...America's public debt "exceeds the value of the economy's annual production."....

Among 15-year-old students in the United States, 20.7 percent live in single-parent families....

...the share of all income held by the top 1% is on a three-decade upswing....

...if the new contract extends longer than three years, that will be a surprise to many....

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

...millions went to some of the nation’s most prominent and politically active environmentalist groups. The Sierra Club, the Natural Resource Defense Council, Food and Water Watch, the League of Conservation Voters, and the Center for American Progress....

...Monday, Feb. 2, at the Aliamanu Middle School Cafeteria, 3271 Salt Lake Blvd., from 5:30-7:30 p.m....

...he eventually became the Sea Shepherd regional director in Hawaii....

Making excuses for price-gouging rail contractors, HART Director Daniel Grabauskas points to the “red-hot construction market” as the cause for HART cost overruns....

...the measures proposed stop short of what is needed for long-term reform and robust development of the Hawaii economy....

...moving to a new time slot of 4-6 p.m....

Senator Jeffrey Flake from Arizona, who attended BYU will keynote our evening. He knows our state, our people and our customs.  He sits on important committees in the U.S. Senate which affect our state.....

Maximum penalties in this case already exceed $100 million, and the meter is ticking at a rate of over $100,000 per day....

Governor David Ige today delivered his first State of the State address....

• Senate: Keystone XL Pipeline - Climate Change
• Senate: Keystone XL Pipeline - Energy Efficiency Standards
• House: Gas Pipeline Permit Deadlines – Passage
• House: Federal Abortion Funding Ban – Passage

...more than 20 states have introduced so-called "Right to Try" bills in the hopes of allowing terminally ill patients to access experimental—and potentially life-saving—treatments more easily....

“The next round of high prices is likely to start later this year, as crude rebounds to the $80s and $90s, perhaps pushing to the $100 level by late in the year or early next.”

Carl Bonham presented this 2014 economic recap and 2015 forecast on January 20, 2015 at an event hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii....

...the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) has released a report. ranking the states in terms of how progressive their tax systems are....

In total, Crabbe's memo budgets $2,598,546 for "Consortium" and another $407,332 for the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission.  None of this is mentioned in HB209....

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

Monday, Jan 26, 2015, hearing starts at 2:30pm, State Capitol Auditorium

Comments are due by March 13....

...he worked for Westloch, Inc., Castle & Cooke Kunia, Molokai Ranch and SSFM International. Currently he is the Vice President, Community and Government Relations, for Castle & Cooke Hawaii....

Teddy Roosevelt said, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” And that is exactly what we are doing....

Hawaii union membership slips from 22.1% in 2013 to 21.8% in 2014 ....

She’s on a grand tour, marked by private fund-raising pitches to wealthy locals and wannabees from the mainland....

...a House Concurrent Resolution to strongly oppose the U.S. Army’s proposed force reduction of Schofield Barracks and Fort Shafter Bases....

“It is critically important to address energy concerns and propose effective local solutions this legislative year because of HECO's acquisition offer from Florida-based company, NextEra,” said Rep. Thielen....

...we've been waiting for the other shoe to drop, and today it did....

Broad priorities take shape but details remain a mystery....

...if prices stay this low, it will take up to four months before electricity prices fully reflect the drop in oil prices....

...The Army is conducting two listening sessions in Hawaii this month to hear from communities about how potential troop reductions and restructuring could impact them....

...in the Villages of Kapolei, the road approvals have not been processed in more than 10 years - since they were first built....

...Repeal certificate of need (CON) laws....

...we pursue a comprehensive bullying prevention bill and legislation to make it easier for trans folks to get proper (sic) birth certificates in the spring legislative session....

"...unless you clearly identify your enemy, then you cannot come up with a very effective strategy to defeat that enemy...."

...Matson’s order at $209 million per ship is more than five times more expensive than those same ships were procured outside the United States....

The CARE Act will help families by involving family caregivers more intentionally in the hospital discharge process....

...Illinois Gov. Rauner names Hawaii's former 'superstar governor' Linda Lingle as Illinois COO....

Delaware (49.5 percent) and Hawaii (48 percent) are the only states with pass-through employment less than 50% share of total private sector employment....

After a strong start, the lawmaker from the 9th senatorial district began to slow and slur his words ....

Video from FreeHawaii.blogspot.com.... 

Mike Hansen, President of the Hawaii Shippers Council (HSC) interviewed by K57 Guam’s leading talk radio host Ray Gibson....

Hawaii ranks 4th with 32,829 millionaire households out of 473,750 total households = 6.93%....

Nationally, bed bug business increased 18 percent last year with nearly half of cities showing a rise in bed bug treatments....

...ensure that Hawai‘i is well-prepared for any disaster, economic disruption, or other external factor by encouraging the production and consumption of locally grown and locally raised food....