...Ige today announced that Elizabeth Kim will serve as the Director for the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Cindy McMillan as Director of Communications....

...780-foot container ship Horizon Pacific ran aground in the channel as it exited Honolulu Harbor.  The ship was able to “self-extract” and returned to port....

AP: Insurer reports ongoing problems with Hawaii health exchange....

MONDAY thru ALOHA FRIDAY 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM on AM940 KKNE....

OHA has wasted many millions of Hawaiian beneficiary dollars on both the US federal Akaka bill and its state of Hawai`i version successor, Kana`iolowalu....

Anyone who was around in the 1960s and 1970s remembers those paintings and prints of sad children with oversize eyes. They were ubiquitous....

The goals of public and private unions are diverging....

Smokers earning less than $30,000 annually spent 14.2 percent of their income on cigarettes....

Host Keli'i Akina speaks with Kam Napier (Editor-in-Chief, Pacific Business News) about the noteworthy events of 2014....

Host Keli'i Akina speaks with Kalbert Young (outgoing Director of Finance, State of Hawaii) about the current financial conditions of the state of Hawaii....

After Apoliona's alleged cronies were allegedly finished, one of OHA CEO Kamanao Crabbe's cronies allegedly took a turn....

...In 2005, a survey asked a sample of 1,000 adult Americans what would be the most practical way for them to accumulate several hundred thousand dollars....

In Hawaii during this period, 1,039 eligible PCPs received an aggregate increased payment of approximately $44 million for services provided to Medicaid beneficiaries....

...the interaction between the advance disposal fee (ADF) and the deposit beverage container (DBC) programs creates inefficiencies in the recycling or down-cycling of glass....

Candidacy is open to O‘ahu residents who will be at least 18 years of age by February 20, 2015....

Through his own admission, Johanson had no intention of beginning and finishing his term as a Republican....

...the production tax credit (PTC) gives wind companies 2.3 cents for every kilowatt-hour of electricity they produce....

There are at least two class action suits filed against the HEI-NextEra merger....

Budget Hearings begin January 6 ....

...with projects in Venezuela, Libya, Georgia....

Adjutant General, DPS, DoT, DLNR, DHRD, Budget.... 

"I look forward to working to unify our diverse and passionate team...."

Our former Governor and the Legislature should not have created a law that mandated an issue that was OHA’s kuleana....

Total expenditures by visitors who came to the Hawaiian Islands in November 2014 increased 3.4 percent to $1.1 billion, compared to last November....

Hawaii State Auditor rejects proposals for unnecessary regulation of professionals....

Where the 'Recycled' Glass Goes? -- Busted: Hee Family Tied to Massive Waste Dumping Scheme....

In Hawaii, its power company is trying to get a $55 fixed monthly charge, which is double its current fee....

Seventeen funds and accounts did not meet criteria....

...leasing solar panels from a third party may be a harmful investment for homeowners....

The deadline to apply is February 20, 2015....

This report presents annual statistics on social, business and economic trends for the State and each of its four counties, from 1990 to 2013....

UPDATE Dec 31: Rep Beth Fukumoto Chang has been elected Minority Leader and Rep Andria Tupola has been elected Floor Leader....

The balancing of million-dollar mortgages on inverse absolutes--paradise and illegality--produces a hyper-sensitive fear-and-hate-inspired psychology....

...“policy measures and costs impacting small business and entrepreneurship.”....

As marijuana legalization took hold in Colorado, the estimated percentage of regular cannabis users in the state jumped to the second-highest level in the country....

...Dr. George J. Petruncio described the cuts as a “bait and switch” move....

“Serving on your Neighborhood Board presents the opportunity to create real change in your community, build a legacy, and network with other leaders.”

...I was finally forced to file a lawsuit against OHA in September 2013 to make it more transparent.  Now that a new leadership team is in place, this lawsuit may no longer be necessary....

Comey said he is concerned that in the wake of Snowden’s “so called revelations,” Americans “healthy skepticism” of government powers will turn to cynicism....

Jobie Masagatani will be retained at DHHL, William Aila will be her Deputy....

Given the intrinsic benefits of open government, we ask that you begin your Administration by facilitating public access to government records....

City streetlights consume approximately $6 million in electricity annually and the switch to LED is projected to save roughly $3 million in energy costs each year....

WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2014’s Best & Worst College Cities & Towns in America....

“Serving on your Neighborhood Board presents the opportunity to create real change in your community, build a legacy, and network with other leaders.”

It's all about the big money projects that OHA has no business getting into in the first place....