Entries for 'News Release'

... CLUE: Dobelle and Greenwood are both still alive ....

... Candidate filing begins on February 1, 2024, and goes through June 4, 2024 ....

... Judge Helen Gillmor sentenced Phong Duy Le, 49, of Honolulu, Hawaii to 29 months in federal prison ....

... type your address in the search bar on the County of Maui Sewer Service Status interactive map ....

... In his previous roles as State Comptroller and Deputy Superintendent of Operations for the Department of Education, Otaguro managed facilities on a large scale as well as complex Capital Improvement Projects ....

... Effective Feb 1, 2017, the Hawaii DHS mandated more square footage per shelter bed, thus reducing the profitibility of homeless shelters and reducing the number of beds available.  The obvious result of this policy change is before us ....

... The USACE lead contractor on the project, Aktarius, LLC dba Dawson AKT ....

... the law prohibits a landlord from charging an applicant for a residential dwelling unit, a tenant screening fee that is more than the actual cost to obtain information ....

... All applications for concealed weapon licenses submitted before February 29, 2024, be processed within 60 days ....

... DeLeon, a former Big Island resident, is required to pay $1,246,850 in restitution to the victims ....

... involves sharing a percentage of net appreciation with HHFDC ....

..."Practices are improved from lessons learned in previous disasters"....

... HDOA has opened two requests for proposals (RFP) – one for community-based management of coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRB) on O‘ahu and another to support green waste management ....

... the second major milestone within the 2010 Consent Decree – the full secondary treatment upgrade of the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant  ....

... A critical transmission line that serves as a back-up route of power to approximately 11,000 customers in West Maui is now online ....

"... launching and connecting student clubs such as Genders & Sexualities Alliance ...."

... About 500 teachers qualify for payments ranging from $2,500 to $8,000 in June ....

... “Economic pressures will cause ‘toxic’ hysteria to be hyped up until locals sell out.  Then the hysteria will evaporate and be forgotten as Lahaina is rebuilt as Wailea v2 surrounding the ‘Venice of the Pacific’ water feature.”  -- HFP, Nov 2023 ....

... to competitively pursue and secure the historic investments made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) ....

... Hawaii has the lowest training requirements in the USA ....

... Social service providers have made numerous visits to the camps at Kahului, attempting to place people into transitionary or permanent housing. However, most decline ....

“We thank Gov. Green, Hawai‘i legislators, and our partners at the Hawai‘i Hotel Alliance, UNITE HERE Local 5, and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 142 for their leadership in passing this important law."--AHLA Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey

... after an investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Labor-Management Standards ....

... The Governor has 30 days from his receipt of these lists today to make his appointments .... 

... to honor Honolulu’s Purple Heart recipients for their “singularly meritorious action” in the line of duty and service to their nation ....

... 73 percent of those vehicles with expired tags have not been registered in at least five years ....

... Because USACE is involved, 8a companies such as Dawson score no-bid contracts.  Hopefully the FBI investigation and any future indictments and arrests won't interfere with construction.  It also helps that Robin Danner scored a gig in the Governor's office ....

... DeCorte almost beat me in 2022.  By resigning, I give Green a chance to appoint a Democrat to give him a better chance for this seat in 2024 ....

... Three Words: 'Conflict Of Interest' ....

... six fig leaves ....

"... ALICE families will experience firsthand one of the biggest tax cuts in the State’s history ...."

... The bill clarifies the counties’ authority to control the time, place, manner, and duration of land uses, particularly transient accommodations including short-term rentals ....

... over the last 16 years, one bird died ....

... $297 million has been designated to aid non-FEMA eligible families ....

... In establishing a new NHA, Congress designates a local coordinating entity—usually nonfederal—to coordinate and oversee administration of the area ....

... "Too bad Maui didn’t learn from the City getting spanked for unconstitutionally attempting to legislatively phase out vested property rights to STRs" ....

... exempts hospitals, infirmaries, medical clinics, health care facilities, pharmacies, and medical and dental providers from General Excise Tax (GET) on goods or services that are reimbursed through Medicaid, Medicare, or TRICARE ....

... any coffee labeled or advertised with a Hawaiʻi geographic origin must consist of at least fifty-one percent coffee by weight from that geographic region ....

... By broadening the types of shelf-stable food that can be sold and where producers can sell them, the bill ensures that local entrepreneurs have the chance to thrive while maintaining high standards of food safety ....

... to hold the Cell Carriers responsible for their failure to properly inform the Maui Police Department in a timely manner of widespread cellular service outages on August 8 to 9, 2023 ....

... There were 855,537 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in March 2024, down 5.0 percent from a year ago. Total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars was $1.76 billion, which was a drop of 4.2 percent compared to March 2023 ....

... groundwater monitoring to support the Navy’s request to reduce the amount of water being discharged into Halawa Stream from 4.5 million gallons a day to 1.8 million gallons a day ....

... 2.2% were denied due to one or more disqualifying factors ....

... 450 temporary studios and one-, two-, and three-bedroom housing units across 54 acres ....

... Halealoha Ayau and Mana Cáceres admire the craftsmanship of an 'umeke nui ....

...completed claim forms now due no later than July 1, 2024....

... to assist residents with the process of applying for Disaster Recovery Building Permits for alterations, repairs, reconstruction and new construction of structures in areas affected by the August 2023 Maui wildfires ....

...  Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa and the Royal Lahaina Resort ....

... but Hawaii gets only 6 of 15 points possible for ‘Include a net position not distorted by misleading and confusing deferred items.’ ....

... 300 residential lots have been returned to the county of Maui allowing homeowners to begin the rebuilding process ....