Entries for 'News Release'

In a June 1, 2015 letter, WASC Vice President Barbara Gross Davis wrote that panel members were “extremely impressed” by Mānoa’s Interim Report and its progress....

...and this time the outgoing leadership admits it....

...directing the state’s utilities to generate 100 percent of their electricity sales from renewable energy resources by 2045....

Organization presents comprehensive policy platform to lower aviation taxes, promote airline competition and fix air travel infrastructure in coming FAA reauthorization....

...praise from the American School Counselor Association for their efforts to raise student achievement through comprehensive counseling services....

Now, appeals from both the TMT and ATST CDUPs are under review by the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court....

In order to further explore the possibility of Maui County running its own power utility....

...hiring and retaining qualified state government IT staff is a top priority, noting the challenge of an aging workforce and lack of millennials....

...Hawaii continues to have high levels (93%) of household participation in giving cash, goods or time....

UH has all of twelve awards for its ten campuses and three thousand faculty....

Twenty of the 150 largest metros had a share of less than 25 percent of its new jobs since 2010 created in occupations that pay a living wage....

Caldwell announces plan to build Hale Mauliola temporary modular housing and provide services for homeless on Sand Island site....

Insurer finds scapegoat--will you be fooled?

...there are around 38,000 who have enrolled in coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, but have yet to pay their bills....

Measure to protect Honolulu drinking water open to public comment....

Statement from UH President David Lassner and UH Hilo Chancellor Donald Straney....

Pasha and Matson both completed their acquisition of Horizon Lines today ....

As Explained: "OHA: $2.8M Giveaway to Wife of Kanaiolowalu CEO"

in the last two years, HPD made 19 arrests for promoting prostitution, more than half of which were for first-degree promoting or sex trafficking. It is important to note that none of these arrests would have been possible without the cooperation of witnesses -- who in these cases happened to be individuals arrested for prostitution....

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy released the annual 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study, a comprehensive analysis of effective property tax rates in each state’s largest city....

...United Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings Senior Report: A Call to Action for Individuals and Their Communities....

Each of these races was decided by more than 150 votes....

The 2014 State Preschool Yearbook is the newest edition of our annual report profiling state-funded prekindergarten programs in the United States....

Hawaii ranked fourth for senior health this year, according to the third edition of United Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings® Senior Report....

Complete results from all NB races ....

Only 15% of Hawaii rural roads are 'good'....

Statewide average wage to afford 2 br rental: $31.61 (Highest in USA)

FULL TEXT: UH official response to the NCAA....

Friday, May 15: Ballots must be cast by 11:59 p.m....

In 2014 Hawaii ranked 40 with 14 dog bite claims. Amount Paid $355,566....

This meeting is going to deal with the DOI announcement of proposing rules....

If Hawaii’s plan is not acceptable to CMS, Hawai’i risks losing $1 billion in matching federal Medicaid funds....

...Ironman charged athletes, who did not otherwise qualify, $50 to enter lotteries for the chance to compete in the Ironman World Championship....

...mainly due to the slower than expected growth of the U.S. economy during the first quarter and the decline in Japanese visitor spending....

The voting deadline for the 2015 Neighborhood Board elections is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 15....

Please thank the state legislators listed below for supporting your Second Amendment rights....

Many public two- and four-year colleges and universities avoided significant tuition increases for the second year in a row... but not UH....

...Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its 2015 Congressional Pig Book, the 23rd edition of the group’s exposé on pork-barrel spending....

The Barack Obama Foundation announced today that the future Barack Obama Presidential Center will be located on Chicago’s South Side (which is nowhere near Hawaii)....

...the League of American Bicyclists has released its 2015 Bicycle Friendly State rankings....

In 2014, the State Office of Planning, on its own accord, initiated an examination of the State land use system....

The merger agreement requires 75% approval by shareholders, so far it only has 70% approval....

The HI State Legislature 2015 Session adjourned on time May 7, with a flurry of gun bill activity over the “Deedy” bill, HB888....

The Guam legislature passed a law that allowed only “native inhabitants of Guam” to vote in an upcoming plebiscite concerning Guam’s political relationship with the United States....

...CNHA gets $348,740.... 

...Millennial women experience depression 10.7 more days per year than Millennial men....

Due to the passage of recent legislation, Kaiser Permanente is preparing to submit a letter of interest to participate in the process for the selection of a partner for Maui Memorial Medical Center....