... state budget challenges have far outlasted the Great Recession ....

Hawaii's elected officials obviously serve the old boy network at the expense of the rest of us....

We thought the media had turned the corner on the issue of how to handle the disappearance of Faleomavaega....

The Population Institute today released its second annual report card ....

• Senate: Federal Reserve Chair Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: U.S. Court of Appeals Nomination – Cloture
• House: Solid Waste Disposal Regulations – Passage

"...he provided a very valuable voice, especially in this town where you don't have too many people speaking out on anything."

Residents of Alaska ($40,000 per resident) and Hawaii ($33,000) have the highest levels of state debt on a per capita basis, followed by Connecticut ($31,000), Ohio($28,000) and Illinois ($25,000)....

As of January 1, a new tax rule will prevent restaurant workers from collecting automatic tips....

If there's one thing that keeps appellate lawyers up at night, it's jurisdictional questions....

...This explains Billy Kenoi signing the Hawaii County Anti-GMO bill....

...a lawless, violent, drug-addled, and adrenaline-soaked mecca....

On Friday, several seed companies filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Honolulu. Here's the Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief....

January 16 at 6:30PM at Life Church, 355 N Kainalu Dr, Kailua, Oahu....

...the first newsperson in Washington, D.C. to address the question of Eni Faleomavaega’s prolonged absence from the Nation’s Capital....

...come to the capitol between noon and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15 to meet with your representatives and senators....