|
Entries for 'News Release'
| Wednesday, January 11, 2017 |
|
Repeat Welfare Fraudster Gets Five Years Prison
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 6418 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness
|
|
From April 1, 2010 through April 30, 2014, Ponce, also known as Mary Jane Dalumpinis, was overpaid $3,723.00 in food stamp benefits....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Wednesday, January 11, 2017 |
|
HDOT Sets Public Meeting on Use of OR&L Right of Way
By News Release @ 2:32 PM :: 6740 Views :: Hawaii History, Rail
|
|
...the OR&L ROW, a 40-foot wide stretch from Central Waipahu to Piliokahe Gulch in Nanakuli, owned by HDOT....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Wednesday, January 11, 2017 |
|
State Announces 10-Year Invasive Species Plan
By News Release @ 1:57 PM :: 8192 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Law Enforcement
|
|
...the State’s first interagency and comprehensive biosecurity plan to protect Hawai‘i’s agriculture, environment, economy and health....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Wednesday, January 11, 2017 |
|
Full Text: ACLU Asks Feds to Investigate Hawaii Prison Conditions
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 5117 Views :: Law Enforcement
|
|
“Hawaii policymakers have long been warned that without a long-term plan to manage the growth of incarceration, the state could revert to conditions that led to class-action lawsuits and federal oversight."
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Tuesday, January 10, 2017 |
|
151 Candidates Register for Honolulu Neighborhood Board Elections
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 5805 Views :: Honolulu County
|
|
The deadline to apply as a candidate is February 17, 2017....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Tuesday, January 10, 2017 |
|
UH Med School Resources Used to Organize Anti-Trump Protest
By News Release @ 1:35 PM :: 9532 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
|
|
Jerris Hedges, MD, JABSOM Dean said, “JABSOM is proud that our students hold such strong community values and will speak up for those patients who may not have a voice in the rapidly changing healthcare landscape.”
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Monday, January 9, 2017 |
|
Hawaii most racially integrated state (Except Healthcare)
By News Release @ 5:22 PM :: 6337 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
|
|
Hawaii ranks 44th in "equality and integration" of healthcare....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Monday, January 9, 2017 |
|
Assisted Suicide: 2017 Bill Written to Facilitate Elder Abuse
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 6843 Views :: Health Care, Life
|
|
The bill eliminates “safeguards” from current doctor-prescribed suicide laws and proposals....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Sunday, January 8, 2017 |
|
Native Hawaiian Astronomers Testify in Support of Telescope
By News Release @ 2:11 PM :: 9190 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
|
|
“I see Maunakea as a special place that allows us to understand and study our origins....”
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, January 6, 2017 |
|
Hawaiian Electric seeks onshore wind farm developers on Oahu
By News Release @ 11:56 PM :: 7216 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
|
|
The purpose of this announcement is to show that insufficient wind projects are proposed for Oahu thus justifying an inter-island cable ....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, January 6, 2017 |
|
Report: Only 46% of HC&S Cane Workers Find New Jobs
By News Release @ 9:51 PM :: 10560 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, Labor
|
|
The sole purpose of the taskforce was to help the 675 workers who were laid off last year....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, January 6, 2017 |
|
Retirement: HPD Chief Kealoha Finally Forced Out
By News Release @ 8:27 PM :: 9528 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
|
|
...Kealoha was not at today’s closed-door meeting....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, January 6, 2017 |
|
Clyde Wadsworth Named Hawaii Solicitor General
By News Release @ 8:26 PM :: 5121 Views :: Judiciary
|
|
Previously, Wadsworth was of counsel to Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing in Honolulu....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, January 6, 2017 |
|
Applicants Wanted for State Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions
By News Release @ 7:43 PM :: 5813 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
|
|
The Judicial Council is seeking applicants to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Hawai`i State Ethics Commission. The council is also seeking nominees to fill vacancies on the Campaign Spending Commission....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, January 6, 2017 |
|
137K Gallons Sewage: Caldwell Claims Latest Rupture is Repaired
By News Release @ 12:29 AM :: 7194 Views :: Honolulu County
|
|
...close to where the same pipe broke in November, 2016....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Thursday, January 5, 2017 |
|
Intermediate Court of Appeals: JSC Nominates Ige Campaign Chair and some other people
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 7461 Views :: Judiciary
|
|
Why should Ige Campaign Chair Keith Hiraoka be bothered with District Court when he can go straight to ICA?....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Thursday, January 5, 2017 |
|
HD2-Hilo: Ige Appoints Chris Todd to Legislature
By News Release @ 6:47 PM :: 9272 Views :: Hawaii County , Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
|
|
He held several positions at the Suisan Fish Market before becoming distribution manager for Hawai‘i Paper Products last year....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Thursday, January 5, 2017 |
|
Dean Nishina Appointed Consumer Advocate
By News Release @ 6:42 PM :: 7720 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
|
|
Nishina previously served in the role from December 2009 to January 2011....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Thursday, January 5, 2017 |
|
Honolulu: 1,309 Lane-Miles Repaved
By News Release @ 10:14 AM :: 5667 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
|
|
Upcoming projects this year include the repaving of N. King Street and Kalākaua and Nu‘uanu avenues in town, and across O‘ahu projects in Mākaha, Makakilo/Kapolei, Waialua and St. Louis Heights....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Thursday, January 5, 2017 |
|
Caldwell Inaugural Address: Rail Could End up Like Superferry
By News Release @ 12:54 AM :: 8109 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
|
|
...splints that have cracks... tendons that aren’t working properly... the railcars....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Wednesday, January 4, 2017 |
|
Akina: Ethics Commission Upholds Participation in Suit Against Fake Indian Tribe
By News Release @ 9:27 PM :: 9430 Views :: Akaka Bill, Ethics, OHA
|
|
“Today was a productive day. The will of the voters who elected me was upheld,” Trustee Akina said....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Wednesday, January 4, 2017 |
|
Busted in DHHL Scam, Company Teams up with Aloha United Way
By News Release @ 8:14 PM :: 13308 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Homelessness
|
|
...Free Obamafones --but only for the homeless who actively refuse shelter....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Wednesday, January 4, 2017 |
|
Education Week: Hawaii Grade ‘C’, Ranks 25th
By News Release @ 5:26 PM :: 5787 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
|
|
Hawaii’s 2017 Highlights Report includes summarized results based on each of the nearly 40 indicators that make up Quality Counts’ overall grading rubric....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Wednesday, January 4, 2017 |
|
Bedbugs: Honolulu Crawls up to 48th in USA
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 9157 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Tourism
|
|
Nationally, Orkin's bed bug revenue is up more than 10 percent over last year....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Tuesday, January 3, 2017 |
|
Ethics, HSTA Announce Agreement on School Trips
By News Release @ 3:42 PM :: 7367 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Labor
|
|
...teachers may continue to plan trips and serve as chaperones with private tour companies....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Monday, January 2, 2017 |
|
Legislative Agenda: Small Business on Defense (Again)
By News Release @ 4:53 PM :: 6176 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
|
|
The 28th Hawaii State Legislature ended on May 5, 2016, with some important victories for small business. The 29th session commences Jan. 18, 2017....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Sunday, January 1, 2017 |
|
Annual Registration of Mopeds Required Beginning January 2017
By News Release @ 3:14 PM :: 6654 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
|
|
Act 200 of 2016 requires significant changes to moped registration throughout the State of Hawaii....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Sunday, January 1, 2017 |
|
112 Candidates Register for Neighborhood Board Elections
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 5385 Views :: Honolulu County
|
|
The deadline to apply as a candidate is February 17, 2017....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Saturday, December 31, 2016 |
|
Another Court Blasts Unconstitutional, Race-Based Voting
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 7977 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
|
|
The courts just handed unconstitutional, race-based voting—backed by the Obama administration—another defeat....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, December 30, 2016 |
|
Hawaii Gets Small Business Waiver–First in the Nation to Escape Obamacare
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 7152 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
|
|
“This action acknowledges the success of the state’s Prepaid Health Care Act in providing insurance to a majority of Hawaiʻi’s residents...."
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, December 30, 2016 |
|
Minimum Wage $9.25 Effective January 1, 2017
By News Release @ 10:30 PM :: 7823 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
|
|
The next scheduled raise is Jan. 1, 2018 when it will increase to $10.10....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, December 30, 2016 |
|
DLNR Dis-Informational Meeting on Non-Existent Sea Level Rise in Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:26 PM :: 8598 Views :: Kauai County, Environment
|
|
Because it is on an extinct volcano, Oahu is rising out of the sea faster than the wildest projections of sea level rise from the Global Cooling Deniers.....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, December 30, 2016 |
|
DHHL: 2017 Legislative Talk-Story Sessions
By News Release @ 4:06 PM :: 6267 Views :: DHHL
|
|
For more information about DHHL’s sufficient sums budget request and the Executive Biennium budget, DHHL’s legislative proposals, and other issues of interest for the upcoming legislative session....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, December 30, 2016 |
|
$500K: OHA's Giant Cookie Loan
By News Release @ 2:17 AM :: 7408 Views :: OHA, Small Business
|
|
Earlier this year, OHA issued a $236,000 business loan to Mahealani Strong to support the growth of her insurance brokerage company, I A Maui Associates....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Thursday, December 29, 2016 |
|
UH Promises to Protect Illegals from Trump
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 6652 Views :: Higher Education
|
|
RELATED: University of Hawaii: Report Trump Voters to Campus Police....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Thursday, December 29, 2016 |
|
New Obama Travel Costs Bring Eight-Year Total over $96 Million
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 6738 Views :: Obama
|
|
‘Earth Day’ Travel Bill Over $1 Million....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Thursday, December 29, 2016 |
|
Visitor Spending Rose for Sixth Straight Month in November
By News Release @ 1:40 PM :: 6067 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
|
|
Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $1.2 billion in November 2016, a gain of 5.6 percent versus last November....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Tuesday, December 27, 2016 |
|
Hawaii Zika virus-infected mothers delivered babies with microcephaly as early as 2009
By News Release @ 11:53 PM :: 5242 Views :: Health Care
|
|
...severe birth defects related to infection with the Zika virus occurred in Hawaii much earlier than in 2016....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Tuesday, December 27, 2016 |
|
107 Candidates Register for Neighborhood Board Elections
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 5468 Views :: Honolulu County
|
|
The deadline to apply as a candidate is February 17, 2017....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Tuesday, December 27, 2016 |
|
AARP Plans Hawaii Legislative Agenda
By News Release @ 9:53 PM :: 5073 Views :: Hawaii State Government
|
|
...explore ways to help about 216,000 private sector employees in the state who do not have a retirement savings plan at work. And to help family caregivers, AARP will fight for respite care and improved access to long-term care resources....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Monday, December 26, 2016 |
|
Indigestible: DoTAX 2016 Tax Digest--87 Pages
By News Release @ 10:01 AM :: 4736 Views :: Taxes
|
|
This digest summarizes the Hawaii tax laws enacted during the 2016 Regular Session and the federal tax laws enacted during calendar year 2015....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Monday, December 26, 2016 |
|
Hawaii Sue and Settle vs. Ashley Madison
By News Release @ 10:01 AM :: 5783 Views :: Ethics
|
|
...33,362 consumers signed up for AshleyMadison in Hawaii....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Saturday, December 24, 2016 |
|
89 Candidates Register for Neighborhood Board Elections
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 5876 Views :: Honolulu County
|
|
The deadline to apply as a candidate is February 17, 2017....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Saturday, December 24, 2016 |
|
Former Rep Mark Moses Dead at 68
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 6632 Views :: Republican Party
|
|
A graveside service open to the public for Rep. Moses is scheduled for Tuesday, December 27 at 1:00 PM at the Veterans' Cemetery in Kaneohe.....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, December 23, 2016 |
|
2017 Grant-In-Aid Applications now available
By News Release @ 11:02 PM :: 5288 Views :: Hawaii State Government
|
|
The deadline to submit grant applications is 4:30 p.m. Friday, January 20, 2017....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, December 23, 2016 |
|
Rail Guideway Reaches Aloha Stadium
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 5817 Views :: Rail
|
|
Post-tensioning, final set and finishing work on the guideway will follow the initial set, and will continue through January....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, December 23, 2016 |
|
|
|
| Thursday, December 22, 2016 |
|
HCF Announces 2016 FLEX Grant Awardees
By News Release @ 3:26 PM :: 6073 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
|
|
$4.8 million of unrestricted funds to 216 Hawai‘i-based nonprofit organizations that can be used at their discretion....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Thursday, December 22, 2016 |
|
House Republicans Announce Caucus Leadership, Committee Assignments
By News Release @ 3:05 PM :: 5324 Views :: Republican Party
|
|
Minority Caucus Committee and Leadership Assignments....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Wednesday, December 21, 2016 |
|
Ige Completes Appointments to State Environmental Council
By News Release @ 9:26 PM :: 7542 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government
|
|
...But-but-but What about the separation of church and state?....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
|