Entries for 'News Release'

...can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems....

As a result, industrial foreign fleets, with much higher bigeye tuna quotas, freely operate on the high seas around the Hawaiian Islands where Hawaii longline fishermen can no longer fish for bigeye tuna....

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said: “The Administration continues to put our resources toward failed missions and strengthening our enemy, rather than focusing on defeating our enemy...."

...total enrollment for school year 2015-16 is 180,409, compared with 180,895 in school year 2014-15, and 185,273 the year before that....

Since August 7, a total of 152 people (including 23 families) have been placed into shelter or permanent housing....

19 open seats on Neighborhood Boards .... 

...and Fitch expects them to remain so. This largely reflects the state's direct responsibility for many functions delegated to local governments in other states, particularly K-12 education....

The 2014 Organic Production Survey conducted in Hawaii found 166 farms with 3,505 acres....

"...it is the city’s Ethics Commission that should administer the city’s standards of conduct...."

New Study Finds Excise Tax is Having Significant Impact on U.S. Employers ....

Business cannot operate without laws being enforced. Selective enforcement of laws by State, County and HPD is discriminatory. Citizens place their trust in government that Laws will be enforced equally without the need for political pressure to do so. The result of the faulty law enforcement surrounding Mauna Kea is fostering tension, aggression, racism and business uncertainty. Ambiguity surrounding the rule of law has prompted a poor economic climate....

...Deadline is Thursday, Oct. 15....

... factors were “pent up demand” for services sought by previously uninsured individuals, transitional plans and previously low penalties for ignoring ACA’s individual mandate keeping healthy populations out of the marketplace, high cost specialty drugs, and ACA taxes and fees ....

...allow customers to buy an interest in electricity generated by community renewable projects in diverse locations on their home islands without installing anything on their own roofs....

U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii’s Installation Voting Assistance Office will host a voter registration drive in the lobby of the main Post Exchange, Oct. 5, 10 a.m.-2 p.m....

Jamye Windsor, age 40, has been charged with one felony theft count for improperly receiving more than $50,000 in state funds from Waianae Community Outreach....

EPA, State of Hawaii negotiate final settlement with U.S. Navy to upgrade Red Hill storage tanks....

The President urged the lawmakers to adopt his domestic economic agenda at the state level because he doesn’t expect Congress to take much action for the remainder of his presidency....

209 Candidates running for 40 positions as delegates to the Tribal Convention designed to approve Federal Recognition.... 

including Travelocity.Com, LLP, Expedia, Inc., Orbitz, LLC, and Priceline.Com, LLP....

The NPRM comes on the heels of a robust and transparent public comment period as part of a...process that began last year and included public meetings. ...they overwhelmingly favored creating a pathway for reestablishing a formal government-to-government relationship.... (LOL!)

...reimbursing OIG for Federal financial participation claimed for costs related to investigations of ineligible cases, to misplaced equipment, and to unallowable costs for equipment....

The Service will not be designating Critical Habitat areas for these species at this time due to insufficient information....

...adding rigor and value to programs preparing high school graduates for high-skilled, high-demand jobs....

States are not held to the same accounting standards as most businesses and publicly traded companies. Therefore, states do not use the proper tools to balance their budgets....

There were 1,074,914 total air seats to Hawai‘i in August 2015, up 5.4 percent from the same month last year....

Hawaii had not met targets on some key items in the Notice of Non-Compliance corrective action plan....

President Obama may follow the example of his predecessor George W. Bush and unilaterally designate large swaths of coastal America as “national monuments.”....

Hawaii laws require Fundraisers that solicit contributions on behalf of a charity in Hawaii to register with the Attorney General....

On Tuesday, September 29, beginning at approximately 11 a.m., Phase V enforcement of the sidewalk nuisance and stored property ordinances will take place....

The center of the system is located about 455 miles southeast of Hilo and continues to move slowly in a northwest direction....

“Only someone with a great misunderstanding of the First Amendment or an axe to grind against religion would claim that such a slogan poses a threat or is in any way unconstitutional."

The Hawaii Republican Party Honors War Hero, Captain Jerry Coffee, U.S. Navy (RET.), at the Proud To Be An American Dinner on October 27, 2015....

Hawaii: 21% of middle market firms are minority-owned ....

"...come January, when the Legislature convenes, we’re going to have to address it...."

“The Cadillac tax is a harmful provision that would affect one in four employers,” Hirono said....

Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Friday, October 9, 2015....

"...I believe that we should not rush to complete a deal...."

The program will offer a 25 percent discount on standard electric rates from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. That’s a reduction of about 8 cents from the September kilowatt hour rate of 31 cents....

The Aloha State, one of Kiplinger's top ten least tax-friendly states, is known for its high cost of living....

The meeting will be held at Washington Middle School from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Weds Sept 30....

Act 103 authorized Maui Region to transfer its facilities to a new entity as a way to mitigate future budget deficits....

Meanwhile, ACLU fails in effort to keep the homeless on the street....

The Commission is accepting proposals through October 31, 2015, to amend the Charter....

...whether SunEdison abused its position as the controlling shareholder of TerraForm in order to advance its own interests at the expense of TerraForm and its minority shareholders....

The Hawaii State Hospital in Kaneohe for more than a decade has been challenged with overcrowded patient conditions....

...1.1 acre property located at 85-248 Farrington Highway....

But Hawaii has 3rd lowest obesity rates....