, 49, dies after battle with pancreatic cancer....

The caregiver of an elderly Zika patient in Utah has been diagnosed with the virus, raising questions among health officials about how the virus was transmitted....

The outcome of this case may affect other situations where a state agency relies on an “internal management” argument and ignores that their procedures affect private or public rights....

...the agency should have adopted rules and because it had not, the specific practices were invalid....

Thirteen votes cast before both chambers go into recess until September 6....

Now you know what the NextEra fight was all about....

Trask: Current spending will bankrupt the OHA Trust fund in 9 years....

No mention of LNG in this news release....

Candidate information is available for all counties in Hawaii. Nearly three hundred candidates....

Linda Lingle took the stage at the Republican National Convention to call for new leadership on issues important to Jewish Americans....

Under the settlement, the two companies will spend about $403 million to install and operate pollution control equipment....

Four reasons to vote Djou....