Hawaii State Government

...Abercrombie has asked the Hawaii State Legislature to expand the agenda....

Gov. Neil Abercrombie is in Washington, D.C. just after returning from vacation in France....

In 2008, the Legislature amended H.R.S. §206E·3 to require Kakaako small business representation on HCDA. The cultural expert and Kakaako resident members were added last year by Act 323. At present, HCDA does not meet these membership requirements....

On Friday (Sept. 27), the governor and his wife Nancie Caraway will travel to France.  Originally scheduled to return Oct 11, the governor is now planning to be back in Hawaii Oct. 20....

Attorney General Louie has announced that he has issued Formal Opinion No. 13-1 (Op. No. 13-1) in which he has concluded that ... the Legislature has the authority... to consider and enact a bill relating to marriage ....

legislative action might be required to remedy an apparent effort to frustrate state open records law....

Acting Governor Shan Tsutsui has announced the State of Hawaii is under a temporary hiring freeze on vacant positions within the Executive Branch....

Do you feel rich? The Wall Street Journal claims you are, as a fiscal watchdog group says the opposite, citing crushing amounts of government debt....

...listen to Dr. Akina further discuss the problem on HPR’s “The Conversation”....

C. Mike Kido as legislative advisor, effective immediately, and Yvonne W.M. Lau as education policy analyst, effective Oct. 1....

RFP submission deadline 2pm, Dec 3, 2013....

Hawaii's newly redesigned web portal and department websites recognized in the Center for Digital Government's Best of the Web awards....

This debate should be in public and suggestions and changes to the legislation should be transparent....

...new study from State Budget Solutions on the funded status of public employee pension plans....

... Hawaii is present in the top ten of both lists, showing large unfunded liabilities compared to their populations and economic output ....

...capital improvement project (CIP) and grant funds for priority repairs and improvements at state facilities and public schools, as well as installation of a new photovoltaic system....

Once they establish principles for reform, legislators can choose from a menu of options. Tinkering with existing plans is the most obvious, and sometimes the easiest....

After serving as the Hawaii Captive Insurance Administrator and Deputy Insurance Commissioner for 3 ½ years, George Sumner has resigned his position, effective August 29....

Closing date for applications is August 30, 2013....

In 1993, President Clinton's Executive Order 12866 laid out the fundamental requirements that have governed regulatory analysis and review ever since....

MARAD could not provide documentation showing who developed the various port project estimates or explain why they doubled over time....

Last year, Hawaii spent more than $175 per person — $244 million in all — just to fund its interest payments, the third highest rate per person in the country....

Awakuni has served as chief counsel for the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) since 2011....

Over the next few months state agencies will be transitioning from the current eProcurement system, HePS, to the new Hawaii State eProcurement application, HIePRO....

$12.9 million for capital improvement projects....

Tracking the success of the plan will be coordinated with the state Office of Information Management and Technology....

"...the budget includes new spending on program enhancements that could eventually result in fiscal pressure...."

The AAFES building was recently transferred to OHA, and DOH intends to transfer 325 employees from the Environmental Health Administration – 260 from AAFES....

Process begins to select new administrator....

capital improvement grants to Maui and Hawaii Counties as well as two local nonprofit organizations....

DLNR will hold a public information meeting from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, July 18....

Some of the gifts are valued at up to $1,000....

The Governor this year signed a total of 269 bills into law, and Lt. Gov. Shan S. Tsutsui this afternoon will sign seven as Acting Governor. Twelve other measures will become law without signature....

DLNR is seeking new projects for its Hawai‘i Forest Legacy Program....

Tsutsui will sign the following bills passed by the 2013 Hawaii State Legislature....

HB1149 (Relating to Wind Energy Facilities) requires a wind energy facility owner to be responsible for facility decommissioning and provide evidence of financial security....

The truly “big news,” Slater said: Hawaii’s ranking at No. 49 for administrative costs per mile....

Senate Bill 1003 allows for periodic security audits of all Executive Branch departments and agencies to ensure that the state’s computer infrastructure and sensitive data are protected from unauthorized use....

Most of these bills are potentially objectionable because of concerns, raised by state departments or agencies, reflected in testimonies provided during the hearing process...

adds down payment, closing cost and other assistance as a program feature....

the policy statement on the DOH Website is causing the VA to balk at home loans and re-fi’s for thousands of homes with catchment systems....