If the Gov’s team wants to learn why Hawaii should try Housing First, they can start with Google and actually learn a lot....

...the Obama Administration is preparing to bypass Congress and administratively recognize a fake Hawaiian Indian tribe, if OHA cronies can create one in time....

Hawaii has the lowest effective rate at 0.28%....

The initial focus of the center will be in the areas of health, education, housing and homelessness, as well as labor. It is centrally located at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church in Honolulu....

DBEDT today released the 2014 edition of the State of Hawaii Data Book....

The U.S. Army managed Yellowstone and other national parks until the National Park Service was established in 1916....

Their position supports that of the Hawaiian Homes Commission which earlier submitted testimony against the proposed rule change....

...six available options for teaching sex education to middle school students....

...states could easily offer more data to their citizens....

A joint resolution of Congress made Hawaii a U.S. territory on August 12, 1898...

...the due date for comments is August 12, 2015....

A Celebration of Life for Colleen will be held Saturday August 15 ....

Public comment period opens for NOAA’s proposed rule to protect marine mammals in international fisheries....

...SIG grants enable eligible schools in Hawaii to improve the quality of instruction and increase the academic achievement of students for a Strive HI Priority status school....

...renewables have a low capacity factor because their power sources are dependent on the elements....

... PHOCUSED wins a round in the battle for control of the homelessness industry ....

Calls Purported Benefits Illusory and Inadequate....

Seattle is the best city in the United States for healthy retirement living, with Minneapolis-St. Paul, Denver, Portland (Oregon) and Hartford rounding out the top five....

Hilda expected to bring heavy rain, low chance of tropical storm force winds to the islands....

Non-profit organizations wishing to create a display on the Frank F. Fasi Civic Center grounds during the annual Honolulu City Lights exhibition must submit applications by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, August 31....

Law-abiding gun owners should be allowed to purchase these surplus handguns and bring nearly $500,000 of revenue to the city....

August is Child Support Awareness Month ....

Hawai‘i State Wildlife Action Plan lays out the strategy and plans of DLNR and its partners to address the conservation needs of Hawai‘i’s native wildlife over the next 10 years....

What was once seen as a partisan concern is gaining ground as common sense economics....

...many are wondering what the next steps will be....

...foster care payment was just $529 per month, as the state had refused to increase it for nearly 25 years....

...ABOUT 600 MI ESE OF HILO MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH....

You may remember Relativity Media from its efforts at the Hawaii Legislature in 2011 and 2012....

...How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality....

HTA has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a cruise development consultant....

...ABOUT 870 MI ESE OF HILO HAWAII MOVING W AT 15MPH....

...PKF's managing partner is now facing federal embezzlement charges....

Coordination Efforts Begin for Hurricane Hilda....

In Hawaii, there were 995 drunk driving episodes yearly per 1,000 people....

Once again, the anti-TMT, anti-GMO, anti-everything folks are going to protest....

Trade negotiations offer a chance to modernize U.S. ports....

...The percentage of schools with 8:30 a.m. or later start times varied greatly by state, ranging from 0% in Hawaii....

We had a Native Hawaiian Convention--it was known as an 'Aha--during the 1997-99 period...delegates ... sat down and drafted and completed two constitutions.  Before we were able to distribute them for ratification by the community, we were de-funded.  OHA didn't like the result....

...asking the IRS to investigate allegations of lobbying the State Legislature in order to gain valuable curriculum development contracts....

... $9,318,772 for Aloha Stadium, more than $11M for Honolulu Airport ....

The UPW complaint alleges that the legislation violates the contract clause of the United States Constitution by impairing the contract between UPW and the State....

The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission has set formal evidentiary hearings and public listening sessions on NextEra Energy Inc.’s $4.3 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Electric Co., according to public documents....

...at home using electricity from the grid will be most expensive during peak electricity demand from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.....

...Each Of Them Deals In Stolen Goods....