Entries for 'News Release'

Eighty-eight student robotic teams from Hawaii, California, China, and Taiwan participated in the fast-paced and fiercely competitive event....

Kaiser rates are going up 25.9% ....

By a 3-2 majority the court affirmed the state land board’s decision in 2012 to grant a permit to build the Telescope....

Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii county police departments successfully inventoried their untested sexual assault evidence collection kits....

Beck’s, the largest family-owned, retail seed company in the United States....

General fund spending rose 7 percent in 2016, and Ige proposed to increase it 12 percent in 2017....

"We will be taking a close look at our highest achieving schools and determine best practices that can be implemented in schools that need supports."

...an international sex trafficking organization transporting hundreds of women from Thailand....

...51 percent of students tested met or exceeded the achievement standard in ELA, up three percentage points from the previous year....

The community is strongly encouraged to participate in the public hearing process....

...The Case for Inclusion, an annual ranking of how well State Medicaid programs serve Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities....

... Review your state regulator's financial ties?  -- Not in Hawaii ....

The results of Hawaii Smiles confirm that Hawaii’s children have the highest prevalence of tooth decay in the United States....

A total of 780,723 visitors came to the Hawaiian Islands in August 2016....

Senators Schumer and Leahy: Hawaii Should Revise Voter Registration Deadlines to Comply With the National Voter Registration Act....

...267.74 acres of former plantation land for $9.49 million....

10 insects and 39 plants ....

...leadership and staff consistently reported difficulty in recruiting and retaining qualified employees due to the cost of living, distance, and isolation of island life....

"Sen. Riviere is one of the strongest voices in our community for conservation and protection of our island's beautiful natural resources...."

Former OHA Trustee and Primary Opponents Endorse Keliʻi Akina - Malama Solomon, Kealii Makekau and Paul Mossman Call for New Leadership....

...LIR is designed to provide opportunities for dialogue and collaboration between policymakers and the academic community....

...gains on the Advanced Placement Program Exams over the year prior....

"...Full integration into U.S. society and economy generally takes more than one generation...."

81.7% Regional Growth in Hospital Ownership of Physician Practices and Employment of Physicians....

...consumers and purchasers have paid artificially high monopoly prices since late 2009, when generic alternatives of Suboxone might otherwise have become available. During that time, annual sales of Suboxone topped $1 billion....

A family of six, a couple and one other person agreed to move out of the encampment and into a shelter....

Dr. Barry Shitamoto as Interim Chief Executive Officer effective Nov. 1, 2016.....

At Ewa Beach Elementary School the crew installed 3,500 LED bulbs to increase energy efficiency....

"OHA and the DOI are on a crash course in their rejection of the will of the Hawaiian people.”

"As homeowners default, the 'true-up mechanism' allows your electric bill to be increased to pay for the deadbeats."

...October 20, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. -- public meeting on ethics in state government....

...the state Office of Information Practices (OIP) was “palpably erroneous” in its 1997 interpretation....

The state has estimated that it would cost around $800 million to realign and widen Honoapiilani Highway from Maalaea to the Lahaina bypass....

In light of recent inquiries regarding physicians’ legal authority to prescribe the drug Suboxone for the purpose of opioid detoxification or maintenance treatment of opioid dependence....

On the day the AP report was published, a Task Force was formed made up of influential vessel owners, suppliers, the Honolulu Fish Auction and the Hawaii Seafood Council to begin to assess the problem and work on solutions to protect the welfare of the crewmen....

S.J.Res.39 is expected to go to the floor for a vote today in the Senate....

...in the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve (Unit A), Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve (Unit K), Palila Mitigation Lands, and the Ka‘ohe Game Management Area (Unit G) on the island of Hawai‘i....

TOU rates are higher during the evening when the overall electricity demand is greatest....

If approved, a typical residential bill for 500 kilowatt hours on Hawaiʽi Island would increase by $9.31 a month to $171.16....

...tonight at the State Capitol sleeping on the cement floor of the Rotunda....

...the Maui Region Board announces Chief Executive Officer Wesley Lo’s departure effective October 31, 2016....

...a comprehensive bill to help ensure that veterans like Roy Hall get the benefits they've earned....

A State-by-State Analysis of the Factors Influencing Teacher Supply, Demand, and Equity....

...too focused on rules, discipline and policing member behavior....

Groups of students have been visiting the Hawaii State Judiciary’s King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center this week to learn about the U.S. Constitution....

...highest ever bond ratings and the strongest credit position the state has ever achieved in its history....

...In 2015, use of e-cigarettes may have resulted in an additional 18,000 long-term ex-smokers in England....