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HSEA commends the Senate Ways and Means Committee for passing out SB 623 SD 1, which will close (reopen) renewable energy tax credit loopholes (that DoTax already closed)....

Between 2011 and 2012 Hawaii jumped from 44th to 1st in “Work Environment” but fell from 4th to 14th  in “Basic Access"....

...it is difficult if not impossible to overturn a land use district boundary amendment as contrary to IAL designation, when it does not yet exist...

Zero Dark Thirty actors Jessica Chastain and Jason Clarke called for the release of Dr. Shakil Afridi, who helped the U.S. track Osama bin Laden....

"...300 of the families receiving assistance will be affected...."

...Councilmember Pine worked with the new administration to fill a vital need by improving bus service in the wake of cuts made last summer....

Jim Cramer Mad Money CNBC addresses the Jones Act and its negative impact on liquid fuel prices and supply....

When you ram ships; hurl glass containers of acid; drag metal-reinforced ropes in the water to damage propellers and rudders; launch smoke bombs and flares with hooks; and point high-powered lasers at other ships, you are, without a doubt, a pirate, no matter how high-minded you believe your purpose to be.

... agencies cannot give a clear answer on how they arrived at their numbers. Congressional appropriations committee aides say they cannot fact check the administration's estimates ....

AECOM, announced today that it is working on a US$43.9-million contract from the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation....

...liberalism is not an ideology at all; it is a sociology. The same may be said of conservatism....

Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Shelby County (AL) v. Holder, the case raising the question of Section 5’s constitutionality....

SSI, SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, or other government assistance....

About 38 percent of all nursing homes in Hawaii earned an overall five-star rating....

What they aren't telling you is that people with obesity and/or diabetes are going to lose out big under the Hawaii Health Exchange and the 'Pay for Performance' plans being negotiated between Hawaii hospitals and Hawaii Insurers....

$12,500 to $100,000 as a reward for schools that have made significant academic progress for two consecutive years, and ranking in the top five percent in reading and/or mathematics....

Question: Are these criteria written to discourage bids?....

23 middle and high school VEX Robotics teams have qualified to compete at the VEX World Championships in California, April 17-20....

“If President Obama were making the decision for your family… he’d tell you to stop buying gas for your car and explain how you could only eat five days a week.”