What If a Typical Family Spent Money Like the Federal Government? ....

...Abercrombie today announced the appointment of Scott Edward Enright as chairperson of the Hawaii Board of Agriculture, effective Jan. 1....

$14,321,000 – Information/Electronic Medical Record (EMR) System, statewide....

Beginning Jan. 1, regulators expect it will be literally impossible for an individual to buy a new policy in the Northern Mariana Islands, and difficult in other territories....

“Nothing to see here folks, move along” is the State’s central theme in its response to this appeal....

FEMA's maps govern whether home and business owners are required to buy flood insurance....

DOCARE has noticed a significant increase in illegal vending on state land throughout Kauai County....

In the past, paramedics would have taken the man to the closest hospital emergency room.... But instead, under a pilot program, paramedics ushered him through the doors of Holly Hill Hospital, a commercial psychiatric facility....

Beginning January 1, 2014, the federal government will ban the use of 60-watt and 40-watt incandescent light bulbs....

...wastes productive land, wastes taxpayer funds, and lies about sustainable green jobs....

Because HELCO's renewable energy generation output is in excess of the statutory forty percent, HELCO must demonstrate that the project provides cost reduction benefits to ratepayers....

Hawaii State Teachers Association urges the Legislature to support and fund the following....

...the Governor has until Feb. 9, 2014, to name a permanent director....

States increasingly are turning to dual enrollment as a strategy for improving college readiness and access, according to a 50-state database....

Senator Sam Slom discusses gun control with Dr. Maxwell Cooper, Legislative Liaison for Hawaii Rifle Association....

While most of us are gathering with loved ones, there are Americans being held prisoner in repressive countries around the world....

The court concluded that the commissioner did not qualify as a valid holdover ....

The main philosophy of Advocates for Youth is that children have “sexual rights”....

...impacts on gross state product are estimated to be negative (up to -$63 million)....

... Hawaii now has a total of 469 NBCTs ....

Hawai'i Health Connector is extending its enrollment deadline from December 23 to tomorrow, December 24, in line with a federal announcement earlier today....

...we reviewed the system of quality control of the Hawaii Office of the Auditor in effect for a three-year compliance period from 2011 to 2013....

...$3.46 million in capital improvement project (CIP) funds for the Hawaii Film Studio, including a new production and multipurpose building....

...capital improvement projects (CIPs) that further invest in Hawaii’s airports....

The First Session of the 113th Congress has come to a close. The Senate will be back on January 6, 2014. The House will be back on January 7, 2014.

Medicaid wasn’t working for Moise....

They are pushing to grow their industry that may increase availability of organic produce but at a cost that most folks can’t afford....

The Clinton Global Initiative recognized WEfficiency as a change-making commitment. And of course: Money shower!....

the nation's ability to prevent and control infectious disease outbreaks is hampered by outdated systems and limited resources....

... another legislative session looms large on the horizon ....

Applications should be postmarked no later than Friday, Feb. 7, 2014....

...Blake Oshiro, out in front of the news cameras to deny that any “parade of horribles” relating to the activist LGBT agenda would ever be unleashed on the people of Hawaii....

...the exchange will be expected to fund its $10 million to $14 million in annual operations through fees on local insurance companies....

...McDermott said he should be able to get a copy of the 10-hour curriculum from either the state Department of Education or the University of Hawaii Center on Disability Studies, which developed the $800,000 pilot program....

This decision also reflects that the Recktenwald Court is continuing the Moon Court's policies of keeping the door to the courthouse doors opened as wide as possible....

My first transportation wish for 2014: Hawaii needs a motorcycle helmet law....

Hawaii’s people successfully blocked repeated attempts to promote and create a state-sponsored, race-based nation...

...Caldwell held a signing ceremony Sunday at Kuhio Beach to enact two bills banning smoking at city parks and at TheBus stops....

Most of the people applying for Obamacare are being funneled into Medicaid....

...atheists have falsely accused five Hawaii churches of defrauding the government in a lawsuit filed in state court....

Hitt's other organization is the "Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute", dedicated to peddling bogus claims that autism, Alzheimer's, and ADHD are caused by so-called 'food additives.'

News Release from University of Hawaiʻi Dec 18, 2013 (With explanatory notes added to enhance accuracy.)....

"...the obvious nature of the hit job and its intent does Hanabusa no good and only serves to engender ill will towards her candidacy...."

The most-free jurisdiction in North America is in Canada, according to a study by Dean Stansel, a professor at Florida Gulf Coast University, and Fred McMahon of the Fraser Institute....

ObamaCare is only going to get worse....

When one person tells you that the skies are filled with chemtrails, you trust them and believe them. That also explains why there is always rain predicted on your anti-GMO marches....

As Obama so ironically threatened in 2009, “If you misrepresent what’s in this plan, we will call you out.” To that end, here are 10 promises of Obamacare that have already been broken....

...In the fastest "investigation" in Hawaii history, 2 weeks, the DOE announced the program will restart. The program will also be expanded to 30 more schools....

...Tuā’au Kereti Māta’utia, Jr., the first candidate to announce for Faleomavaega's seat, is assistant senior policy adviser to the Governor....