Hawaii State Government

The state paid nearly $60 million in overtime pay last year....

Opposition parties are rightfully tattletales. They are critics and watchdogs. Without this tattling, many things go on that the public does not know about....

"...we faced the risk of a complete system failure that would have jeopardized essential functions..."

On August 22, Neil Abercrombie sent a letter to Washington, D.C., urging the Federal Communications Commission to approve Comcast’s controversial proposal to merge with Time Warner....

The final three names as identified by the nominating committee will then be forwarded to the Governor....

...Ige today announced his nominees to the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA)....

Ige is nominating Leonard Hoshijo to be the Deputy Director in the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations....

Ethics Commission exposes UH and HART in one report ....

And House Republican Caucus Legislative Package Bills....

Representative Fukumoto Chang on Mike Buck Jan 20, 2015 – Audio Only....

...With ambulance chasers in positions of power, both the House and Senate are poised to advance HB189 and SB137 in separate hearings on Friday....

...the measures proposed stop short of what is needed for long-term reform and robust development of the Hawaii economy....

Governor David Ige today delivered his first State of the State address....

...he worked for Westloch, Inc., Castle & Cooke Kunia, Molokai Ranch and SSFM International. Currently he is the Vice President, Community and Government Relations, for Castle & Cooke Hawaii....

Broad priorities take shape but details remain a mystery....

After a strong start, the lawmaker from the 9th senatorial district began to slow and slur his words ....

...ensure that Hawai‘i is well-prepared for any disaster, economic disruption, or other external factor by encouraging the production and consumption of locally grown and locally raised food....

Souki called for the House to draft enabling legislation to provide the state’s public hospital the option of looking at private-public partnerships...

...Complications from her previous cancer treatments have arisen in recent months....

Doug Chin is former managing director for the City and County of Honolulu.  Randy Iwase was Supervising Deputy Attorney General whose division provided legal counsel to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the Public Utilities Commission....

She previously told PBN that she would like to continue as chair....

Hawaii receives 23.5 percent of its total state general revenues from the federal government....

From Opening Day to Sine Die....

In Hawaii, we have the right to transparency. We just don’t have actual transparency....

...the Senate Minority urges that adjustments be made to the Executive Biennium Budget for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, in order to avoid dangerously low cash reserves....

...Special funds accounted for almost a quarter of the state operating budget as of 2012....

...Ige today announced that Elizabeth Kim will serve as the Director for the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Cindy McMillan as Director of Communications....

Host Keli'i Akina speaks with Kalbert Young (outgoing Director of Finance, State of Hawaii) about the current financial conditions of the state of Hawaii....

Budget Hearings begin January 6 ....

Adjutant General, DPS, DoT, DLNR, DHRD, Budget.... 

Jobie Masagatani will be retained at DHHL, William Aila will be her Deputy....

Given the intrinsic benefits of open government, we ask that you begin your Administration by facilitating public access to government records....

Despite being unemployed and residing in a homeless shelter, Mr. Rios applied to be a foster parent, and was deemed fit to serve as one by DHS....

Host Representative Gene Ward discusses the legislature with Representatives Andria Tupola and Feki Pouha....

"We will spend public funds wisely to avoid raising taxes."

...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii discusses the proposed 11-point action plan of the new governor of Hawaii, David Ige....

...currently, the state pension plan is only about 61% funded....

Nineteen funds and accounts did not meet criteria....

"We will spend public funds thoughtfully and without waste to avoid raising taxes...."

...Ige today announced the appointments of six additional members of his Cabinet and two deputy directors....

These meetings are designed to demystify the State lawmaking process, and will demonstrate ways that you can speak out at the legislature without ever having to leave your home island....

May God Bless all of you. May God continue to bless our great state, and may God continue to bless the United States of America....

...Grassroot Institute Commends Ige for Determination to Put People and Prosperity Above Special Interests....

...Agencies failed to remit funds resulting in a potential loss of $147,213 in public arts revenues, and in one instance, the special fund received $100,000, when it should have received just $100....

DHRD’s jurisdiction consisted of 21,783 positions, of which 15,069 were civil service and 6,714 exempt....