Abercrombie June 13 signed three bills giving 'Favored Nation' money to HGEA and UHPA.  

“I cannot believe this is happening at 1:30 on Friday afternoon, when all our vendors have already picked and prepared their products for the Sunday market."

... a solar energy products and services company, natch ....

a person complaining about a vacation rental cannot circumvent the City's enforcement procedures and the administrative appeal process by instituting an original jurisdiction lawsuit....

Home Care Aide is projected to be the fastest growing occupation in every county in Hawaii through 2018....

Union members who have been led to believe rail would put them back to work can now see that it simply isn’t happening....

“We have to be proactive in trying to line up debt or lease financing for the 2013 aircraft deliveries. The funding for three of those five [planes] is already taken care of. Staying ahead of this is the biggest risk....

"I've said that this is a make-or-break moment for the middle class, and I believe it," President Obama told an Ohio crowd yesterday. Indeed it is—because in a sluggish economy, American taxpayers are about to be clobbered by the largest tax increase in history....

Under Article VI, Section 3 of the Hawaiʻi State Constitution, the Commission was duty-bound to make an appointment after the Governor’s office failed to do so within 30 days....

“Hawaii looks forward to working collaboratively with CMS in order to ultimately obtain approval for State-Based Exchange and to ensure the Connector’s operational readiness for 2014,” stated Governor Abercrombie.

If enacted, it would be difficult, perhaps impossible, for these small businesses to comply with the bonding and registration requirements.

Oahu has several large, dammed reservoirs, all of which could provide continuous power ....

The glorious Jones Act at work ....

This plan would impact more than 164,000 military service members, retirees, and family members who live on Oahu.... Commissary shoppers in Hawaii save 50.7% with annual savings for a family of four of $7,360.

Says visa process is now smoother....

In Honolulu, the Planned Parenthood counselor “Rogue” tells the woman it is okay to have multiple abortions of girl pregnancies so long as the abortions are spaced far enough apart....

... today we have voices suggesting that America's best days are behind her ....

Last week Mazie Hirono skipped a key vote on Rail funding to campaign in Rhode Island at the Netroots nation liberal bloggers conference. Now her work is beginning to bear fruit....

In the late 1950s he became the first Hawaii-born organizer for the United Public Workers of Hawaii....

SPI Solar to Become the Largest Utility-Scale Solar Developer in Hawaii with 68 Projects across 3 Islands ....