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Entries for 'News Release'
| Sunday, October 30, 2016 |
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Hawaii Family Forum General Election Voter Guide
By News Release @ 8:20 PM :: 10747 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Religion
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Candidate Answers to the HFF Questionnaire ....
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| Sunday, October 30, 2016 |
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55% Hike in Harbor Fees: Transportation Department Grabs for More of Your Money
By News Release @ 5:03 PM :: 8190 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...The first public hearing on the proposal will be Nov. 7 at noon at the Pier 11 terminal at Honolulu Harbor....
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| Sunday, October 30, 2016 |
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Lower Oil Prices Benefit Hawaii Most of All
By News Release @ 2:11 AM :: 7541 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Expenditures on gasoline and other energy goods declined 27.4 percent in Hawaii....
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| Saturday, October 29, 2016 |
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Clean Energy Fraud: Puna Geothermal Operator Settles with Feds
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 6677 Views :: Energy
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...submitting false applications for federal clean energy grants to which they were not entitled....
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| Saturday, October 29, 2016 |
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Visitor Spending Increased 10.4% to Record $1.2 Billion for September
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 6295 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...IUCN, Other Conventions Contributed to Strong Showing in September....
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| Saturday, October 29, 2016 |
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month
By News Release @ 7:21 PM :: 5194 Views :: Health Care
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...job search, job referrals, vocational training, and work-based learning opportunities to individuals with disabilities....
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| Friday, October 28, 2016 |
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Caldwell Duped?
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 9295 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians
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Mr. Francis states he never consented to appear in any paid Caldwell political ad - an action that would be a clear breach of basic journalistic ethics....
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| Friday, October 28, 2016 |
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Hanabusa Flees HART, is Replaced by Caldwell Campaign Contributor
By News Release @ 7:10 PM :: 8213 Views :: Rail
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Glen Nohara gave $12K to Caldwell and a total of $102K mostly to the usual list of Democrat incumbent candidates...
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| Friday, October 28, 2016 |
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Two Finalists named for UH Manoa chancellor
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 5996 Views :: Higher Education
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The finalists will be participating in a final round of interviews on the Mānoa campus, November 14 and 15 and November 21 and 22, respectively....
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| Friday, October 28, 2016 |
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OHA is State’s 170th-Largest ‘Business’
By News Release @ 2:11 AM :: 5234 Views :: OHA
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OHA is losing $20M a year on revenue of $31.4M... How much longer will they stay in 'business'? ....
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| Friday, October 28, 2016 |
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Hawaii Health Insurance Premiums Growing Faster than Most States
By News Release @ 1:48 AM :: 6077 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...premiums have continued to grow by 5 percent per year or more in Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, and Utah....
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| Thursday, October 27, 2016 |
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The People v. The Powerful - Summarized in a Caldwell Ad
By News Release @ 3:07 PM :: 7291 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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Caldwell actually paid for an ad that highlighted how he is owned by the establishment and totally controlled the old-boy network....
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| Thursday, October 27, 2016 |
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Ewa Homeless up 98% since 2015
By News Release @ 3:06 PM :: 5446 Views :: Homelessness
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...propose installing a city-wide surveillance system....
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| Thursday, October 27, 2016 |
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BoE Moves to Dump Matayoshi
By News Release @ 2:27 AM :: 8626 Views :: Education K-12
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...The HSTA put Ige in office. In return he is going to get rid of Matayoshi and the tests....
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| Thursday, October 27, 2016 |
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Hawaii fourth and eighth graders show improvement in science
By News Release @ 1:23 AM :: 4856 Views :: Education K-12
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...2015 Science assessment by the National Assessment Governing Board and the National Center for Education Statistics....
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| Wednesday, October 26, 2016 |
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U.S. Attorney Appoints Election Officer for Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:53 PM :: 7052 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections
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Federal law protects against such crimes as intimidating or bribing voters, buying and selling votes, impersonating voters, altering vote tallies, stuffing ballot boxes, and marking ballots for voters against their wishes or without their input....
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| Tuesday, October 25, 2016 |
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DoE to Tax New Housing from Kalihi to Ala Moana?
By News Release @ 11:11 PM :: 9580 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Taxes
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...Public Hearings November 2 and 3, 2016....
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| Tuesday, October 25, 2016 |
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Fewer DoE Students Require Remedial Instruction in College
By News Release @ 11:10 PM :: 8205 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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...remediation rates (retaking high-school-level coursework) among students attending the University of Hawaii System are down 8 points in math and 6 points in English in three years....
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| Tuesday, October 25, 2016 |
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Hale Mauliola Moves 105 Homeless into Permanent Housing
By News Release @ 9:56 PM :: 6121 Views :: Homelessness
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...the project will expand by adding 6 modified shipping containers to accommodate up to 21 additional clients....
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| Monday, October 24, 2016 |
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Not Jammed Enough: Caldwell Publishes New Lane-Elimination Manual
By News Release @ 7:04 PM :: 5373 Views :: Honolulu County
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The concept of Complete Streets is to ensure that our streets and public spaces serve everyone’s transportation needs (unless) they are traveling by car....
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| Monday, October 24, 2016 |
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Ethics: UH Dean Fined for “Improper Use of State Resources for Campaign Purposes” in American Samoa Congressional Race
By News Release @ 6:35 PM :: 6113 Views :: Ethics
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On September 15, the Commission contacted Respondent Young to inquire about the events described in the Hawai’i Free Press article....
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| Sunday, October 23, 2016 |
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“Your Voice!” – Discover the Public's Power in the Legislative Process!
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 5340 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...free workshop, offered at numerous locations on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island this fall....
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| Sunday, October 23, 2016 |
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Survey: 47% of Oahu MDs Refusing New Medicare Patients
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 6441 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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463 of the 479 active primary care practices in Oahu were contacted between 2/11/16 and 8/26/16 and questioned about current acceptance of new patients....
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| Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
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Caldwell a No-Show for Olelo -- Djou Debates Empty Chair
By News Release @ 5:33 PM :: 8232 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians
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... Viewers’ most popular question was, “Mayor Caldwell, can I have your second job?” ....
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| Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
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TRO, Drunk Driving, and Criminal History Divide HD41 Candidates
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 6933 Views :: Politicians
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...HNN asked about my three decades old criminal history but didn’t bother to ask Representative LoPresti about his far more recent arrest for drunk driving....
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| Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
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HECO Touts Wholesale Solar Rates Higher than Mainland Retail Rates
By News Release @ 4:34 AM :: 6905 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...Only 8 states have RETAIL rates higher than the 0.145 per kwh WHOLESALE rate HECO is touting here as if it were a good price for erratic electricity....
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| Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
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Ethics Complaint: Caldwell Hides Millions in Stock Options
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 8019 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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...if a portion of Caldwell’s “beneficial ownership” in the Bank may have been in the form of stock options, such options are a “thing of value” and should be disclosed under both Federal tax and City ethics rules....
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| Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
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After 10 Years and Recusal of Entire Supreme Court, State Finally Wins Flexibility on Retiree Health benefits
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 6992 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Judge Katherine G. Leonard of the Intermediate Court of Appeals served as Acting Chief Justice for the Hawaii Supreme Court in this case. All five of the regular justices of the Hawaii Supreme Court had recused themselves....
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| Friday, October 21, 2016 |
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California Homeless Man Gets Flown to Live With Family in Hawaii
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 5418 Views :: Homelessness
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...Gabriel has been homeless in Vacaville for quite some time....
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| Thursday, October 20, 2016 |
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Time-of-Use Rates Punish Evening Consumers with 55% Rate Hike on Oahu
By News Release @ 3:32 AM :: 7385 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Here's how the rates will compare with current residential rates....
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| Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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Transportation Department Ripping Down Campaign Signs
By News Release @ 11:41 PM :: 5940 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment
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In the last month alone, Highways Maintenance staff have removed more than 200 signs....
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| Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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Hawaii Democrats Move to New HQ
By News Release @ 11:11 PM :: 6215 Views :: Democratic Party
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...This is a plastic-free event with vegetarian options available....
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| Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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| Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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Court: Caldwell’s Property Tax Scheme Illegal
By News Release @ 10:17 PM :: 7690 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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...Residential A Property Tax Classification Ruled Unconstitutional....
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| Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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Six More Fined for HI-5 Violations
By News Release @ 10:13 AM :: 4716 Views :: Environment
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...for failure to submit payments and reports required of beverage distributors by the State’s Deposit Beverage Container law....
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| Tuesday, October 18, 2016 |
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Broken Trust Levinson Set up for Gay Marriage Revenge Round with SHOPO
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 11886 Views :: Ethics, Family, Labor, Law Enforcement, Police
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SHOPO President Tenari Maafala … testified that he would never enforce a law requiring same-sex marriage. “You would have to kill me,” he told lawmakers....
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| Tuesday, October 18, 2016 |
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Ige Appoints Darrel Galera to BoE
By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 5325 Views :: Education K-12
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Galera replaces Jim Williams who resigned from the board last month....
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| Monday, October 17, 2016 |
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City accepting Grants in Aid applications
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 6327 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Did you make campaign contributions this year?....
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| Sunday, October 16, 2016 |
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DBEDT Launches Small Business Regulatory Review
By News Release @ 4:23 PM :: 5516 Views :: Small Business
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Small Business Regulatory Review Board (SBRRB) announces the newly created “Regulatory Review Card.”....
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| Sunday, October 16, 2016 |
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Auditor: HART, Sludge, Grants, and P-Card Investigations Sidelined
By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 7326 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Rail
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This report provides the Honolulu City Council with an update on the activities of the Office of the City Auditor....
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| Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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DLNR: Fishing Fleet Labor Law not our Kuleana
By News Release @ 8:41 PM :: 7175 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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“The petition’s amendments appear to focus on labor issues that are not part of DLNR’s jurisdiction.”
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| Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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Am Samoa Tuna Canneries Shutting--Again
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 6864 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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Due to a complex series of factors, including a long history of poorly thought out and misguided government policies, we find ourselves at a crossroads....
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| Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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HIDOT Touts $548M Unspent Federal Money as 'Significant Accomplishment'
By News Release @ 3:17 AM :: 7566 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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As of the end of Fiscal Year 2016 Hawaii’s Pipeline balance is $548 million....
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| Thursday, October 13, 2016 |
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HD34: Jaci Agustin Recognized as a Race To Watch in 2016
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 8163 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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The individuals highlighted are well-respected local leaders hailing from 16 states, who serve their communities as educators, small business owners, grassroots activists, and more....
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| Thursday, October 13, 2016 |
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Rep. McDermott Files a Class Action Lawsuit on behalf of Campbell HS Children
By News Release @ 6:58 PM :: 7433 Views :: Education K-12
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...pushed to brink by the lack of urgency, inattention, and lethargic attitude of the named government officials....
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| Tuesday, October 11, 2016 |
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Hawaii Republican Party Endorses Akina for OHA
By News Release @ 10:08 PM :: 6601 Views :: OHA, Republican Party
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All State of Hawaii registered voters, regardless of ethnicity, have the right and duty to vote for OHA trustees....
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| Tuesday, October 11, 2016 |
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Caldwell Hypocritical -- Ducks Another Debate
By News Release @ 7:25 PM :: 7716 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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After having just demanded a live debate, Kirk Caldwell now refuses to debate Charles Djou on Olelo public television....
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