...nine meetings set for Feb 12-19th, 2018....

...Many bills are moving through the legislative process....

...Meanwhile: While Most States Clean Up, Hawaii CO2 Emissions Rise Since '08....

...The bill impact of the interim rate is expected to be reduced by the application of anticipated corporate tax savings that are the result of the new federal tax law that took effect on Jan. 1, 2018....

...44% of homeless youth are from the Mainland...48% first became homeless with their homeless parents....

...new regulations in October 2016 requiring coal and raw palm oil exporters to ship on Indonesian flag ships....

...Want to know what labor and employment bills will be considered during this year’s legislative session?....

...SB2291 would raise the minimum wage in Hawaii to $15 an hour by 2020....

... Ige this week signed an executive order that most likely will discourage competition and innovation among internet service providers ....

...a cargo of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) was surreptitiously imported into the United States on January 28, 2018 at Boston, Massachusetts, in apparent violation of sanctions....

...Ranking each state's highway system in 11 categories, including highway spending, pavement and bridge conditions, traffic congestion, and fatality rates....

...the DoD Office of Inspector General has issued a disclaimer on the DoD’s own financial statements....

...Forty-four states levy a corporate income tax. Rates range from 3 percent in North Carolina to 12 percent in Iowa....

...Got Ethics?....

...the House Committee on Public Safety will hear House Bill 2228, legislation that will drastically reduce the time period that prohibited persons have to surrender firearms....

...Hoshijo served as education and political director with the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters. He also worked for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union for 26 years....

...Proterra hopes to hype these buses into a billion dollar IPO to pay off Proterra investor Al Gore....

...Although OHA has been the subject of a recent State audit, the independent audit will cover additional territory as it examines OHA's LLCs for potential fraud, waste and abuse....

... Study shows Democrats have become party of the rich ....

....What Are They So Mad About At The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs?....