...the constant, negative sniping at the HRP is counter productive and helps no one....

Grassroot Institute Akaka Bill to Native Roll video ....

“Bad news is piling up for Governor Abercrombie’s Hawaii Health Connector."

...while older residents age 65+ comprise 13.7 percent of our population, they accounted for nearly 42 percent of pedestrian fatalities across Hawaii....

The CMS says it will continue to be flexible with states....

... if any Republican can succeed in the Aloha State, it could be Fukumoto ....

Myth:  Most Hawaiians want a separate political nation for advancement....

Saying that something helps small businesses is a great way to gain public support for your cause. Except when it’s not true....

...The domestic build requirement for tanker ships, in particular, has been identified as contributing to higher costs in moving domestic crude oil along the coasts....

...our state has veered off course over the past four years with entrenched politicians who cater to special interests....

... OHA sends out an old-news press release while the Trustees hash it out with Crabbe .... 

Turtle Bay vividly demonstrates the difference in problem solving between gubernatorial candidate Senator David Ige and Governor Neil Abercrombie....

...journalists in the group — including Ian Lind, Denby Fawcett, Ikaika Hussey and Daryl Huff — had to agree not to report about what was said or who said what during the entire process....

"there are other issues we should be working on rather than building this government that is not going to work.” -- Oz Stender January, 2014

...should the government expand from providing old-age entitlement benefits to controlling personal retirement investments as well?

"...we wrote to our congressional delegation and were told, in no uncertain terms, that we would not be able to secure it...."

SHAKA posted the voter registration of Maui voters online.  It included people’s names and addresses....

I propose that OHA abandon its role in nation building. That means cancelling the proposed ‘Aha and reducing the scope of activities of our Washington D.C. office....

...something remarkable happened in the last days of our legislative session....

GOP Candidates were center stage at the Hawaii Republican Party State Convention at Kaneohe's Koolau Ballroom Saturday....

Of the 54 bills harmful to business that were introduced this session that we tracked, 23 bills were stopped....

The Grassroot Institute called for the trustees to take responsibility for their part in creating the atmosphere that led to the letter....

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending May 16, 2014....

...Sen. Malama Solomon’s office has turned in the most for allowance reimbursements at more than $21,000....

...the last four years have done nothing to restore my trust in government....

State House Majority Whip Romy Cachola, D-Kalihi, has hired Honolulu criminal defense attorney Michael Green to represent him....

The University of Hawai'i at Hilo is implementing an interim policy on speech and assembly while the university explores permanent changes to the policy....

More than 100 Hawaii conservatives joined Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint in Honolulu....

Former U.S. Rep. Charles Djou, D-Hawaii, noted Hawaii’s enrollment cost is 26 times the national average, 2 1/2 times the cost for the second most expensive state....

Vaughn G. Sherwood sentenced to 57 months for stealing $200,000 in government benefits....

...the Obama administration lied when it tried to pin the scandal on IRS employees in an Ohio branch office....

...no agendas were filed in advance with the Lt Gov’s office, and no public notice appears to have been given....

...twelve-stop statewide kick off tour beginning next week....

Documents also Reveal Unusual Pressure from Key Democrat Senator to Target Conservatives....

...In its second quarter 2014 statistics and economic report, the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) projects stable economic growth in 2014 and beyond....

Ninety-five percent of Hawaii's residents consider the city or area in which they live to be a good place for racial and ethnic minorities, earning the Aloha State the top spot in Gallup's 50-state ranking....

Americans have increasingly been pulled into the frightening story of more than 250 schoolgirls in Nigeria who were kidnapped by terrorist group Boko Haram....

...Since 2008, Employee had reviewed and approved at least 100 building permit applications that had been routed through the Department by [Business]....

"Colleen Hanabusa has voted in support of the recommendations of the Simpson-Bowles commission, which proposed cuts to Social Security benefits...."

The CMRE mission focuses on tracking, sorting and recovering Army equipment from across Afghanistan....

Grassroot Institute President Keli’i Akina May 12, 2014 ....

Hawaii GEMS program will focus on making solar power accessible to renters and homeowners with low credit scores....

“Party leaders and I have wasted no time in refocusing our membership on our organization’s main goal – electing Republicans to office." -- Pat Saiki

Online applications will be accepted from 12:00 a.m. on May 15, 2014, through 11:59 p.m. on May 21, 2014....

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the conviction of late-term abortionist Kermit Gosnell, who was found guilty of murdering living babies after botched abortion procedures....

...data on state-funded prekindergarten during the 2012-2013 school year....

"The stakes are far too high for OHA to proceed...." -- Crabbe

Recent Congressional Votes

• Senate: Energy-Efficient Building Codes –Cloture
• House: Benghazi Select Committee–Passage
• House: Research Tax Credit –Passage
• House: Charter School Program Expansion–Passage