Hillview, Ky. filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in late August, brought the national total of municipal bankruptcies to 14 since 2008....

...weeping, gnashing of teeth, and litigation....

...would bring at least 45 percent of full-time salaried workers under overtime rules....

In 2014, the utility company’s non-solar customers paid an extra $53 million in operating and maintenance costs because of residents adding rooftop solar systems....

...statewide public briefings on three health care initiatives meant to improve insurance coverage, health care access, and coordination of care....

There isn't a one-size-fits-all approach to reducing heat in schools, but there is a process....

For adults 18 to 49 years, methamphetamine was the most frequently reported primary substance at the time of admission (42% - 50%)....

A key provision of the FEGP is to seek a full exemption from Jones Act cabotage for Puerto Rico....

The US territories cannot vote in the presidential election, but are able to vote in selecting a candidate for the Republican and Democratic parties in their local caucuses....

Evenwel v. Abbott, the one-person-one-vote reapportionment case currently being briefed in the U.S. Supreme Court....

...figures here are for bonded debt, and do not include other outstanding obligations—including pensions—which add substantially to governments’ future liabilities and are often considered in broader definitions of governmental debt....

Sutton will take the reins on legal research, legislative drafting and other support tasks for the Hawaii Senate Minority....

Francis stressed that Hawaii.com will complement, not compete against, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau’s (HVCB) GoHawaii.com site....

"...the ship of nationhood is about to set sail without a rudder, a captain, or a crew...."

Public Safety Officials Encourage Residents to Create a Safety Profile with New Service....

...ohia trees are dying due to a fungal disease....

In the 1930s, residents and visitors could travel between Hawaii’s islands by boat....

...the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission confirmed the companies' view that the merger presents no likelihood of potential anticompetitive effects in Hawai'i....

...the first two rail cars are now in Pittsburg, California and are on schedule to arrive in Honolulu in the first quarter of 2016....

This is the second law enforcement action on Mauna Kea....

Should you need permission to work in Hawaii? According to Hawaii’s occupational licensing laws, the answer is yes....

...Three community events are currently scheduled -- Mililani, Waianae, Lanai....

Our data set includes such metrics as delivery costs, average annual infant-care costs, the per-capita number of midwives and OB-GYNs, and the per-capita number of child care centers....

... Will the Democratic nominee 'owe' Chris Butler? ....

...the resulting measures are void and unenforceable....

Clare E. Connors has been an attorney at the law firm of Davis Levin Livingston in Honolulu, Hawaii since 2011....

...the recent dispute between dockworkers and marine terminal operators at West Coast ports took almost nine months to resolve....

...all Council members received a great number of donations from entities that would profit directly from approval of the Ho’opili/Rail project....

It should thwart DOE attempts to yank students out of private placements while hearings are in progress....

I'd also like to hail my fellow law bloggers....

The Remembrance Walk opens with a ceremony at the Honolulu Police Department Headquarters.  The walk proceeds to the Honolulu Fire Department Headquarters on Queen Street for bell ringing ceremonies....

...let’s look at the tax-related conditions that are being proposed....

"...identifies how and from whom students, faculty and staff can seek confidential support or report incidents of sex discrimination and gender-based violence...."

...the percent of single-mother households of all family households with own minor children was 18.9% in Hawai‘i versus 24.1% in the nation....

A panel discussion on the economic roots of and solutions to Hawaii's biggest issue....

Only 34% of females and 15% of males in Hawai'i have been fully immunized....

...Greer contends Senator Baker eliminated the wrong position in 2008, but finally succeeded in eliminating his position in 2011....

Tuesday March 8, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm....

Nai Aupuni is an OHA subcontractor pretending to be independent ....

...there are 51 empty beds at the Lighthouse Shelter in Waipahu....

...the City of Honolulu and the police department were intent on destroying over 2,300 used firearms worth an estimated $575,000, rather than raise revenue by selling them....

...the era of low American natural gas prices could extend for decades....

The rule is expected to be finalized next year....

...in 2012, we reported that the State had issued and was responsible for reimbursing nearly $1 billion in tax credits; however, approximately three years later, we found that this obligation has nearly doubled, to almost $2 billion....

...thinning cash and investments and unrestricted monthly liquidity due to a long history of deficits, a high backlog of deferred maintenance, a need to carefully manage operations with continued expense pressure across the 10-campus system, and a high percentage of unionized staff....

Applications will be accepted through October 3, 2015....