The statutory standards for an original jurisdiction action in the Hawaii Supreme Court challenging the outcome of an election are pretty rigorous.... 

...these units would account for up to 25 percent of Hawai‘i’s total lodging inventory. In comparison, hotels units make up approximately 50 percent of visitor accommodations....

The study did note three positives: a low corporate capital gains tax; low property taxes and low wireless taxes....

Despite being unemployed and residing in a homeless shelter, Mr. Rios applied to be a foster parent, and was deemed fit to serve as one by DHS....

Then-Senator David Ige was a key supporter of the universal coverage plan in 2009, but whether he’ll pick up the cause as Governor is unclear....

Montreal-based CGI Group Inc. will be awarded another year-long state maintenance contract despite the ongoing problems with the site....

Host Representative Gene Ward discusses the legislature with Representatives Andria Tupola and Feki Pouha....

"We will spend public funds wisely to avoid raising taxes."

ILWU slowdown tactics have reduced productivity at Pacific Northwest ports for more than a month and a half....

West Loch, Waipahu Transit Center and Leeward Community College stations....

Are strong families essential for a free society?

...how many workers commute in and out of the area on a typical workday? ....

Monday, December 29, 2014, 9:00 AM, Conference Room 329, State Capitol....

Senate: Confirmation of Vivek Hallegere Murthy to be Surgeon General....

The attack on Sony Pictures and threats to the movie industry cannot be tolerated, one of the nation’s leading security experts says....

"...Defendants, pursuant to Hawaii law, selected this appointee through a process that ignores the Seventeenth Amendment...."

Recently he made news by publicly saying he absolutely won’t pay his U.S. taxes....

The problem has also affected other restaurant chains, as a dockworker dispute on the West Coast of the United States has reverberated across the Pacific Ocean....

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

This report does not make any substantive recommendations to the Legislature related to innovations that should be included in a waiver proposal....

...The latest installment in the UHERO dashboard project is packed with information on the cost of travel to Hawaii from the US mainland....

Including indirect and induced benefits and adjusting for inter-county feedback and spillover effects, the astronomy sector had a total impact of $167.86 million statewide....

...reauthorization of the program must be accompanied by major reforms....

The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) announced several steps to explore new revenue sources in an effort to worsen your financial challenges....

University of Hawaii college football has been on a losing streak, impacting athletic department revenue....

Last month, the Hawaii Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion which declined to impose a duty of reasonable care on the Hawaii County Planning Department....

...Host Keli'i Akina speaks with former POW, decorated serviceman and author Capt. Jerry Coffee....

...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii discusses the proposed 11-point action plan of the new governor of Hawaii, David Ige....

This is happening now because Dan Inouye is dead.  There will be more....

"Lindsey’s request for censorship is denied."

Since Stepping Down, Former Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Oswald Stender Hasn't Minced Words....

...currently, the state pension plan is only about 61% funded....

Candidates may apply online at www.honolulu.gov/nco ....

Hawaii remains at the bottom of the list for voter registration and turnout....

Tuesday, January 27th at 6:30 p.m. during the Church with No Walls service at Nanaikapono Protestant Church....

3,500 is far short of the 130,000 cited by Kissel in a Nov 28 Star-Adv interview as a break-even figure for the Connector....

...to design and test health care payment and service delivery models that will improve health care quality and lower costs....

Benjamin has served on the Hawaiʻi Board since 2007 and has worked closely with Conservancy staff....

...Any Oahu resident who will be at least 18 years of age by February 20, 2015 can be a candidate....

The city has prepared the real property assessment notices for 2015, and the total assessed valuation of all taxable real property on Oahu has increased from $200.74 billion to $214.90 billion....

...The study examines environmental costs for cars' entire life cycle, including where power comes from and the environmental effects of building batteries....

...resulting in employers paying $50 million less in taxes, or $100 less per employee on average for 2015....

...it's jarring that the first order of business under new leadership is to challenge OIP's solid ruling that seeks to keep OHA's business transparent....

• Senate: Fiscal 2015 Omnibus Appropriations - Motion to Concur
• House: Fiscal 2015 Omnibus Appropriations - Passage

Study sheds new light on e-cigarette behaviors in teens as regulators consider curbing sales to minors....

NextEra paid just $88 million in taxes on earnings of nearly $7 billion. That’s a tax rate of just 1.25 percent when the statutory rate is 35 percent....

...when a Hawaii taxpayer reaches $200,000 in federal adjusted gross income, a number of bad things happen that, in total, can result in a marginal tax rate of 367,100% on that last dollar....