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....

...Planned Parenthood Receives Overwhelming Support by Hawaii's Senators....

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

The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC) is run by the lead lobbyists for the two big companies — both have obvious Democratic Party connections....

Here's what we are reading today....

... We at Hawai'i Free Press are still looking for women who really, really, want trannies in the ladies room with them .... still looking ....

The appointments are subject to confirmation by the Senate....

A federal judge refused the unions' request for an emergency stay in February, leading to Wednesday showdown in the Ninth Circuit....

...the "agricultural lands" section of the Hawaii Constitution isn't self-executing....

...Hawaii legislators received the largest compensation for any part-time or hybrid legislature in the nation....

...the Department of the Interior provided approximately $409 million to affected jurisdictions .... In contrast, affected jurisdictions estimated costs of $2.1 billion....

...Americans will collectively spend more on taxes in 2016 than they will on food, clothing, and housing combined....

Hawaii has decided it’s time to figure out....

Ancestral landowners in Guam who claim they were never fully compensated for property confiscated during World War II will have their day in court....

A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit lobbied hard Wednesday for Hawaii to pause its plan to privatize money-pit hospitals on Maui and Lanai....

...An Attempt Is Being Made To Oust Vice Chair Trustee Dan Ahuna Who Is Now In Charge....

The Hawaii State Supreme Court, in a 4-1 ruling this morning, has decided to allow Castle and Cooke to go ahead with its planned Koa Ridge development in Mililani....

Evenwel has transformed the "one-person, one-vote'" rule in reapportionment cases into more of a "one-person, one-representative" principle....

...favoritism and abuse of trust and power could lead to sexual harassment....

...on proposed changes to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ administrative rules....

...Mayor Alan Arakawa, Councilmember Ellie Cochran, Grassroot Institute President Kelii Akina....

Senate Bill 2954 could be scheduled for third and final read at any time....

...dozens of Hawaii County organic farmers are refusing access to State and County mosquito-eradication workers....

...contrasting state and local tax rates with the quality of the services provided....