December 20, 2015 Malfunctioning websites still delaying Hawaii ObamaCare signups The Hawaii Health Connector, has been unable to produce a fully functional website since it launched in October.
December 20, 2015 Hawaii’s highest-in-the-nation energy costs stay intact by politics, monopoly If residents of Hawaii are going to have affordable electricity, the state needs to break up Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc., the parent of the Hawaiian Electric Co., a former lawmaker contends.
December 20, 2015 Homeless in Hawaii? Lawmaker wants to give you a free flight home A Hawaii state representative says it’s time state taxpayers give the homeless a ticket to ride .
December 20, 2015 U.S. Senate Democrats introduce bill to counter Hobby Lobby decision Several U.S. Senate Democrats are fast-tracking a bill, the Protect Women’s Health from Corporate Interference Act, they say will counter the U.S. Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision.
December 20, 2015 Stay seated: Hawaii will pay $81K for fall-prevention coordinator Take careful steps.
December 20, 2015 Experts fear Hawaii’s new voter registration law heightens fraud risk Hawaii has the lowest voter turnout in the nation, with just 44 percent of eligible Hawaii voters taking part in the 2012 election.
December 20, 2015 Union apologizes for attacks on former Hawaii governor in lawsuit settlement Pacific Resource Partnership, an affiliate of the Hawaii Carpenters Union, has apologized for a barrage of media attacks that led to former Gov. Ben Cayetano’s defeat in the 2012 Honolulu mayoral race.
December 20, 2015 Obama 'eagerly looking forward to' 17-day Hawaii vacation The first family is returning to Hawaii for their seventh straight Christmas vacation, a 17-day break President Obama is “eagerly looking forward to.”
December 20, 2015 Former Hawaii senator with troubled past wants another chance Former state Sen. Melodie Aduja, who was booted by voters 10 years ago after a scandal involving her campaign spending account, wants another shot in the Legislature.
December 20, 2015 Obama administration proposes race-based legal system in Hawaii Diversity plan would give one race its own government