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Entries for 'News Release'
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 |
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Tuesday, December 31, 2024 |
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Feds Sue CVS for Selling Opioids to Addicts
By News Release @ 2:34 AM :: 1192 Views :: Military, Drugs
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... dangerous and excessive quantities of opioids, early fills of opioids, and “trinity” prescriptions ....
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Monday, December 30, 2024 |
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Green Signs Executive Order Protecting Medicated Marijuana 'Co-ops'
By News Release @ 11:55 PM :: 974 Views :: Drugs
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... the Governor has signed an executive order directing the Department of Health to not use resources to address situations where a 'caregiver' is cultivating cannabis for a 'patient' ....
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Saturday, December 28, 2024 |
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Hawaii Laws to Take Effect in New Year
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 2421 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... a list of laws taking effect on January 1, 2025 ....
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Friday, December 27, 2024 |
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Telescope: Report Moves NSF Closer to Choosing Chile over Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 1499 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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... assess the readiness of the Giant Magellan Telescope (Chile) and Thirty Meter Telescope (Hawaii) to move into the major facility Final Design Phase ....
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Friday, December 27, 2024 |
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Senate Ways and Means Sets Informational Briefing Schedule
By News Release @ 1:09 AM :: 1188 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... informational briefings, to be held between January 6 through January 28, 2025 ....
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Thursday, December 26, 2024 |
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Mayor encourages Oʻahu residents to participate in annual Community Survey
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 1338 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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... Honolulu residents have until January 7, 2025 to participate online ....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2024 |
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Maui County to receive more than $2B in federal disaster recovery funding
By News Release @ 8:30 AM :: 1320 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Approximately $1.6B allocated for housing and $480M for restoration efforts ....
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Monday, December 23, 2024 |
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Am Samoa, N Mariana Governors Switch to Republican
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 1246 Views :: Republican Party
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... two new Republican Governors ....
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Monday, December 23, 2024 |
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UH: Hawaii 768 Doctors Short
By News Release @ 2:15 PM :: 1592 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... The greatest statewide shortage remains in primary care, with 152 FTEs needed in total across all islands ....
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Sunday, December 22, 2024 |
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2025 Neighborhood Board Elections--Candidate Registration Begins
By News Release @ 6:40 AM :: 2722 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Friday, December 20, 2024 – Candidate and Voter Registration Begins ....
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Saturday, December 21, 2024 |
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Ethics Comm Approves UH Employees' Technology Transfer Contracts
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 1113 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, Small Business
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... UH employees may negotiate and enter into contracts with the UH on behalf of their private businesses ....
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Saturday, December 21, 2024 |
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After KPT Shootout, Meth-Head Finally Catches a Federal Case
By News Release @ 3:45 PM :: 1429 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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... Feds, once again, doing the job the State Judiciary can/will not ....
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Friday, December 20, 2024 |
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Hawaiʻi Taxpayers to See More Take-Home Pay Resulting from Historic Tax Cuts
By News Release @ 11:36 PM :: 1783 Views :: Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... The Department of Taxation Requires Employers Decrease Withholding Amounts Beginning January 1, 2025 ....
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Thursday, December 19, 2024 |
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Hawaii Preferred Port of Entry for 'Birth Tourism' Scheme
By News Release @ 2:54 PM :: 1561 Views :: World News, Law Enforcement
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... “birth tourism” scheme that charged Chinese clients tens of thousands of dollars to help them give birth in the United States to obtain birthright U.S. citizenship for their children ....
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Thursday, December 19, 2024 |
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HR6062 Passes Senate--creates process to Amend American Samoa Territorial Constitution
By News Release @ 2:50 PM :: 1846 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation
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... Interior Secretary can approve American Samoa’s constitutional amendments now and in the future without unnecessary steps in Washington, D.C., that other territories do not have ....
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Thursday, December 19, 2024 |
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Feds Waste Another $250M on Rail
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 989 Views :: Rail
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... another $365 million is expected to be released by DOT as HART continues to meet the milestones outlined in the grant agreement ....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024 |
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FBI Honolulu Publishes 2024 Fiscal Year in Review Document
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 1016 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... highlights FBI Honolulu’s casework in counterintelligence, counterterrorism, cyberstalking, drug and gun crimes, organized crime, violent crimes against children, white-collar crimes, and more ....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024 |
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Green Submits Biennium Budget
By News Release @ 1:18 AM :: 1186 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... $10.4 billion in fiscal year 2026 and $10.5 billion in fiscal year 2027, which represents an increase of $620 million (6.3%) in the first year and $664 million (6.7%) in the second year ....
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Monday, December 16, 2024 |
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Hawaii Airports Busiest Per Capita in USA
By News Release @ 12:34 PM :: 1300 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Hawaii leads the nation with 88,703 passengers per 100,000 residents. This is 11 times the national average of 7,746 ....
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Sunday, December 15, 2024 |
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Lahaina Debris Clearing Nearly Complete
By News Release @ 1:00 PM :: 2287 Views :: Maui County
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... Currently, all but eight commercial properties in Lahaina have been cleared and completed ....
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Sunday, December 15, 2024 |
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PBS FRONTLINE documentary: ‘Maui’s Deadly Firestorm’ premieres Dec. 17
By News Release @ 12:49 PM :: 1192 Views :: Maui County
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... the missed warnings and chaotic response ....
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Saturday, December 14, 2024 |
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UH lands $110M DoD contract for cutting-edge research
By News Release @ 1:19 PM :: 1070 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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... As one of only five U.S. Navy-sponsored University-Affiliated Research Centers, ARL at UH has secured over $175 million in funding since its establishment in 2008 ....
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Friday, December 13, 2024 |
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Kapaa Woman Indicted for COVID Fraud
By News Release @ 9:49 PM :: 1568 Views :: Kauai County, COVID-19
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... Kaiawe fraudulently obtained at least approximately $126,026 in CRUA assistance benefits ....
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Friday, December 13, 2024 |
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Feds do the Job the State Cannot: Molester Coach Pleads Guilty
By News Release @ 9:38 PM :: 1141 Views :: Education K-12
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... sex trafficking Minor Victim 1 in 2005 and 2006; coercing and enticing Minor Victim 2 to engage in sexual activity in 2006; and producing, receiving, and possessing child pornography of Minor Victim 3 in and around 2020 to 2023 ....
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Friday, December 13, 2024 |
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DHHL Breaks Ground at Bowl-O-Drome Site
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 1390 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL
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... The project will cost $155 million to develop ....
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Thursday, December 12, 2024 |
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Red Flag Warning Ends with No Safety Shutoffs
By News Release @ 11:26 PM :: 1041 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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... Any power outages were unrelated to the PSPS program ....
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Thursday, December 12, 2024 |
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Biden Admin Begs SCOTUS to Ignore Honolulu Climate Suit
By News Release @ 12:11 PM :: 1502 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Judiciary
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... the Solicitor General Urged the Supreme Court to Deny Requests Aimed at Stopping State and Local Lawsuits against Big Oil Companies from Advancing Toward Trial in State Courts ....
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024 |
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Designed to Fail: City Pretends to Select Wahiawa Location for Dump
By News Release @ 3:49 PM :: 1352 Views :: Honolulu County
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"... Should the proposed Wahiawā site be rejected, and the Hawaiʻi State Legislature decline to amend Act 73, the City will have no choice but to seek an extension of current landfill operations at Waimānalo Gulch ...."
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024 |
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Maui Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Trafficking Fentanyl Resulting in Death
By News Release @ 1:29 PM :: 987 Views :: Maui County, Drugs
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... a 24-year-old man ingested the pills and overdosed. First responders revived the victim and transported him to the hospital for further treatment. The victim discharged himself later that day and contacted Camacho to buy more pills ....
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024 |
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Survey: 40% consider moving out of state
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 1822 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... The economy (73%), personal finances (73%), and housing costs (64%) rank as the most significant stressors for residents, particularly for households with incomes below $50,000 ....
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024 |
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Is Hawaii small business economy is finally turning around?
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 962 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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“...I like to think Hawaii helped kick off this national turnaround with passage of House Bill 2404, a historic tax reduction bill that Gov. Josh Green signed into law June 3....”
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Friday, December 6, 2024 |
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DOH Approves State's 25th Medicated Marijuana Dispensary
By News Release @ 5:55 PM :: 1429 Views :: Drugs
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... a total of 30,035 in-state patients and 2,609 caregivers are registered statewide ....
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Friday, December 6, 2024 |
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Dec 15 Deadline for Maui Interim Housing Program
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 1011 Views :: Maui County
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... The HIHP program is currently housing 135 survivor households in 148 units ....
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024 |
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DBEDT: Tax Reform Improves Economic Outlook
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 1450 Views :: Economy, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... With the income tax reform and the increase in the supply of affordable housing, we expect that living in Hawaii will be more affordable and our state’s outmigration will be mitigated ....
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024 |
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Insurance Emergency: Green Extends Proclamation Again
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 1367 Views :: Cost of Living
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... Reinsurance rates have increased 20-50% per year for the past few years ....
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024 |
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Miske’s death may terminate some criminal proceedings
By News Release @ 1:23 AM :: 2210 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Police
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"Presently, there is no finding of foul play or suicide."
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Monday, December 2, 2024 |
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Legislators Announce 2025 Session Calendar
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 1924 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... calendar for the 2025 Legislative Session, which will convene on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 ....
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Sunday, December 1, 2024 |
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Taiwan President Lai visits Bishop Museum in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 998 Views :: World News
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... Taiwan President begins first Pacific tour in Hawaii ....
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Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
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Green Approves THC Oils, Gummies and Drinks, calls it 'Hemp'
By News Release @ 11:08 PM :: 1521 Views :: Drugs
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"...innovation and economic growth...."
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Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
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October Tourist Count up 5.4%
By News Release @ 2:16 PM :: 1481 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... The statewide average daily census was 208,032 visitors in October 2024 ....
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Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
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House Committee Assignments and Leadership Announced
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 1899 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Leadership and committee assignments of the eighteen standing committees are as follows ....
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Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
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Senate Announces Leadership and Committee Assignments
By News Release @ 1:42 AM :: 1569 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... finalized leadership and committee assignments ahead of the Thirty-Third Legislature that opens on January 15, 2025 ....
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Wednesday, November 27, 2024 |
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Monday, November 25, 2024 |
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DHHL Awards 68 Ag Lots on Big Island
By News Release @ 10:25 PM :: 1592 Views :: Hawaii County , DHHL, Agriculture
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... Event Marks the Department’s Largest Agricultural Offering in Nearly 40 Years ....
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Monday, November 25, 2024 |
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Do Marine Protected Areas Really Help Fisheries?
By News Release @ 12:14 PM :: 1623 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... Papahānaumokuākea: Despite being one of the world’s largest MPAs, the PMNM showed no significant fishery benefits for tuna ....
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Saturday, November 23, 2024 |
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Blangiardi Makes Honolulu Perfect for LGBTQ
By News Release @ 12:33 PM :: 1578 Views :: Honolulu County, Family
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... a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 2024 Municipal Equality Index (MEI), a dramatic improvement from the city’s score of 60 just four years ago ....
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