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Entries for 'News Release'
Monday, August 12, 2024 |
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Hawaii County Sued Over Unconstitutional Firearm Permit Denial
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 5022 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment
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... The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Hawaii County's practices regarding the issuance of Permits to Acquire (PTA) firearms ....
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Sunday, August 11, 2024 |
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Hooser Lists Wins and Losses for 'Progressives' in Democratic Primary
By News Release @ 4:47 PM :: 5174 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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... Three 'Progressives' won seats and two 'Progressive' incumbents lost seats in Democratic Primary. Here is a list ....
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Saturday, August 10, 2024 |
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Justice Department to Monitor Compliance with Federal Voting Rights Laws in Hawaii
By News Release @ 12:11 AM :: 1635 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections
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... Complaints about possible violations of federal voting rights laws can be submitted ....
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Friday, August 9, 2024 |
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Bankruptcy News: Hawaiian Electric Admits Company may not be a 'Going Concern'
By News Release @ 10:08 PM :: 4502 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... This risk is the result of estimated payments under the settlement agreement ....
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Thursday, August 8, 2024 |
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34 School Bus Routes Restored
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 4629 Views :: Education K-12
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... HIDOE has secured additional drivers and buses through a new direct contract with Roberts Hawaii ....
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Wednesday, August 7, 2024 |
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City Releases Revised Housing Plan
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 1668 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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... The 2024 Revised Edition of the 2023 Housing Plan builds upon the foundational strategies outlined in the original October 2023 plan ....
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Wednesday, August 7, 2024 |
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Green Signs Emergency Proclamation on Condo Insurance Prices
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 3145 Views :: Cost of Living
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... skyrocketing insurance rates for condos, some increasing by as much as 1,000% ....
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Wednesday, August 7, 2024 |
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'Defend Hawaii' -- SHOPO Again Targets Kauai's Outsider Chief
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 1829 Views :: Kauai County, Labor, Police
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... The Kauai SHOPO chapter released the results of a comprehensive membership survey which unsurprisingly says Raybuck is a bad bad person ....
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Tuesday, August 6, 2024 |
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One Year later: First Residents move into Lahaina Emergency Housing
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 1266 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... As of this morning, eight households had received keys and were in the process of moving into the complex. Three others are scheduled for walk-ins today and more are expected to follow this week ....
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Monday, August 5, 2024 |
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Candidates sought for Honolulu Charter Commission
By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 1160 Views :: Honolulu County
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... The Charter amendment questions decided upon by the next commission will be put on the ballot for voter consideration in November 2026 ....
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Saturday, August 3, 2024 |
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Time Running Out to Return Your Ballot
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 1458 Views :: Office of Elections
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... Your ballot must be RECEIVED by 7:00 PM on Saturday, August 10 (Election Day). Postmarks do not count ....
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Friday, August 2, 2024 |
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Green appoints new board chair, member to Hawaiʻi Paroling Authority
By News Release @ 10:34 PM :: 1321 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... Gene DeMello Jr. as the new chairperson of the Hawaiʻi Paroling Authority (HPA), following the retirement of HPA chair Edmund “Fred” Hyun ....
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Thursday, August 1, 2024 |
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Honolulu Resident Files Lawsuit Over Concealed Carry Permit Denial
By News Release @ 3:28 AM :: 1668 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... Kahalewai's application for a CCW permit was denied by HPD due to his involvement in past criminal investigations and the existence of two lapsed protection order ....
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024 |
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NASED: One Bid Received for Aloha Stadium Boondoggle
By News Release @ 11:32 PM :: 1492 Views :: Development, Higher Education
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“The RFP was designed to accommodate the possibility of having a single offeror, and AHDP’s proposal will now undergo a detailed review by the evaluation members.”
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024 |
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HECO Announces Three Days of Rolling Blackouts -- Lists Communities to be Targeted
By News Release @ 10:34 PM :: 2172 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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... Kalaeloa Partners expects repairs to its plant may take three days. Until those repairs are complete, rotating outages during times of peak demand may be necessary ....
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024 |
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DCCA Approves Hawaiian Tel Sister-Isles Cable TV Franchise
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 1726 Views :: Hawaii County , Kauai County, Maui County
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... Kauai, Maui and Hawaii County cable TV subscribers will now have a choice between Hawaiian Tel and Spectrum ....
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024 |
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Poll: Short-Term Rental Ban Unpopular
By News Release @ 1:34 PM :: 2099 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism
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... Just 10% of voters support bans on all short-term rentals ....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024 |
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June 2024: Tourist Arrivals Decline Again
By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 2001 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Maui experienced the most significant decline in visitors, falling 21.8% from year to year ....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024 |
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Traffic Fatalities Up 17%
By News Release @ 9:46 PM :: 1073 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... Approximately 40% of those killed on our roads were vulnerable road users (i.e., pedestrians and bicyclists) ....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024 |
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Green Skips Both Dem candidates to Appoint Waianae Senator
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 2193 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Politicians
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... Green had protested the fact that he could not make an appointment without thumbing the scale for one candidate or another ....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024 |
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Ag Department Slow-Walking Fire Ant Rules
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 1381 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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... requesting an update on the adoption of administrative rule changes to address little fire ant and other invasive pest species ....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024 |
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Voter Service Centers Now Open
By News Release @ 3:17 PM :: 1227 Views :: Office of Elections
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... July 29 through August 10, voter service centers will be open to provide election services including voter registration and accessible in-person voting ....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024 |
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Maui Wildfire: 10,033 Claims total $3.29B
By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 1451 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaiʻi Insurance Division Releases Current Data on Maui Wildfire Claims ....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024 |
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Police Name Suspect in Dana Ireland Murder
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 2643 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii History, Law Enforcement, Police
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... Earlier this year, an FBI agent from the Honolulu Field Office contacted police investigators with the names of some people who could potentially be identified as “Unknown Male #1.” ....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024 |
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$20M Payoff -- Climate Slush Fund for Native Hawaiian Organizations
By News Release @ 12:51 AM :: 1492 Views :: Environment, OHA
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... Funding will be implemented through the Department's Office of Native Hawaiian Relations’ (ONHR) ....
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Monday, July 29, 2024 |
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Native Hawaiians face higher rates of accelerated biological aging, UH study finds
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 1139 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... your age could be better associated with other factors like health, diet, exercise, occupation and education level ....
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Monday, July 29, 2024 |
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Justice Department Sums up Miske Case
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 2017 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police, Drugs
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... Sentencing is scheduled for November 26, 2024 ....
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Sunday, July 28, 2024 |
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Governor Using Title IX Against Girls Sports
By News Release @ 1:33 AM :: 2133 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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... Rally at Capitol, Monday, July 29, 2024 10AM ....
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Saturday, July 27, 2024 |
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(EXTENDED) Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (island of Oʻahu)
By News Release @ 11:08 PM :: 2982 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy ....
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Friday, July 26, 2024 |
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HDOT Seeks Bids for Removal of Falls of Clyde (again)
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1153 Views :: Hawaii History
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... Over the past decade, HDOT has focused on the removal of inoperable vessels from its commercial ports ....
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Thursday, July 25, 2024 |
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OIP: Five Changes to Sunshine Law
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 1764 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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... five bills amending the Sunshine Law ....
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Thursday, July 25, 2024 |
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Temporary Injunction Allows Unlicensed Midwives to Practice
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 1225 Views :: Health Care
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... However, the court did not block other parts of the Midwifery Restriction Law ....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024 |
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La‘ikū temporary housing opens 16 units to Lahaina Survivors
By News Release @ 10:10 PM :: 1504 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... The $3.9 million project is funded by HCF and the state of Hawai‘i and developed by CNHA, which has a five-year revocable permit to use the HDOT parcel at no cost ....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024 |
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Ten Years of Fighting Rapid Ohia Death
By News Release @ 10:01 PM :: 1267 Views :: Environment
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... the UH Agriculture Diagnostic lab isolated a well-known worldwide pathogen called Ceratocystis. “That rang alarm bells" ....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024 |
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Court: State Cannot Enforce Helicopter Tour Regulations
By News Release @ 4:23 PM :: 1785 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... the Hawaii Department of Transportation “has no authority to impose or enforce regulations regarding air space and aircraft operations under the jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration” ....
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Monday, July 22, 2024 |
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Youth Challenge Academy in Hilo Changing to Job Challenge Academy
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 1683 Views :: Education K-12, Military
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... The Hawaiʻi National Guard Youth Challenge Academy in Hilo will be changing its name, who can participate, and its mission ....
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Monday, July 22, 2024 |
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County of Hawaiʻi Launches New Online Locator for Affordable Housing
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 1418 Views :: Hawaii County
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... status updates for the over 8,100 units in the affordable housing pipeline and thousands of existing rental units ....
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Sunday, July 21, 2024 |
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Hawaiian Electric releases updated electrification of transportation ‘roadmap’
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 1214 Views :: Energy
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... dozens of specific actions the company plans to undertake through 2030 to support the rapidly expanding electric vehicle market ....
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 |
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EPA Orders Shutdown of Seven Cesspools at Maui County Facilities
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1281 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... the County of Maui has agreed to close the seven Cesspools by June 30, 2025, and pay a $193K penalty ....
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Friday, July 19, 2024 |
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DHHL Finally Dumps Al Hee's Scam Phone Company
By News Release @ 7:37 PM :: 1540 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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... starting Friday, July 19, 2024 at 3 p.m. .....
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Friday, July 19, 2024 |
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EPA: 'Emergency response missions on Maui are complete'
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 1615 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Development
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... EPA Completes Drinking Water and Wastewater Mission in Lahaina ....
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Thursday, July 18, 2024 |
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HPD Officer Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
By News Release @ 3:15 PM :: 1590 Views :: Ethics, Police
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... Kaninau was involved in an automobile accident and subsequently obtained a GEICO insurance policy. He then attempted to file a claim ....
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Wednesday, July 17, 2024 |
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2024 Hawaii's First-Ever Voter Guide
By News Release @ 7:06 PM :: 1627 Views :: Office of Elections
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... made possible by the passing of Act 115 during the 2023 Legislative Session ....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024 |
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Green Names Climate Advisory Team
By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 2036 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment, Hawaii State Government
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... Team to Produce Policy Guidance for Climate Resilience and Disaster Recovery ....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024 |
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Agriculture: Record Spending on Invasive Species
By News Release @ 3:05 AM :: 1695 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Record funding for biosecurity measures approved by the state Legislature this year will expand the state’s efforts to stop the spread of invasive species such as little fire ants, the coconut rhinoceros beetle and coqui frogs ....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024 |
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Who Needs Collective Bargaining? Teachers Get $10K 'Differential' for Another Year
By News Release @ 2:30 AM :: 1519 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...In a memo dated May 31, the HIDOE announced the continuation of differentials, ranging from $3,000 to $10,000 annually....
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Monday, July 15, 2024 |
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Kauai: Hanapepe Fire Approaches Kaumakani, Immediate Evacuations Ordered
By News Release @ 10:23 PM :: 2074 Views :: Kauai County
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... KIUC has de-energized lines in Hanapepe and Kaumakani due to the brushfire ....
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