Entries for November 2012

...proposal to list 66 species of corals under the Endangered Species Act....

This review has found the entire student transportation services program to be in need of systemic change.

• Honorable Harry P. Freitas as District Court Judge, Third Circuit-term expires on May 31, 2013
• Honorable Lloyd X. Van De Car as District Family Court Judge, Third Circuit-term expires on May 31, 2013
• Honorable Rhonda A. Nishimura as Circuit Court Judge, First Circuit-term expires on June 19, 2013

Governor Abercrombie has 30 days from his receipt of the list today to make his appointment.

The White House’s proposal? $1.6 trillion in tax increases, $50 billion in new stimulus spending, and a change that would make it easier to raise the debt limit....

Among the 50 states, the top 10 least competitive commercial health insurance markets are in: 1. Alabama, 2. Hawaii, 3. Michigan....

 ... $3.7 million for capital improvement projects (CIPs) at Hilo Medical Center ....

...this action should not be taken as a sign that the Supreme Court is reconsidering the merits of the claims it addressed in NFIB....

The U.S. Supreme Court decides next week whether to hear challenges to laws defining marriage as the conjugal union of a man and a woman....

Census Bureau Reports More Adults Living in Shared Households, More Receiving Food Stamps, Public Assistance Unchanged....

Starting on Monday, the 193 member states of the ITU will meet in Dubai to update the 1988 International Telecommunications Regulations.  The ITU is looking to transform itself into a “global Internet rule maker” ....

Matson estimates the combined increase of the rate adjustment and terminal handling charge will result in shipping costs rising by an average of 5.6 percent.

A Quality Teacher in Every Classroom was approved by Leeward HSTA to be shared with the HSTA board on Saturday....

Hawaii has completed more than 90 percent of its RTTT grant deliverables in the past 24 months....

The Executive Office on Early Learning released new research-based standards, which identify the expectations of knowledge and behavior for children from birth up through kindergarten entry....

Survey of four-bedroom, two-bathroom homes covers 72,000 properties in 2,500 U.S. Markets....

The Hospital Safety Score is an A, B, C, D, or F letter grade reflecting how safe hospitals are for patients.

...and HSTA members at over 36 schools plan 'Work to Rule' protests for Thursday....

International treaties sound like a good idea, especially when they claim to protect vulnerable people.

Services will be held at Waialae Baptist Church on Sat., Dec. 15....