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Big Island Mayor Billy Kenoi's proposal to sell 737 acres of land to help balance the county's budget has been approved by the Hawaii County Council.
A new Hawaii economic forecast predicts Hawaii will make only lackluster gains next year followed by modest growth in 2011.
Hawaii intends to showcase its tourism opportunities and cultural diversity when more than 10,000 people arrive in the islands for the 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
Hawaii's leaders are finally agreeing on a way to end the state's cut in school days to the lowest in the nation, but it probably won't happen before students lose several more instructional days.
Hawaii and China may reach an agreement by the end of the year to open a new retail warehouse showcasing island products.
Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle proposed a plan Sunday to end the state's hotly disputed teacher furloughs starting in January, using a rainy day budget fund and converting planning days for teachers into regular classroom time to cancel a 10 percent reduction in school days.
President Barack Obama is steering some tourism trade and international attention to his native Hawaii in a couple of years.
Wolf Farms has won the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival's Classic Cupping Competition.
Hawaii's budget woes will lead to the layoff of almost 650 state workers by the end of the year.
Two captured Japanese submarines scuttled by the U.S. Navy just after World War II have been discovered in the Pacific Ocean south of Pearl Harbor.
A real estate research firm reports there were 925 foreclosure filings in Hawaii in October as distressed homeowners continued to deal with layoffs, furloughs and wage cuts.
The investment portfolio for the Hawaii Employees' Retirement System continues to soar.
Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona is asking representatives of the parties involved in Hawaii's controversial teacher furlough program to meet with him immediately to work out a settlement.
Though conceding it was a close call, a federal judge refused to halt Hawaii's teacher furloughs, and called on the state and lawyers for parents who filed two lawsuits to quickly reach an out-of-court settlement.
The Hawaii Farm Bureau Foundation and Aloha Air Cargo have formed a new partnership that they say "champions local farmers."
Hotel occupancy in Hawaii rose slightly in September, the first increase after 18 months of declines, Hospitality Advisors LLC reported.
Alaska Airlines on Monday announced new service between Oakland and Hawaii.
Next year may be a year of stabilization in Hawaii's economy, but it will likely be 2011 before sustained economic recovery sets in, economist Leroy Laney said.
Hawaii would be allowed to opt out of key requirements of national health care reform legislation, the only state given such a privilege because it already has its own comprehensive health insurance law.
Hawaii's 16 hospitals are continuing to lose money.
Right when more people need welfare, they're getting less from Hawaii's government.
With less than a week before what could be a pivotal court hearing, a federal judge and lawyers involved in two lawsuits that seek to end Hawaii's teacher furloughs may meet privately in the next few days to discuss settling the cases.
Workers at the Hawaiiana Hotel in Waikiki were recently informed of the hotel's foreclosure, bankruptcy and sale.
The Honolulu Board of Realtors reports sales of existing single-family homes and condominiums on Oahu were robust last month, while prices were down.
A team led by a small Hawaii company was competing to design a new generation of military transport ships when Navy officials dropped it from contention in late 2007. The reason: the team's entry didn't meet the Navy's criteria.
Hawaiians may have settled New ZealandA new study of Polynesian canoe designs suggests that New Zealand may have been settled by sea-faring Hawaiians.
Family: Hotel Closure Killed Our VacationWAIKIKI, Hawaii -- The closure of the Hawaiiana Hotel in Waikiki is leaving some Hawaii-bound visitors put out. A Canadian family spoke with KITV's Jodi Leong and said they are now out $3,800 and will be forced to cancel their Hawaiian holiday.
Law.com - 'Birthers' Lose Again as Federal Judge Nixes Challenge to Obama PresidencyThe Obama administration has defeated another suit, this time in New Jersey, alleging the president isn't a natural-born citizen and so should be ousted from office.
Embalmer's Ball coming next Friday in HiloNight marchers, menehune, and just plain folk will be able to listen and dance to great music and watch the live performance of classic cult Halloween dances at the Rotary Club of Hilo Foundation's first annual Embalmer's Ball. The event will be held from 6 p.m.
Parents At Obama's Former School Protest FurloughsHONLULU -- At the public school in Manoa where President Barack Obama, parents are planning to join hundreds of parents across the state to protest at the State Capitol on Friday, the first day of public school teacher furloughs.
Memorandum on Medical Marijuana enforcementThis is the memorandum given to United States attorneys concerning the changes concerning medical marijuana enforcement.
In Hawaii's Health System, Lessons for Lawmakers, do not be mislead by this article I live thereHONOLULU — Imee Gallardo, 24, has been scooping ice cream at a Häagen-Dazs shop at Waikiki Beach for five years, and during that time the shop has done something its counterparts on the mainland rarely do: it has paid for her health care.
You Investigate! Hawaii, COLBs and phoney citizenshipsWAS/IS HAWAII INVOLVED IN MASSIVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION SCHEME? Oct.
Hawaii Tax Revenues Plunge, Raising DeficitHONOLULU -- The state on Thursday announced that the latest tax revenue figures are down significantly more than economists projected.
Great Obama VideoThis video of past Obama-McCain presidential race is now history, but we must never forget our history because what we decided yesterday in America is why we're involved in the socialist vs. democratic decisions of today and tomorrow.
Navy to let women serve on submarinesThe Navy is preparing to notify Congress of a change that would put women on some submarines for the first time - but not initially on the attack submarines based at Pearly Harbor.
States Show How Not To Fix Health Care. By Kerri Houston Toloczko. 10/01/2009 07:04 PM ET Since the debate over the government takeover of medical care exploded onto the national stage, advocates of market-based, patient-centered reforms have pointed to the failed government health care systems of Canada and the U.K. as examples of what America should not replicate.
Tracking Your Taxes: U.S. Worker Provision on Military Project Could Bleed Taxpayers"It's the largest military construction project in decades, moving the United States Marine base in Okinawa, Japan, to the U.S. territory island of Guam.
Parents consider paying teachers | HonoluluAdvertiser.com | The Honolulu AdvertiserVery interesting, and I expect more to come from this in traditional ed as well. Think of the overhead you could reduce to directly pay teachers. They can receive more, pay liability, and remove some of the red tape...hmmm...
Thought you might find these photos very interesting; what quality from 1941. Pearl Harbor photos PEARL HARBOR December 7th, 1941
Rep. Trent Franks Declares President Obama An "Enemy of Humanity" excerpt: "" Not to put too fine a point on it, but Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) is not exactly known as a towering intellect, although he's a panderer to wingnuts par excellence.
Samoa quake 'triggered tsunami' A strong earthquake near the South Pacific nation of Samoa has triggered a small tsunami, a warning centre says.
Obama's Birth Recordsnaturalborncitizen Says: September 28, 2009 at 11:41 am ATTENTION…. I want as much focus on this blog as possible when I publish Part 3 of the TerriK Investigation Report, subtitled:
Shakedown at the luauCongress to give Hawaii back to "Native Hawaiians"? According to this act, it would become U.S.
Why our country (USA) is in trouble!A Washington, DC airport ticket agent offers some examples of why our country is in trouble!
Teachers OK New ContractHawaii teachers will be taking a pay cut as well as 17 furlough days; that is, schools will be closed for 17 Fridays throughout this year. We sure are living in some crazy times.
11 Things Wal-Mart Has BannedRetail giant Wal-Mart is the world's largest public company, and whether or not you're a fan of shopping at the House that Sam Walton Built, you've got to admit that the store stocks just about everything. But not quite, though.
Racism & Cultural Studies: A Commentary on US Racism/ImperialismREVIEW OF Racism and Cultural Studies: Critiques of Multiculturalist Ideology and the Politics of Difference by E. San Juan, Jr. (Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2002) By Dr. Jeffrey Cabusao Dept of Cultural Studies, Bryant University, Rhode Island
State of Hawaii, the President's birthplace, turns 50 todayFifty years ago today, the United States welcomed Hawaii to the union. A little less than two years later, Barack Obama was welcomed to the world, born in Honolulu -- even if Tom DeLay is still looking for that "gift certficate'' as proof. Obama swimsuit edition.jpg
Why we need the media to focus on the facts In a conversation earlier this week about polls showing that large numbers of Republicans don't believe Barack Obama was born in the United States, I wondered how many of those respondents might not know that Hawaii is a state.
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