If California is America’s future, then that future is overrun with poverty....

Fortunately, our lawmakers are allowing the three top rates to die a natural death at the end of this year with our highest marginal rate a more modest 8.25%....

One barrier to business is the Merchant Marine Jones Act....

Study also finds that alcohol consumption is a salient predictor of marijuana use....

" ... Lawmakers should allow non-American ships to carry goods between the island and the mainland .... "

No more than 48 hours after the U.S. Supreme Court redefined marriage for all 50 states, calls to revoke the tax-exempt status for churches began....

...city launches innovative new partnerships to provide cultural integration to COFA populations....

HC&S has been a member of the Maui community for over 140 years....

The Honolulu City Ethics Commission has just adopted a new policy that minimizes government transparency....

HAWSCT Again Clarifies When A Judgment Is "Final" And Appealable (They're Serious About This Finality Thing)....

For example, the Aina Koa Pono project....

“Yesterday we decided to break down what some would consider to be a campsite."

The Hawaiian Homes Commission is Saying “NO!” to Any US Dept. of Interior Rule Changes....

...Senate Minority Budget Director Paul Harleman about the current economic status of Hawaii and his concerns for the state's future financial stability....

Hawaii has just won last place in the latest ranking of business climates among the fifty states....

Act 169: "Requires certain state councils, boards and commissions to attend a legal training course administered by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs on native Hawaiian customs and rights."

...Judge says Maui County prohibition is pre-empted by federal and state law....

The U.S. House passed its FY 2016 transportation appropriations bill earlier this month, and the Senate bill was reported from the Senate Committee on Appropriations on June 25....

...Yesterday, Hawaii Governor Ige held a press conference to announce his intent to veto SB 265 which could enact Hawaii’s first sex trafficking law....

...electric vehicles generate a negative environmental benefit of about -0.5 cents per mile relative to comparable gasoline vehicles....