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Entries for 'News Release'
Thursday, January 2, 2014 |
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Tourism Committees to Look at HTA Audit
By News Release @ 4:41 PM :: 3823 Views :: Tourism
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- DATE: Wednesday, January 08, 2014
- TIME: 9:30 a.m.
- PLACE: Conference Room 229, State Capitol
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Thursday, January 2, 2014 |
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2013 a bad year for Obamacare abortion pill mandate
By News Release @ 1:45 PM :: 5634 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care, Life
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Alliance Defending Freedom and its allied attorneys are currently winning their cases by a wide margin, with court orders going 15-1 against the mandate....
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
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Hanabusa Hits Schatz for Ties to Bloomberg, KOS Hits Hanabusa for Ties to Inouye
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 7387 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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"Last week Hanabusa accused Schatz of being supported by Democratic "kingmakers". Ironic since she is claiming the senatorial mantle based on being anointed by the ultimate Democratic Kingmaker - Sen Daniel Inouye."
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
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Informational Briefing on Violence at State Hospital
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 5121 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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- DATE: Tuesday, January 07, 2014
- TIME: 10 a.m.
- PLACE: Conference Room 229, State Capitol
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Gets Secret List of Three Candidates to replace Rep Coffman
By News Release @ 4:20 PM :: 5714 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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The names of the three nominees will be released by the Governor or the Chair of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. ... (or not)
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Monday, December 30, 2013 |
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Report: Obamacare Gives Hawaii More Cash, Less Benefit
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 5544 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...who stands to benefit most and least as a result of its implementation....
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Monday, December 30, 2013 |
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Auditor Looks at Workers Comp Medical Fee Review Process
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 5228 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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While expenses have been slowly increasing for health care providers, legislated payment updates have remained flat since 2011....
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Saturday, December 28, 2013 |
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$14.3M CIP for Harbors, Highways Statewide
By News Release @ 1:37 PM :: 4180 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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$3,055,000 (in addition to $10,200,000 in federal funds) – Farrington Highway Intersection Improvements at Nanakuli Avenue and Haleakala Ave....
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Saturday, December 28, 2013 |
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House, Senate Schedule Committee Hearings on Budget
By News Release @ 12:47 AM :: 4151 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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- DATE: Monday, January 06 - 14, 2014
- PLACE: Auditorium, State Capitol
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Friday, December 27, 2013 |
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Target Credit Card Breach May Affect 121K in Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 4550 Views :: Law Enforcement
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Target officials on Friday also confirmed on its website that the hackers were able to access some of the personal identification numbers (PIN) from the ATM cards used in its stores....
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Friday, December 27, 2013 |
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Tourism Arrivals, Spending Drop for 3rd Straight Month
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 4260 Views :: Tourism
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U.S. East visitor expenditures decreased 15 percent to $201 million due to fewer arrivals (-9.2% to 105,834 visitors) and lower daily visitor spending (-6.7% to $187 per person)....
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Friday, December 27, 2013 |
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Health Connector: Our Miserable Failure is Positive Momentum
By News Release @ 4:40 PM :: 3979 Views :: Health Care
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For those that made a good-faith effort to complete an application but are unsure of the application status, we encourage those consumers to call our Customer Support Center....
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Friday, December 27, 2013 |
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State Energy Office Updates 'Clean' Energy Leaderboard
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 4397 Views :: Energy
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The renewable energy projects presented in this directory are demonstrating progress in becoming commercial enterprises....
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Thursday, December 26, 2013 |
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Ready to handle the Crazies? Psych Major to Head Agriculture Board
By News Release @ 11:56 PM :: 6392 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...Abercrombie today announced the appointment of Scott Edward Enright as chairperson of the Hawaii Board of Agriculture, effective Jan. 1....
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Thursday, December 26, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Releases $21.7M CIP for HHSC, Mostly for EHRs
By News Release @ 11:53 PM :: 4005 Views :: Health Care
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$14,321,000 – Information/Electronic Medical Record (EMR) System, statewide....
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Thursday, December 26, 2013 |
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DLNR Clamps Down on 'Illegal Vendors'
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 4531 Views :: Small Business
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DOCARE has noticed a significant increase in illegal vending on state land throughout Kauai County....
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Thursday, December 26, 2013 |
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Time to Stock Up on Incandescent Bulbs Before They Go Out Permanently
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 4070 Views :: Energy
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Beginning January 1, 2014, the federal government will ban the use of 60-watt and 40-watt incandescent light bulbs....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013 |
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Excessive Price: PUC Rejects AKP Biofuel Scheme (again)
By News Release @ 8:55 PM :: 6384 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Because HELCO's renewable energy generation output is in excess of the statutory forty percent, HELCO must demonstrate that the project provides cost reduction benefits to ratepayers....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013 |
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HSTA Legislative Agenda: Bring Back Pre-Kindergarten
By News Release @ 7:08 PM :: 5772 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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Hawaii State Teachers Association urges the Legislature to support and fund the following....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013 |
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Gary Gill Appointed Temporary Health Dep’t Director
By News Release @ 6:49 PM :: 5176 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...the Governor has until Feb. 9, 2014, to name a permanent director....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013 |
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High Schoolers Dual-Enrolled in College: How Does Hawaii Compare?
By News Release @ 6:28 PM :: 4917 Views :: Education K-12
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States increasingly are turning to dual enrollment as a strategy for improving college readiness and access, according to a 50-state database....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Hawaii Health Connector: One More Day to Get Obamacare
By News Release @ 9:03 PM :: 4135 Views :: Health Care
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Hawai'i Health Connector is extending its enrollment deadline from December 23 to tomorrow, December 24, in line with a federal announcement earlier today....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Full Text: Hawaii State Auditor Gets Audited
By News Release @ 5:01 PM :: 4241 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...we reviewed the system of quality control of the Hawaii Office of the Auditor in effect for a three-year compliance period from 2011 to 2013....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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$3.46M CIP for Hawaii Film Studio
By News Release @ 4:43 PM :: 5420 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits
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...$3.46 million in capital improvement project (CIP) funds for the Hawaii Film Studio, including a new production and multipurpose building....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Releases $74M Airport CIP
By News Release @ 4:41 PM :: 4098 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...capital improvement projects (CIPs) that further invest in Hawaii’s airports....
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Sunday, December 22, 2013 |
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Electricity: Blue Planet Celebrates Year of Making Public Consume Less and Pay More
By News Release @ 10:16 PM :: 4754 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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The Clinton Global Initiative recognized WEfficiency as a change-making commitment. And of course: Money shower!....
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Sunday, December 22, 2013 |
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Hawaii Scores 60% on Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 3471 Views :: Health Care
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the nation's ability to prevent and control infectious disease outbreaks is hampered by outdated systems and limited resources....
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Saturday, December 21, 2013 |
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Nominees Sought for State Water Resource Management
By News Release @ 8:05 PM :: 2392 Views
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Applications should be postmarked no later than Friday, Feb. 7, 2014....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Caldwell Signs More Smoking Bans
By News Release @ 1:10 PM :: 2782 Views
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...Caldwell held a signing ceremony Sunday at Kuhio Beach to enact two bills banning smoking at city parks and at TheBus stops....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Judge Throws Out Atheist Lawsuit
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 8555 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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...atheists have falsely accused five Hawaii churches of defrauding the government in a lawsuit filed in state court....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Mainland Organic Activists Launch Harassment 'Investigation' of State, County Governments
By News Release @ 12:59 AM :: 4914 Views :: Ethics, GMOs
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Hitt's other organization is the "Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute", dedicated to peddling bogus claims that autism, Alzheimer's, and ADHD are caused by so-called 'food additives.'
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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Budget: UH Rewards Mitsunaga, Abercrombie Rewards UH
By News Release @ 10:16 PM :: 4906 Views :: Higher Education
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News Release from University of Hawaiʻi Dec 18, 2013 (With explanatory notes added to enhance accuracy.)....
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
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Airports Division Signs $518M Energy Contract
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 5030 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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...to design, manage and install energy efficiency measures that will upgrade facilities, reduce energy usage by about 49 percent and with additional operational improvements save a total of $518 million at 12 state-operated airports....
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
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Hawaiian Pacific Health Survey will Sample 4,000 Households
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 5529 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Higher Education
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U.S. government that it is taking steps to improve the collection of health data for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Patricia Kim Park to JSC
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 4627 Views :: Judiciary
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In the mid-1970s, she and her husband, Arthur, joined former Lt. Gov. Thomas P. Gill to form the firm of Gill Park and Park....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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HSTA Joins AFL-CIO
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 3980 Views :: Labor
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Certificates of Affiliation were presented to HSTA at the biennial Hawaii State AFL-CIO Convention on November 14....
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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Hawaii Driving Ranks 48th for Drunk, 41st for Careless
By News Release @ 10:43 PM :: 5263 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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Road rage, careless driving, swerving cars: these may all be things you encounter....
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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FULL TEXT: Abercrombie Releases Supplemental Budget
By News Release @ 8:39 PM :: 3509 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The Abercrombie Administration on Monday submitted its Executive Supplemental Budget for Fiscal Biennium 2013-2015 and updated Program and Financial Plan for 2013-2019 to the state Legislature....
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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Tim Lussier Appointed Hawaii State Director for Western Liberty Network
By News Release @ 5:33 PM :: 3933 Views :: Politicians
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Western Liberty Network trains leaders and helps small government activists learn how to successfully engage in electoral politics at the local level....
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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NOAA announces regulations to protect marine mammals during Navy training
By News Release @ 5:07 PM :: 4794 Views :: Environment, Military
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... final regulations requiring the United States Navy to implement protective measures during training and testing activities off the coasts of California and Hawaii and on the high seas ....
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Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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Creating a Fairer State Tax System and Economy for All Families
By News Release @ 12:53 PM :: 6203 Views :: Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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Our state’s lower-income families are faced with almost insurmountable structural challenges to escaping poverty....
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Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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Reimagining Housing in Hawaii
By News Release @ 12:43 PM :: 5618 Views :: Homelessness, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii Appleseed released a report entitled Reimagining Housing in Hawaii, detailing successful affordable housing models like microunits, ohana housing, modular housing, among others....
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Saturday, December 14, 2013 |
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Homosexual Education Program Back -- 12 Schools Next Semester
By News Release @ 11:29 AM :: 7436 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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A review of Pono Choices confirmed the curriculum is ... aligned with ... state law ....
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Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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Election Season: Abercrombie Gives $3M to Nonprofits
By News Release @ 8:25 PM :: 3597 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $3.03 million for various capital improvement grants to Hawaii-based nonprofit organizations whose missions benefit ....
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Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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Full Text: Hawaii Juvenile Justice Working Group Report
By News Release @ 8:16 PM :: 6540 Views :: Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement
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...the policy recommendations are projected to accelerate current trends, reducing the HYCF average daily population by 60 percent by 2019....
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Thursday, December 12, 2013 |
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Proficiency and Growth: How is Your School Doing?
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 4382 Views :: Education K-12
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The interactive website allows users to click among multiple data streams comparing the state's Complex Areas, schools and student groups....
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Thursday, December 12, 2013 |
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Small Business Policy Index: Hawaii Ranks 46th
By News Release @ 7:30 PM :: 3798 Views :: Small Business
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18th annual “Small Business Policy Index 2013: Ranking the States on Policy Measures and Costs Impacting Small Business and Entrepreneurship.”....
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
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Senate Committees Set Two-Day Budget Briefing
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 4136 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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- DATE: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
- TIME: 1:30 p.m.
- PLACE: Auditorium, State Capitol
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