NextEra Energy, Inc. and Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement under which the companies have agreed to combine....

This definitely has U.S. Supreme Court written all over it....

In Hawaii and Utah total borrowing by students at public institutions spiked by more than 100 percent since the start of the Great Recession....

These meetings are designed to demystify the State lawmaking process, and will demonstrate ways that you can speak out at the legislature without ever having to leave your home island....

WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2014’s Most & Least Charitable States....

For over a year, Hawaiian Electric has been claiming that the "green infrastructure fee" now beginning to appear on electric bills statewide is not a rate hike....

In a victory for free speech, the University of Hawaii (UH) agreed today to settle a First Amendment lawsuit filed by two students at UH’s Hilo....

"We listened, and we heard an open invitation to work with Governor Ige on legislative issues...."

Beginning today, O‘ahu residents can file to run for a seat on their Neighborhood Board....

"Hawaii's poor ranking--tied for 40th out of all states and in the bottom 3rd quartile overall--demonstrates the need for statewide economic reform," stated Keli'i Akina, Ph.D., President of the Grassroot Institute....

May God Bless all of you. May God continue to bless our great state, and may God continue to bless the United States of America....

West Coast ports are suffering a series of slowdowns....

...Managing their own demand in response to utility requests is another way for customers to save on their electric bills while supporting more clean energy....

Representative Gene Ward speaks with John David Waiheʻe III  who served as the fourth Governor of Hawaii from 1986 to 1994....

...Grassroot Institute Commends Ige for Determination to Put People and Prosperity Above Special Interests....

...Agencies failed to remit funds resulting in a potential loss of $147,213 in public arts revenues, and in one instance, the special fund received $100,000, when it should have received just $100....

...HMSA, UHA, and HMAA now provide coverage for hearing aids, and Kaiser plans to begin covering hearing aids in January 2015.....

DHRD’s jurisdiction consisted of 21,783 positions, of which 15,069 were civil service and 6,714 exempt....

...residents will see a 6% average increase in their annual insurance costs for three years after the infraction....

State government needs to be agile and efficient, innovative in developing solutions, adaptable to a rapidly changing environment, and above all, accountable to our “customers,” the people of Hawaiʻi....

...the city officer is currently the subject of an investigation being conducted by the subordinate....

...looking at new ways to empower schools....

...taking our pioneering experience in pre-paid health care to the next level and not letting bureaucracy get in the way....

Keli'i Akina interviews Ron Iwami and Tom Iwai....

Delays to asset sales have prompted credit ratings agencies to downgrade the company to junk....

Ember Shinn will stay with Caldwell Administration through March to assist with budget proposal, strategic development office....

...James Pflueger has been released from jail by State Prison Head Ted Sakai after serving 1.5 months of an already meager 7 month sentence he was given for 7 felony counts of manslaughter....

Friday, Nov. 28 and Saturday, Nov. 29, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Moanalua High School....

...the State Land Use Commission wrongfully amended the land use boundaries from "urban" back to to "agriculture" after $20M of construction was complete....

Arrivals by air from U.S. West were up 9.1%, US East up 7.7% ....

Judge Kurren found that the County’s Ordinance “is preempted by Hawaii state law” ....

Think That's Crazy? Wait Until You Hear How The Others Got Elected....

...In addition, there were some people who did not like the changes we needed to implement in order to create a culture of productivity, accountability and meritocracy....

...Over the past few weeks, I have been in touch with our many stakeholders, including concerned Party members, donors and candidates....

A prominent gay rights activist charged last week with sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy ... has visited the White House more than a half-dozen times in the past two years....

"I look forward to the process to select a new chair."

...Hawaii income taxes cost a single parent of two children $272 at poverty level....

...generally are around 300 square feet and occupied by no more than two persons....

...The original proposal of 2,000 cows on site was modified in July 2014 to 650-699 cows....

...to address operational issues associated with high degrees of distributed solar penetration on electrical grids....

"In the past decade, Matson has invested nearly $1 billion in four new containerships...."

"...researchers are asking 11-year-olds whether they’ve had sex, how many partners they’ve had and if they’ve had anal sex...."

In Hawaii 215 people have assets in excess of $30M....

...Waters argues that the voting results suggest 128 ballots may have been miscounted out of the 37,178 cast....

But Hawaii is #1 for “highest percentage of the population spending more than they make”....

...every state receives a Report Card that grades the state on 41 key legislative components that must be addressed in a state’s laws....

...a confusing patchwork of different laws around the country, driving up the cost of food as much as $500 to every American family....