Entries for 'News Release'

Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in the Hibiscus Ballroom of the Ala Moana Hotel, from 8 am to 2 pm....

Janice Pechauer passed away last week after a courageous battle with cancer....

...real property tax rates were reduced by 3.1 percent across the board from fiscal year 2014 rates....

“As a practice that has long endured, legislative prayer has become part of our heritage and tradition...That a prayer is given in the name of Jesus, Allah, or Jehovah, or that it makes passing references to religious doctrines, does not remove it from that tradition.” -- US Supreme Court

Monday, May 05, 2014 10:30 a.m. Room 229

UH Interim President David Lassner and Retired Lt. General Francis Wiercinski....

On Thursday, May 1, the Hawaii Legislature adjourned its 2014 regular session....

The half-percent GET surcharge for Oahu, which by law can only be used for Honolulu's rail system, began in January 2007 and is set to expire at the end of 2022....

The Hawaii State Senate today adjourned the 2014 session passing more than 240 bills....

...Hawaiian Electric is seeking proposals for one or more large-scale energy storage systems able to store 60 to 200 megawatts for up to 30 minutes....

...designed to bring large prime contractors together with local companies, and to provide the latest information about upcoming construction contracts....

The Hawai‘i Health Connector Hawai‘i concluded its first open enrollment period, which included a grace period that ended on April 30, with 9,785 enrollees....

...Measures relate to state budget, minimum wage, TAT, Health Connector, seniors, invasive species, mandatory kindergarten, police misconduct, abuse of minors....

...according to the Feds, Apple's 'random audit' story is bunk....

A federal grand jury in Honolulu returned a 13-count indictment today charging Waste Management of Hawaii Inc....

...and 32,209 more enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP through the end of March 2014, compared to enrollment before the Marketplace opened last October....

The top-performing states—Minnesota, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Hawaii—lead the nation across most dimensions of care, and have done so over time....

...analysis from The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy shows that teen childbearing in Hawaii cost taxpayers at least $32 million in 2010....

Total expenditures by visitors who came to Hawaii in March 2014 fell 3.5 percent compared to last March to $1.2 billion....

...UNITE HERE Local 5 union officials have an ugly history of violating the rights of the workers they claim to represent....

This study analyzes the effects of the resulting changes at the individual employee level ....

... Queens, Pali Momi, Straub, and Moanalua all scored 'A' ....

...four major decisions and orders that collectively provide key policy, resource planning, and operational directives to HECO....

...Tesoro indicated that domestic supply was not competitive, in part due to Jones Act restrictions....

...the budget specifically appropriates $300,000 of general obligation bond funds toward design ... another $2 million is appropriated for the actual construction of an air conditioning system....

...$6M of added work due to unidentified utilities, design changes and added work scope....

The budget, which provides $6.189 billion in general funds and $12.147 billion in all means of financing, was characterized by House Finance Chair Sylvia Luke as measured and prudent....

The Hawaii Refinery Task Force has completed its year-long study of the potential impacts of refinery closures....

...Design funds for plans to modernize the case management system for the Social Services Division. The current system is approximately 25-years-old....

Ige said he would vote against confirming Brian Tamamototo permanently to fill a small-business seat of the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA)....

We continue to advocate for the State of Hawai‘i to remove Basic Health Hawai‘i from Hawai‘i Administrative Rules and repeal Haw. Admin. Rules Chapter 17-1722.3....

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for 38,978 adults aged 18 years or older from 6 states: Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Wisconsin....

Kobayashi Group is in partnership with the Howard Hughes Corporation to build ONE Ala Moana, the ultra-luxury condominium being built above Nordstrom’s parking in Ala Moana....

A quick glance at the table below, and you see how powerful the money committees are....

...without registered voters who take the time to participate in every election opportunity, we will continue to be ruled by tiny minority who do not share our values....

"It would be an opportunity for us to within the existing resources acquire the easement." --Ige

Hawaii has 144 structurally deficient bridges....

A student ordered by administrators to stop handing out copies of the U.S. Constitution at the University of Hawaii at Hilo has filed a lawsuit today in federal court....

Charlie Cook, a respected political journalist, ranks campaigns across the country.  On April 17th, he moved his ranking of our race....

The terms will begin on July 1, 2014 and last for three years....

A new opinion poll sponsored by solar scammers argues that Hawaiian Electric (HECO) has a significant public image problem....

Establishes a rewards and recognition program (RRP) for the last two years (sort of)....

Graduation dates begin in May 18 with the ceremonies for Pahoa on Hawaii Island....

Chairman Saiki sent the letter after State Senator Sam Slom last week received contradictory responses from GAO representatives....

...Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $335 million for various capital improvement projects....

Under this agreement, more water will be returned to the streams of Na Wai ‘Eha, particularly to ‘Iao stream....