The Connector logged 19,457 unique visits to the site, completed 1,181 applications, and received 1,257 calls connected at the contact center on the first day....

Several popular Jones Act notions circulating around Hawaii simply are not true....

The enrollment gains can be partly attributed to the large number of births in 2008 and more students staying in the state’s public schools....

Ritte and activist organizations have collected more than a million dollars from anti-GMO advocacy groups on the mainland....

...the furor over Washington furloughs will only take you so far in the rest of America....

The House has continually been reaching out to the Senate Democrats and President Obama to pass a resolution to ensure everyone receives equal treatment....

Attorney Jim Hochberg is Senator Sam Slom’s guest on the latest edition of “A Better Day” which airs on Olelo Public Access TV Channel 54....

State senators have, at last count, gotten 1,539 emails from residents about the spill and 272 emails from supporters of gay marriage; 602 in opposition....

Unregulated access to the marsh has already led to damage of archaeological sites. Trails will attract dog walkers....

Government funding isn’t the issue. It’s Obamacare....

Hawaii is the first sub-national government to sign onto the Majuro Declaration for Climate Leadership, presented Friday by the Leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum to the United Nations Secretary General....

Nominations and self-nominations for task force members should be sent by email to president@Hawaii.edu....

Schatz’s own office has indicated that 25,000 federal workers throughout the state would be left without pay....

...thanks to a Christmas Tree Clause in 13-33, developers and wealthy individuals with 10 acres or more have been given an easy out for upzoned properties....

• Senate: Continuing Resolution
• House: Continuing Resolution – Medical Device Tax Repeal Amendment
• House: Continuing Resolution – Defunding of the Affordable Care Act Amendment

If policymakers are committed to reducing global carbon dioxide emissions, then they will have to get serious about promoting sources of electricity production that can compete with coal on price....

GMOs are likely saving tens of millions from starvation in underdeveloped countries....

Over the weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to delay the unpopular law’s implementation by one year....

It is amazing how pages like this will have such vile, hateful commentary and then always end it with truth, love, peace, and unity!....

Last night I got a tweet from Christy Demuth, biotech opponent on Kauai.  She's always a delight.  She says that she's found the link between me and Monsanto....