...Garo admitted that he helped steer federal contracts worth more than $18 million to a contractor....

...The rules now advance through the remainder of the administrative rules process to Gov. David Ige for final approval....

...OECD estimates that the law's repeal would increase U.S. economic output by up to $135 billion....

...Idea: Use the money to FORCE the homeless into shelter with drug treatment and mental health care....

...the roads have potholes, illegible street signs and regular heavy congestion....

..."A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth -- some obvious truth he isn't supposed to say."....

...Solar, wind, storage part of strong response to state’s largest procurement effort....

...votes in Congress and bills introduced for week ending Nov 9, 2019....

...Who’s going to pay all these attorneys? They don’t work for free....

...events on Oahu, Big Island, Maui and Kauai....

...the annual Defend The Family sex-trafficking awareness conference....

...Some states require an analysis of the potential economic impact of certain legislative proposals — an “economic impact statement,” if you will. Hawaii does not....

...This report covers recommendations made in reports issued from 2014-2017....

...OHA's P.I.G. issued a report conceding that OHA has "no recourse” to discipline him, and closed the matter....

...The approval deadline is Nov 19, 2019....

...stepped-up traffic enforcement efforts on Daniel K. Inouye Highway began on August 15.... 

... Economic freedom in Hawaii dropped three notches to 40th place among all 50 U.S. states ....

...It all turns on the language of the Clean Water Act, and what does the term "from" mean....

“...There are more than 500,000 similar underground injection wells in the country and nearly 6,000 in Hawaii alone....”

...Native Hawaiians in Hawaiʻi have a shorter life expectancy compared with other racial/ethnic populations in the state....