...four categories: attorney access for low-income litigants; support for self-represented litigants; support for litigants with limited language proficiency; and support for people with disabilities....

The suit seeks to delay any enforcement of the measure and ultimately to have it declared unenforceable....

...far-reaching energy, trade and security implications....

New report shows student loan debt still rising for bachelor’s degree recipients; includes state-by-state and college-by-college debt levels....

Slom and the Board unanimously tapped successful business owner Tyler Roukema to take the reins of SBH....

No Republican Vice-Chairs ....

...free public information outreach workshops for a preview of new Extreme Tsunami Evacuation Zones....

Proposed reforms to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) threaten teacher accountability....

Watch This To See How You Can Help Stop Them....

Hawaii has one of the most onerous business tax situations. Another drawback: the highest cost of living....

331 Hawaii Medal of Honor recipients who gave their lives defending our freedom in the Middle East from 2006 to this year....

WalletHub ranked the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia based on 11 key metrics....

...leadership changes are expected to affect the legislative agendas of the state Department of Labor and the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism....

With the cost of U.S. newbuildings now five times that of constructing comparable ships in South Korea and Japan, Horizon could not afford to build new Jones Act ships....

Both resident and non-resident student veterans fought for in-state tuition for all vets....

Matson to acquire all outstanding shares of Horizon Lines immediately after Pasha acquires Horizon's Hawaii trade lane business....

...Virtual Takings: The Coming Fifth Amendment Challenge to Net Neutrality Regulation....

The Hawaii State Senate is accepting applications for the 2015 legislative session....

...qualified nonprofit organizations seeking grants available through the city’s Grants in Aid (GIA) program have from today through December 12, 2014 to submit proposals....

On November 10, the Third Circuit (Hawaii county) launched its Veterans Treatment Court with an opening ceremony held in the courtroom of Chief Judge Ronald Ibarra....

Hawaii voters opposed same sex marriage in 1998 by a vote of 69.2 percent to 28.6 percent....

Big names in the market are Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar....

“But they all kissed the ring because they wanted his money.”

The room was filled with 125 conservative campaigners....

...to estimate the impacts of Hawaii importing LNG for use in the electric sector....

There are currently three vacancies....

Paul Sullivan, a Hawaii resident and former deputy campaign manager for President Bill Clinton, could owe  millions of dollars in attorney fees ....

Those interested in joining the Ige-Tsutsui administration may click on the link provided below to begin the online application process....

USS John Paul Jones completed the first Baseline 9 live firing using its integrated air and missile defense capability on Nov. 6....

...assembling at 8:00 am. Parade starts at 9:00 am....

When businesses suffer losses in a calendar year, well-structured corporate tax codes allow them to deduct those losses against previous or future tax returns....

Planned Parenthood’s Kona Health Center will shut down after Monday, November 10....

The meeting is set for 6:30-8:30 p.m., Nov. 13, in the Waipahu Intermediate School Cafeteria....

McCartney is a former executive director of the Hawaii State Teachers Association....

"Hawaiʻi needs leadership that moves us forward collectively instead of favoring special interests."

Students and faculty at the University of Hawaii are joining forces to try to force solutions to the system’s spiraling financial crisis....

Emphasis should be on creating opportunity, stronger economy....

...McManaman announced that Governor Abercrombie approved and signed temporary emergency rules that maintain the status quo....

"Distributed generation poses a threat under traditional ratemaking...."

...continuous cuts to doctors will only reduce access to care....

In Hawaii 12.5% of births are premature....

Although Dr. Akina did not win the seat, he garnered more than 92,000 votes, which is approximately one vote for every four persons who voted in the Hawaii General Election....

...The only incumbent Democrat to get nothing is Brickwood Galuteria.....

...this referendum is invalid and contrary to long established state and federal laws that support both the safety and lawful testing and planting of GMO plants....

Public hearing 5:30 p.m. Monday Nov 10, 2014 Maui Waena School, 795 Onehee St., Kahului....

Akana claims majority of testifiers favor federal recognition....

Republicans shifted the balance of power in the U.S. Senate, gaining at least seven seats, widened their majority in the House by at least 11 seats and defeated Democrats in 24 governor’s races....

While voters across the country handed Republicans control of the U.S. Senate and expanded their numbers in the U.S. House of Representatives, virtually nothing changed  for Hawaii....

Congressional candidate Aumua Amata was yesterday elected to serve as American Samoa’s non-voting Delegate to the U.S. House, unseating longtime incumbent, Congressman Faleomavaega Eni....