...25 are in shelter; 43 are receiving homeless prevention assistance; seven were placed directly into housing; and another six have been assisted with airline funds which have enabled them to be reconnected with families in the U.S. mainland....

...Obama Hawaii Christmas vacations over the past three years have cost taxpayers $15,540,515.10 in travel expenses alone....

...HHC will not be self-sufficient for at least 8 years ["if ever" adds Senator Slom]....

The commission highlighted several areas for special recognition....

...What Rhoads is proposing, together with the Attorney General’s Office, is a setback for hard won court cases by the news media over the past 30 years....

..."just compensation and damages" are required by the constitution....

It costs $2 a barrel to ship Texas crude to Europe or Asia and $7 to ship it to Philadelphia....

In Hawaii a number of us are fascinated with gambling....

The House today passed over a hundred bills....

...The loss of an arm, for example, is worth up to $48,840 in Alabama, $193,950 in Ohio and $439,858 in Illinois....

How did your Representative and Senator vote?

... U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) quote "Unfortunately, very few commercial ships with high military value have been constructed in US shipyards in the last twenty years." ....

...monitoring report praises progress in Hawaii's public school system, from the implementation of high academic standards to supports provided to educators and students....

Hidano’s nomination is subject to Senate confirmation....

...the economy is still not creating as many new firms as it did before the recession....

...And the poorer you are, the more of your income goes to GE Tax....

"...my goal is to elevate our status as a Board of Trustees...."