The last few months have seen 10-20 percent declines in the exchange rates of many Pacific countries against the US Dollar….

The ultimate goal is identifying Hawaiʻi’s language needs and creating a robust, multilingual workforce to handle those needs....

Silver Excellence Award in the Waste-to-Energy (WTE) category for H-POWER by the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)....

Hawaii's attorney general wants to enjoin four people he says are practicing law illegally and operating a fraudulent mortgage-relief scheme in the state....

In the letter, the four Commissioners stand specifically against the use of Presidential executive action as a means to enact the provisions of the Akaka Bill....

$100 million to acquire a portfolio of land leases and lease royalties from solar projects from Hawaii to New York....

Hawai‘i Pacific University is once again the state’s only university to appear on the Military Friendly Schools list...

The Hawaii Health Connector Customer Support Center is now open....

Hawaii's newly redesigned web portal and department websites recognized in the Center for Digital Government's Best of the Web awards....

This debate should be in public and suggestions and changes to the legislation should be transparent....

Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Monday, September 30, 2013....

He also stated that customer rates would not be affected by the incident....

Today, the Constitution turns 226 years old. Let’s not forget it states that the President “shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.”....

...if Obama's 2nd home state of Illinois just stopped homosexual 'marriage', then so can the people who live in Obama's 1st home state of Hawaii....

Adopted by the Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board #34 at its August 28, 2013, meeting by a vote of 6 to 3....

Health Care Subsidy

In a typical Friday afternoon “news dump,” the Treasury Department announced it could not grant unions’ request for another special Obamacare break....

Friday October 4, 6:00pm, at the Naniloa Hotel Crown Room in Hilo....

there is a glaring paradox as observers decry the shortage of affordable housing ... while at the same time prevent the development of additional affordable housing....

...a few weeks ago the puppy-murdering phonies of "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals" (PETA) hounded a Kauai fisherman whose close call with a giant ahi was captured on video.  Now the national spotlight is focused on a Big Island youth...

The society pages of MidWeek magazine showed Pascua at events with some of Hawaii’s most well-known politicians, including former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann and prominent Democratic activist Amy Agbayani....

The revisions were made after further analysis of the system’s criteria....

More than 300 people attended the Joint Venture Education Forum’s 12th annual meeting, Aug. 29, 2013 at The Salvation Army’s Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Kapolei....

Gay marriage on the line in the October 28 special legislative session, but apparently Governor Neil Abercrombie is willing to risk losing the vote for a crack at imposing government dogma on Hawaii's religious believers....

...the state would need to rely upon liquefied natural gas (LNG) brought in from the U.S. mainland ... to mitigate the high costs associated with generating electricity from liquid petroleum fuels....

Congress can vote on something and that vote won’t mean a thing....

...without changes to the way the ACA is implemented, there are likely to be "unintended consequences" that will hurt workers' health care coverage....

On August 6, 2013, OHA received a letter from HCDA stating they will not make any compromises to their plans and expects OHA to be a “good neighbor” and accept their plan for our property....

Grace’s report provides specific research and points of reference for ... The Queen’s Federal Credit Union and Aloha Federal Credit Union of Honolulu....

"The Affordable Care Act...is bringing many changes.... Your plan is among those that won’t meet ACA requirements."

Unfortunately, everything Dr. Shepherd loves about his job is now at risk....

Brian Minaai, associate vice president for Capitol Improvements since 2008, has been on paid leave for nearly eight months....

Hawai‘i Pacific University climbed 10 places in the top Regional Universities in the West in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges 2014,”....

At 10:28 a.m., FDNY lieutenant Mickey Kross was in the third-floor stairwell of the north tower when he heard a “tremendous roar,” and the building began to crumble....

In observance of the 12th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11....

...FEMA has completed revisions to the City’s Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps that will affect 12 map areas on Oahu....

The annual survey determines the number of federally connected students in the public school system for whom the state receives impact aid funds....

...state officials attended a ceremony at Red Hill Elementary – one of the top-performing schools – to present individual awards ranging from $20,000 to $95,000....

Members of the Presidential Selection Committee are appearing at various community gatherings to solicit input....

Kia’aina would lead the Department’s efforts to coordinate federal policy for Guam....

...seeking input from the public on the design and location of a newly planned memorial honoring Hawaii veterans....

Roger Epstein, senior partner of Cades Schutte Law Firm, talks with Dr. Keli’i Akina about Hawaii as a center for global transformation....