Labor

...OSHA and HIOSH have shared regulatory responsibility for Hawaii per an Operational Status Agreement that went into effect in September 2012....

Cult members laboring for the Imam under "Tuzuk contracts" are obligated to kick back all of their salaries beyond a bare minimum needed to survive....

The median adjusted salaries in the 60 metro areas range from $32,312 in Honolulu, Hawaii to $73,078 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin....

Since 2003, efforts have been made to facilitate the conversion of exempt positions to civil service in the Executive Branch of state government....

Even weeks after angry kupuna and union members began crowding committee hearings to protest, Takai voted 'aye' for the pension tax bill HB1092 HD1....

The largest occupational groups in Hawaii are retail sales followed by general office clerks and cashiers....

Statistics show that without income from a paying job an ex-offender often will return to criminal activity....

September 14, 2011: "The city initially claimed that rail would create 17,000 new jobs during the construction phase..."

...I believe testing issues today are sucking the oxygen out of the room....

...Judge Chen found that all of the union members' allegations regarding the Hawaiian Stabilization Fund involve state-law causes of action over which the federal court has no jurisdiction....

...0.2 percent of teachers were rated unsatisfactory, which means teachers do not show evidence of effective teacher practice, positive student outcomes....

...Rail boss Grabauskas blames "red hot" construction market for rail cost overruns, but....

...25 percent of education expenditures going to non-teacher salaries and benefits....

Field Operation Supervisors

• Current: $70,692-$80,388
• New: $89,860-$102,185

...Labor Compliance Advisors -- appointed by each government agency -- will decide whether the contractors have shown a "lack of integrity or business ethics."....

... News Release from PRP Frontgroup "Forward Progress" ....

...J N Musto, Executive Director of UHPA indicated that they had been fighting the contract language for 30 years and did reach an agreement that UH professors could maintain their position while campaigning....

...Potentially, consumers in Hawaii and Alaska could pick up the tab for Obamacare excise tax....

... the debate over evaluations has been full of false information ....

"The ACA is threatening to dismantle multi-employer health and welfare funds that provide affordable, high-quality health care...."

As your Governor, I will work with the Board to immediately place a hold on the components of the Educator Effectiveness System....

...Can anything be in worse condition than unfunded government pensions? Unfortunately, yes – and it’s called OPEB....

...we identified significant public and private infrastructure projects that are “on the books” over the next 20 years....

The High Cost of Big Labor looks at the economic impact of labor policies on U.S. states....

...the CLEAR facility is located at UH West Oahu, and that campus testifies that it is okay with scrapping the CLEAR fund....

Grace is the Republican candidate for the Waikiki-Ala Moana seat currently held by Democrat Tom Brower, who gained international notoriety last year for using a sledgehammer to smash shopping carts used by the homeless....

The Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and Musicians Association of Hawaii are pleased to announce a two-year agreement that will run through June 30, 2016....

The International Labor Organization says agricultural workers are among the most vulnerable....

Approximately 60 percent of the 7.1 million people receiving public mental health services nationwide want to work....

...the administration “performing a $4 billion magic trick”....

The old saying "nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there" seems to sum up employment conditions in Hawaii....

The First Circuit Court of Hawaii will have to decide whether employers in the state have a legal obligation to preserve an employee’s original position indefinitely ....

...the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an important victory for participants in home-health care programs....

Cayetano sued to clear his name after PRP Hawaii spent $2 million on a media campaign against him....

A published analysis by a senior political reporter for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser rates Andria Tupola as the GOP’s best young prospect....

...the agreement would cost $32 million over two years, a cost that needs to be approved by the Legislature.....

Brower has lost the confidence of the groups and individuals who once supported him....

The top districts for paying teachers with a bachelor’s degree and five years of experience are Chicago ($62,046), New York ($52,278), Hawaii ($50,728)....

An “open” endorsement means the union does not endorse a candidate....

Both are interim appointments subject to state Senate approval....

...Cayetano had claimed PRP's ad campaign tarnished his reputation by unfairly portraying him as corrupt for accepting about $500,000 in illegal campaign contributions during the Democrat's narrow re-election victory over Linda Lingle....

A California state judge ruled on Tuesday that granting a teacher tenure after less than two years in a teaching position is unconstitutional....

The changes reflect the DOE’s commitment to reduce burden on teachers and administrators....

After a recruitment and selection process of nearly two months, the Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) is announcing a new Deputy Superintendent’s Principal Roundtable....

...a cost of living more than 50 percent higher than the norm makes it very difficult to make a decent living....

The income gap between rich and poor tends to be wider in blue states than in red states....