Conference committee is a dark time at the Legislature....

...Employment Forecasts for the Short-Term Future – 2017....

On Friday, April 1, April Fool’s Day, a respectable delegation of county politicians gathered in the House Finance Committee hearing room....

Candidate filing for the 2016 Elections runs from February 1, 2016 through June 7, 2016....

The resolution (SCR85) will be voted on by the full House....

Bill 62, Bill 63 and Resolution 15-206 are part of a master planned lagoon concept in Ewa....

On April 14th, the Legislature hit the second crossover deadline of the 2016 legislative session....

... in the persons of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders ....

...HART’s financial and operating plans are not reliable....

…The Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology occupies its own tiny island in Kaneohe Bay, known as Moku o Lo‘e....

Few policies have enjoyed as much bipartisan support as the EITC....

Yesterday,  House Bill 625, House Bill 2632, House Bill 2629 and Senate Bill 2647 all passed their final floor votes in the Senate and House, respectively....

...the average monthly rent for single-family homes in Honolulu was $2,691....

...Hawaii fails to provide any information at all on recipients of key subsidy programs....

...report examines the non-English speaking population in Hawaii based on data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau from 2010 to 2014....

Ige has appointed Darrel Galera as chairman of the Governor’s ESSA team....

I have been so dismayed seeing the activists once again playing the “these people are immigrants so their jobs aren’t needed” card....

For a decade, OHA has been advocating for co-trustee status....

...183 individuals moved off the streets....

A large crowd attended and listened as Mayor Alan Arakawa, Councilwoman Elle Cochran, and Grassroot President Keli'i Akina, Ph.D. discussed the future of farming on Maui....

The investigative division at the Hawaii Attorney General’s Office relies heavily on retired law enforcement officers hired as temps....

From Hawaii Family Advocates ....

Defendants who agree to plea deals will be offered alternative sentences such as community service or enrollment in court-ordered treatment....

...it is becoming increasingly difficult to defend Jones Act cabotage on the basis of economics and so the pro-Jones Act interests are retreating to national defense....

The Hawaii State Department of Health is reviewing the criminal history records of applicants for the Medical Marijuana Dispensary licenses....

...Federal Contract Preferences – A Boon For Native Hawaiian-Owned Companies....

If confirmed by the State Senate, Nagata will serve a term of six years....

Rockefeller Institute Blinken Report: Gambling Not a Solution to State Revenue Woes....

...the Kaho‘olawe Rehabilitation Trust Fund will be depleted by FY2018....

The East-West Center in Hawaii received a $5.9 million earmark....

...Leon Siu discusses with host Keli`i Akina the historic relationship between Christianity and Hawaiian history....

...not only are thicker bags around, I’ve got a stock pile of paper bags now....

...and the highest total sales and gross receipts tax as percentage of personal income....

...your letter singled out my performance as a HART Board member and used the term "mismanagement."....

...teacher unions are flat out against this because they do not want their members held accountable....

...measures to raise taxes, mandate insurance coverage, increase funding for collective bargaining, establish a special fund, infringe on the constitutional right to bear arms, or further enlarge state government....

...SCOTUS ruling confirms “one person one vote” standard for states....

The Stored Property Ordinance (“SPO”) and Sidewalk Nuisance Ordinance (“SNO”) only apply to City & County of Honolulu....

...Grassroot Institute says state tax burden continues to stifle economic growth in Hawaii....

The Senator has elected to have surgery performed later this week....

...“the nation’s largest infrastructure fiasco by far” on a per capita basis....

...four anti-gun bills, House Bill 625, House Bill 2632, House Bill 2629 and Senate Bill 2647 were given notice to be placed on the Senate and House floor calendars for next Tuesday, April 12....

...April 8 makes the Second Decking deadline for the 2016 Legislative Session....

December 31, 2015 not only marked the end of the top Hawaii individual income tax rates, but also of some fuel tax provisions....

...one of the panel members was unable to fully participate in the selection, and his scoring will not be included....