Entries for 'News Release'

... Batangan will assume office as of Jan. 1, 2026 ....

... sounding the alarm for years about escalating threats against school employees ....

... This marks the third step in a series of scheduled increases, culminating in a final rate of $18.00 per hour on January 1, 2028 ....

... “Due to Senator Aquino’s retirement, the Senate has realigned chairs and committee assignments" ....

...The final vote to approve Bill 9 was 5-3 with Gabe Johnson, Shane Sinenci, Keani-Rawlins-Fernandez, Nohelani Uʻu-Hodgins and Tamara Paltin voting yes. Yuki Lei Sugimura, Tom Cook and Chair Alice Lee voted no....

... life expectancy in Hawaiʻi declined by 1.4 years, from 82.1 in 2019 to 80.7 in 2021 ....

... some properties were re-classified within high-risk zones — known as Special Flood Hazard Areas — for the first time ....

... Over 4,300 firms required to transmit financial data as part of ongoing effort to expose fraud, waste, and abuse ....

... "Dawson received a $3.4 million 8(a) sole-source award from the Office of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Hawaii on June 30, 2023, just days after the federal government raided the Dawson conglomerate offices" ....

... Jobs Increased by 9,500 Year Over Year ....

... Every year, DBEDT and the Council of Revenues invent these numbers for the purpose of manipulating the legislative session.  In March or April, there will be a 'dramatic' shift in the numbers designed to pressure legislators into hiking taxes.  They do this EVERY year ...

... seeking to force the state to hand over its unredacted voter roll ....

... Under Hawaii’s False Claim Act, HART is entitled to triple damages as well as civil penalties for violations of the Act ....

... The County of Hawaiʻi will be distributing $11.8 million in Affordable Housing Production (AHP) Program funds to six projects across Hawaiʻi Island ....

... Executive Director and Legal Counsel Lauren Akitake leads new office ....

... If Red Hill is on the Super Fund list, federal law explicitly bars state environmental law claims at such facilities ....

... The dashboard displays police-level crime statistics produced through Hawaiʻi’s participation in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program ....

... a joint venture formed by MW Group and funds affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate and DivcoWest will acquire all outstanding A&B common shares for $21.20 per share in an all-cash transaction  ....

... one circuit judge, one district judge ....

"...delays and obstacles with the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP), the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program, the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) and the Emergency Management Peformance Grant (EMPG) Program...."

... CHOICES: the first lesbian justice, Andy Winer's law partner, and three other dudes ....

..."recent rains have helped" ....

... Gov. Josh Green signed S2687 into law in July 2024. It prohibits the distribution of “materially deceptive media” that portrays politicians in a way that risks harming “the reputation or electoral prospects of a candidate” or simply risks “changing … voting behavior.” ....

... The current use of deed restrictions traps residents, preventing them from downsizing or upsizing as their needs change without facing a financial penalty ....

... pre-trial rulings have barred a civil jury from hearing about the violent "crime spree" that terrorized our community for three days ....

... The claims are similar to ones raised by more than a dozen other states ....

... a 50,000+-square-foot medical facility adjacent to the new hospital that Queen’s has already announced it is building ....

... and now Democrats get to appoint a State Rep to HD36 ....

... In June, the Department of Justice found that the 8(a) program was used to facilitate a $550 million bribery scheme over several decades ....

... 96 permits completed in Lahaina (88 residential, eight nonresidential) and four completed in Kula (all residential) ....

... outgoing Administrator Sal Petilos is retiring after two and a half years with the City ....

... The nationwide numbers include 459 veterans permanently housed by Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System ....

... Visitors in October 2025 spent more on an average daily basis ($277 per person, +12.0%) which offset a 2.9 percent decrease in total arrivals to 749,095 visitors ....

"This puts Hawaiʻi in a more advantageous position than we were in just weeks ago.”

... this represents a prospective opportunity to allow TIO LLC to proceed with the TMT project ....

... key drivers for the increase being rising medical and pharmacy costs and growing utilization, especially in high-cost therapies such as specialty drugs ....

... DCCA Board approves settlement agreement, revocation efective 9-29-25 ....

... Seth Colby currently serves as the Chief State Economist at the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism ....

... Legislative Session will convene on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 ....

... Grassroot's efforts helped inspire the creation of a private permitting office to speed approvals, offering a model for post-disaster rebuilding in other communities ....

... hidden lobbyists and double-dipping food ....

... votes cast and bills introduced ....

... 95 organizations have been awarded funding ....

... ICA’s opinion dated August 28, 2025 concluded that the UIPA does not provide an express or implied private cause of action for disclosure of private information ....

... BLNR voted Friday, November 14, to defer for six months its decision-making on a DLNR Land Division recommendation to hold a contested case hearing over the proposed disposition of a water license by public auction ....

... an amicus curiae brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging two Hawaii laws that pose undue burdens on gun owners ....

... Hirono led 130 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief with the Supreme Court ....

... Four popular Hawaiʻi state parks will implement parking management and fee systems for nonresidents and commercial vehicles ....

... OHA wants an Act of Congress 'requiring formal consultation with OHA' ....

"Permit sale in licensed dispensaries of inhalable oil extracts or concentrates"