Entries for 'News Release'

Tonight on INSIGHTS, PBS Hawaii: "What are the races to watch in the upcoming election?" Daryl Huff will moderate this discussion....

Phase III is the middle portion of the property near the existing hotel where two additional hotels and amenities are planned....

...developing an Affordable Housing Strategy for Oahu.....

126 lane miles repaved through the first quarter of 2014....

If confirmed by the State Senate, Nakamoto will serve in office for six years.... 

Caldwell and his Cabinet will visit Mililani, Waikîkî, Waimânalo, Ewa, and Nânâkuli....

The next hearing will convene on April 30th at 10 a.m., beginning with the testimony of Dr. Fridovich....

...Negotiators this year could be asked to aim for a three-year contract that does not address health care in the hope that Congress would take action before 2018 to remove the Cadillac tax....

586 sign-ups since March 31, 2014 ....

HB1866 HD2 SD2 is one of a number of bills that originated in the House, was amended by the Senate, and now goes to the Governor for his review....

...the cost to receive long term care services at home in Hawaii through a home health aide increased over the past five years....

It includes topics such as physical and emotional health, healthy behaviors, work environment, social and community factors, financial security, and access to necessities such as food, shelter, and healthcare....

The city auditor is seeking an auditor for the Office of the City Auditor.  Duties and qualifications are noted as follows....

Hawaii has much room to improve. It scores poorly on all three dimensions of freedom....

A perfect opportunity to get involved in the political process....

Bullies get pushier; dealers posture; trouble-makers know just when and where to light the match....

The party also announced that it is now accepting membership applications....

Environment America (who?) released a new report: “Shining Cities: At the Forefront of America’s Solar Energy Revolution”....

Participation in a robust summer learning program substantially reduces the achievement gap....

The two largest correctional facilities, in Honolulu and Waipahu, both hold more seriously mentally ill individuals than are held at Hawaii State Hospital....

The 2008 Legislature amended the Auditor’s governing statute to require follow-up reporting on recommendations made in various audit reports....

The majority of these bills, along with House bills passed by the Senate, will go into conference committees where House and Senate conferees will negotiate differences in the measures and determine which will be presented for final consideration....

The Pro Bowl following the 2014 season will be played on Sunday, January 25, 2015, and televised live on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET from University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona, the site of Super Bowl XLIX a week later....

Hawaii was again last in voter turnout in 2012, with its rate decreasing 4.6 percentage points from a nation’s worst 2008 rate....

States with the largest percentage increase were North Dakota (27.8 percent), California (15.6 percent), Hawaii (10.5 percent)....

Providers across the country were surveyed to determine the average costs....

"...the EES is a work in progress, and teachers feel that more needs to be done so that the EES can help improve the practice of teaching...." -- Wil Okabe, HSTA

...featured speakers this evening will be George Powell, M.D., Neurologist, Maui Medical Group and Stanley Tillinghast, M.D., Cardiologist, Kaiser Permanente, Wailuku....

...atheists are once again falsely accusing the two churches, One Love Ministries and Calvary Chapel Central Oahu, of defrauding the government even though the court dismissed their claims earlier this year....

...Coburn voiced concern—from experience—about the lack of cancer treatment centers covered under Obamacare....

Since the decision a lot of people have been asking what is going on. Well, let’s try and break this down a little bit....

April 5-30: Attend a town hall meeting and learn more about nation building.

...working together to patch and repair uneven sidewalks near the State Capitol on Saturday, April 5, 2014 from 8 to 11 a.m....

Capitol Rally on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 @ 11:00 am to 2:00pm....

...as specified in its Memorandum of Understanding, Monsanto Hawaii and its Maui employees will deliver copies of several hundred studies and safety reviews on genetically engineered crops to Mayor Alan Arakawa today....

A record total of 22,765 personal/private firearm permit applications were processed statewide during 2013....

The Connector's customer support center staff is making more than 1,000 calls per day to reach out to consumers who have started, but have not completed, the enrollment process....

Top officials from six state health insurance exchanges will testify Thursday, April 3rd in a House Oversight and Government Reform joint subcommittee hearing....

HELCO rates are consistently more than 37 cents a kilowatt-hour, and often well over 40 cents, despite nearly half of the island’s electricity being generated from renewable sources....

THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OF THE INITIAL WAVE IS 0324 AM HST WED 02 APR 2014....

In this policy report, the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores the intersection of kids, race and opportunity....

...the Kobayashi Group is an investor in a hui that plans to build one or more luxury developments in Kaka’ako....

...sometimes the Legislature feels like a Whack-a-Mole game, where you knock down a bad bill, only to find the contents pop up again in another bill....

Residents identified homeless and/or homelessness as a priority for the City to address....

The Office of the City Auditor is pleased to present its fourth annual Service Efforts and Accomplishments (SEA) Report for the City and County of Honolulu....

...The new (to the State) application is expected to save money, improve security, and enhance sustainability (everybody else has been doing this for years, but hey) ....

Hawaii’s public schools can be a model for the nation, according to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan...