Liabilities everywhere: The rail project, the failing state hospital system, overdue maintenance on state buildings and campuses, underfunded public worker pensions and health insurance, and so much more....

...a brood of unethical government contractors and incapable government enforcers....

I Mua Manoa proposes the following seven (7) steps to address the issue of transparency and to make the budget sustainable....

...to be heard by the Committees this week....

The language in the bill about non-resident aliens is just "housekeeping" to clarify terminology in statute passed years ago....

...If HCR33 gets a hearing, it will first be in the House of Representatives Ocean, Marine Resources & Hawaiian Affairs committee chaired by Rep. Kaniela Ing....

...Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement will soon be requesting funding from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....

The House District 13 Council Nominating Committee has completed its selection process and has forwarded three names to the governor....

Sales taxes in most states leave rent alone, but our General Excise Tax (GET) taxes it....

Patrick Novak v. USA, in which plaintiffs appeal the Hawaii district court’s dismissal for lack of standing of their action brought against the United States, seeking a declaration that the Jones Act was invalid as it applied to interstate commerce involving the State of Hawaii....

Consumers should be especially aware of the difficulty that continues to exist in trying to get straight information....

...Joseph Kim has been nominated to be the Deputy Director at the Department of Taxation where he will redeploy his extensive experience in training and commanding U.S. Air Force....

Horizon and its board of directors believe that the claims in the actions are entirely without merit but are entering into this settlement because it will eliminate the risks, costs, and other burdens of litigation....

...to make experimental drugs available to terminally ill patients who meet certain qualifications....

Hawaii is one of the worst states in the country when it comes to the citizen tax burden....

...Grassroot Institute has been busy tracking legislation that threatens or promotes free market principles and individual liberty....

Currently, seven states—Hawaii, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin—are permitted to tax Internet access....

The deadline to submit completed candidate and voter registration forms for Neighborhood Board elections is next Friday, February 20, 2015....

The state paid nearly $60 million in overtime pay last year....