...Maui County Office on Aging, will expand ongoing transitions efforts to reduce Medicare hospital readmissions....

Those wishing to hear Aung San Suu Kyi speak in person can purchase a ticket to the Rotary International's Rotary Global Peace Forum dinner where Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver the keynote speech on Saturday, Jan. 26....

Yesterday, President Obama accused his opposition in Congress of threatening to “default” on America’s loans....

The bag tax revenue could very well be exceeded by the expenses caused by additional hospitalizations.

“This ruling will significantly increase costs for all tour operators, travel agents, OTCs, and other travel intermediaries...."

...commentary not only addresses the primary U.S. cabotage statute – i.e., the Jones Act – but also the pernicious effects of cabotage laws in other countries....

"the PUC rarely denies rate increases.” 

What happens when a government program simply does not do what it is supposed to do?

After 50 years of federal funding, the US Department of Health and Human Services has determined in two separate studies that Head Start is completely ineffectual....

Why? Because transportation infrastructure deployment lags demand by decades....

By some estimates, Jones Act makes goods in Hawaii 33% more expensive than they could be....

L.A. County MTA "spends almost twice as much on rail to carry about one-fourth as many passengers" as its buses do....

The Maui County Democratic Party is following state party guidelines which does (sic) not allow the selected names to be publicly released ....

...repeal of the lesser half percent rate was made as a parry to the recommendation of their consultant that the overall rate imposed on all retail activities be increased to generate more revenues for the state....

Hanabusa admits she never saw the “offensive" Fox news video, then after all the fuss she says Asians ARE ‘hard working and industrious’.... 

...if every union were to get the same raises and benefits, it would cost the state an extra $1.4 billion beyond the budget....

...Candidate filing is open from now through February 22nd for Honolulu Neighborhood Board elections....

ORMP sets its own ”Management Priorities” and right at the top of the list is priority #1....

Overproject. Then claim that burning millions of dollars for nothing is a savings....

Qualified KIUC Members may be nominated no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2013....