Entries for 'News Release'

The Second Amendment is alive and well in Hawaii....

...enrollment for the 2012-13 school year -- with all 254 Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) schools and 32 charter schools -- is 183,251, an increase of 1.1 percent compared to last year’s total of 181,213...

The State Negotiating Team and representatives with the Hawaii State Teachers Association today resumed negotiations.

...his practice focused on product liability, toxic tort, and environmental cost recovery litigation....

Habele Directors and supporters just completed their 2012 “Listening Tour” in Yap State, Micronesia.

Wind project impacts “may be worse than climate change,” says UK Environment Minister....

Have you ever been interested in learning the inner workings of State Government? Do you want to help make your State a better place to live and work?

Public Land Development Corporation Public Hearing live on Akaku Channel 54 and Olelo Channel 55. The meeting is being held on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 from 10:30am to 12:30pm

The labor board is telling the Supreme Court it has the discretion to take as long as it wants, possibly years, to render a decision....

Abercrombie announced the State of Hawaii’s “AA/AA/Aa2” credit rating was reaffirmed by three major credit agencies. He encouraged Hawaii investors to take advantage of this strong rating and purchase tax-exempt state bonds on Nov. 13 and 14.

Following Ward’s announcement, the House Minority Caucus met today to elect Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson, 32, as House Minority Leader and Rep. Beth Fukumoto, 29, as House Minority Floor Leader....

Hawaii Electric Light Company is seeking to add up to 50 megawatts (MW) of geothermal power at prices not tied to the cost of oil to help lower electricity costs for customers....

Keopuolani Park (corner of Kaahumanu and Kanaloa) on Sunday, November 11th between 11:30AM and 1:30PM....

...Tax guidance issued in 2010 has created uncertainty among taxpayers, an unlevel playing field within the renewable energy industry, and presented difficult tax enforcement issues for the Department....

More than 120 Hawaii employers hiring in today’s economy participated in the updated study through interviews and a survey that focused on “living wage” career pathways....

November 9th 2012 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Sheraton Keauhou Resort, Kailua-Kona 

A federal grand jury in Honolulu yesterday indicted Marc Hubbardage 44, of North Carolina and Sean Barriero, age 44, of Miami....

Hawaiian Electric Company invested $188 million, close to twice its earnings, in local infrastructure projects to modernize the electric grid and reliably integrate increasing amounts of renewable energy. At American Savings Bank ... a $15 million increase in clean energy loans.

Here is complete listing of Senate Leadership and Committee Chairmanships....

We have the lowest rate for adjusted wages paid in the country while taxing our poor at a higher rate than all but 4 other states.

After the polls close, HRP will join hundreds of volunteers and supporters at Lingle campaign headquarters....

Over the weekend, our opponent began airing negative radio ads designed to attack Charles' character and divert the voters' attention from the serious issues facing our state and nation....

...residents I spoke with felt isolated and excluded from the “Keep the Country Country” movement because of a perceived unwillingness by the organization to find common ground ....

Myth: OHA is a Hawaiian organization. Fact: OHA is a state agency created by Hawaii’s voting public to carry out the public’s duty to Hawaiians and society in general....

...we know their polling methods are flawed and this race is up for grabs.   Even the Democrat DC-based Super PAC, MajorityPAC, thinks this race is a toss up....

...the message is filled with lies about Governor Lingle’s positions and direct plagiarism of messaging put forth by Governor Lingle....

Hawaii’s tourism juggernaut powers onward, but growth elsewhere remains elusive....

The proposed wind project largely serves to limit the amount of imported biofuel used to meet the RPS (so we can make the numbers add up)....

Abercrombie and Louie were just dreaming of easy money ...

Mazie Hirono is hosting a rally today to slander Governor Linda Lingle in regards to the 2009-2010 teacher furloughs, a tactic that has been a hallmark of Hirono's campaign.

Abercrombie today announced that Louise Kim McCoy is joining his administration effective today....

Abercrombie today said, “I want everyone to remember that trees and forests are what make life possible...."

It's very obvious that Hirono's campaign and her mainland operatives see the same polling numbers we do: that the U.S. Senate race is a statistical dead heat....

GCA joins a growing coalition of business leaders supporting Linda Lingle for U.S. Senate, including the Associated Builders and Contractors, Maui Chamber of Commerce, and the Hawaii Restaurant Association, as well as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce....

Yesterday’s report on campaign donations reveals that he continues to accept great numbers of monetary contributions from government contractors, including Honolulu rail contractors....

...behavioral health services to Medicaid-eligible adults who have serious mental illnesses, and who are participants in the state's QUEST Expanded Access, or QExA, health program....

TONIGHT, Thursday, November 1 – 6:00-8:30 p.m....

104,323 Hawaii County residents are registered to vote in the 2012 General Election....

"With the PLDC's recent efforts to exclude the public from commenting and the adoption of a toothless strategic plan, it appears our only alternative is to push for a repeal of the PLDC."

With 7 days to go, this race is a dead heat. Here are the results ....

The Hawai‘i State Environmental Council has issued a draft of revised rules for the state's environmental review process....

"State and Local Tax Policy: Taxing E-commerce" focused on taxation of e-commerce, hotel room rentals by online travel agencies, and the impact of tax credits....

The high-tech buoy network faced $4.5 million in cuts in February, and Hirono opposed bipartisan House legislation to fully fund the critical system for FY2013 ....

...the RFP is expected six months before the IRP process is complete and at least a year before the results of the PEIS are released....

...The Star Advertiser polled 60% of Democrats in their sample; while our pollster believes that the number of Democrats in our congressional district is closer to 45% of the electorate....

"This is a common tactic for Hirono to tout the great efforts of so many others as her own...."

...in the Democrat Primary election, the Ward poll showed Tulsi Gabbard losing to Mufi Hannemann by 10 points and she went on to win by 21....

Hirono has been on the wrong side of every small business issue during this session.

...the Company has 45 days from receipt of the notification to submit a plan to the NYSE to demonstrate its ability to achieve compliance with the continued listing standards within 18 months....