With time running out for President Obama and Congress to reach an agreement, this Christmas Eve we bring to you 2012 twist on Clement Clarke Moore's famous poem....

"Our Hawai'i has never faced such a precarious position on Capitol Hill"

Of course, we disagreed later over how to ensure Hawaii's representation in the Senate in a post-Inouye world, and that cost me dearly....

The fight between Hanabusa and Hirono over Inouye’s seat is the latest flare-up of the battle between old-boys and progressives within the Democratic Party....

• Blake v. County of Kauai Planning Comm'n,
• Kanahele v. Maui County Council

The notion that religion belongs in the realm of governance has its origins in the host culture, said Lilikala Kame‘eleihiwa, professor at the Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies....

In Hawaii, hunting has had a long tradition that for political reasons is being eradicated....

...this year the tax scramble is not so much for shifting income and deductions from one tax year to the next as much as it is about getting one’s solar energy device installed....

...first joint enforcement action against a nationwide debt-relief services company that illegally charged advance fees for its services....

No taxpayer money will be used for construction, operation or maintenance....

 Under the law, the reductions are due to take place Jan. 2, 2013

January 3 - 15, 2013

Friday January 11, 2013 at 1pm 

Personal income is a key economic indicator that measures the aggregate income received by all residents from all sources....

...a design flaw in Farrington High School’s 58-year-old auditorium contributed to its roof collapse....

A major dock strike could shutdown work on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts when the current longshore contract covering container cargoes on those coasts expires at midnight Saturday, December 29, 2012....

Our coalition has over 2,300 individual members, over 8,000 Facebook fans and more than 320 business members....

The wind lobby is working overtime to convince Congress to pass an extension before the clock runs out on December 31st....

The Healthcare Association of Hawaii (HAH) invites the public to participate in the Hawaii Community Feedback Survey.

If Hanabusa is appointed senator, you can take the names of most of the folks listed above as possible candidates in the special election ....

Lacking votes from his own party, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) called off consideration of “Plan B” last night....

On Saturday, Dec. 22, Senator Inouye will lie in state from 5 p.m. to midnight in the State Capitol Rotunda. A short program will commence with the arrival of the senator’s casket....

Review of the Revolving Funds, Trust Funds, and Trust Accounts of the Departments of Human Resources Development, Labor and Industrial Relations, Public Safety, and Taxation....

...Such a framework is necessary to preserve the availability of federal student aid funding under Title IV of the HEA....

12/17/2012: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 568.

...this bill will allow eligible state, local, and D.C. government employees to run for elective office. The bill also provides greater flexibility in disciplining federal employees charged with minor violations of the Act....

“This bill provides key improvements to the way self-governance works in the Department of the Interior...."

10th annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report, Hawaii scored 4 out of 10 ....

Operation Southern Fist II near Shor Bak, Afghanistan....

Later today the Republican-led House of Representatives will vote on “Plan B” .... 

Litigation is nearing the "end game" regarding the adequacy of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) and record of decision (ROD)....

The new barge is being specially designed and built to service the Hawaii market and will be larger, more efficient than its predecessor....

...this tax bill contains no tax increases of any kind—in fact, it permanently prevents them....

“…we’re electing our next senator-for-life in this process….”

The case involved a challenge to the charter's requirement that a candidate for public office be a resident of the district in which she intends to run for at least 90 days ....

...thank you for your support and patience as we continue to process all the confusion of the past few months....

... cutting wasteful projects is productive and necessary to avoid a nosedive....

... Coordinating committee will vet applicants for “good standing” qualification ....

...Ray LaHood today participated in a ceremony to sign an agreement to provide $1.55 billion to the City and County of Honolulu on the island of Oahu....

...Heritage’s James Jay Carafano will explain why the Obama administration should rethink support for the U.N. peacekeeping mission there....

...Federal Aviation Administration issued several flight restrictions for Hawaii from 8 P.M. Friday through midnight on Sunday January 6....

...the sudden loss of Senator Inouye would be similar to the sudden and complete loss of Hawaiian Airlines....

Pending the election, the governor shall make a temporary appointment to fill the vacancy by selecting a person from a list of three prospective appointees submitted by the same political party as the prior incumbent....

Pacific Gas & Electric, the state's biggest utility, will pass on about $700 million in annual costs to people without solar systems ....

...parts are still arriving there and automobiles still being produced....

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Republican leaders have done it once again....

Why is this not news in Hawaii? Because First Wind’s local partner is Kamehameha Schools....

...general funds, approximately $6.1 billion for fiscal year 2014 and $6.3 billion for fiscal year 2015....

...the U.S. build section of the Act should be modified in certain trades of domestic shipping in order to support the U.S. Merchant Marine....

Hawaii had three major industries: tourism, the military, and Sen. Dan Inouye....