Entries for 'News Release'

... Persistent drought conditions, Wind gusts 45 mph and higher, and Relative humidity below 45% ....

... May 2025 total visitor arrivals represent a 91.0 percent recovery compared to pre-pandemic May 2019 ....

... NASED project team today announced an extension of the deadline for its negotiations with Aloha Hālawa District Partners (AHDP) ....

... individuals can apply for firearm purchase permits, carry licenses, and register locally-acquired firearms —all through a secure, user-friendly digital platform ....

... the organization has a history of threatening and attempting to intimidate anyone who speaks out against them ....

... this is a negotiating position for the master lease renewals ....

... "Right up to the end, UKIRT remained highly productive and will leave a lasting scientific legacy.” ....

"I would love to stay here (on the Big Island), as your Chief, and would publicly commit to not applying to be the Chief anywhere else."

... Klein Quit as OHA’s Maunakea Lawyer Six Months Ago ....

... online registration is now open for DPP's new Self-Certification Professional (SCP) Program ....

... Chapman is alleged to have engaged in a years-long scheme of forgery, fraud and theft, in which he utilized a forged will to deprive three charities of approximately $250,000 each ....

... Green added SB 935, Relating to Government, to the 2025 Intent-to-Veto list transmitted to Legislative leadership by the statutorily required June 24 deadline ....

... $58M worth of fraudulent aircraft parts ....

... The contract amendment negotiated with Par Hawaii and approved by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) includes significant changes aimed at stabilizing fuel costs ...

... While Hawai‘i performed strongly in most categories, the report identified several areas where performance declined ....

... in a reversal of previous presidents' policy, Trump is de-nuclearizing Iran while re-nuclearizing the US ...

... the County recommends that residents who lost homes in the fires or renters who were displaced by the fires begin preparing to apply ....

... The newly awarded contract will focus on completing the build-out of one loft space on the second floor to house the investigations section....

... U.S. Navy and NASA release Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed, continued use of state lands on Kauai ....

"Dr Ekins-Coward, an academic researcher, was seriously injured when her laboratory experiment exploded on 16 March 2016."

... Attorney General Lopez also announced the official transition of future wildfire analysis, mitigation and coordination efforts to the new state fire marshal and the Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO) ....

... in Hawaii, rent for a one-bedroom unit costs 46% of beginning, bachelor-degree-holding teacher salary ....

... Hawaii Democrats remind us why they are more repulsive than Donald J Trump ....

... On May 30, 2025, a federal court in Washington, D.C., awarded over $573+ million in total damages to victims and families affected by terrorist attacks in Iraq that were enabled by Iran’s support for extremist groups ....

... BOR unanimously approved the appointment ....

... lower courts had ruled against the family’s claim for damages, despite finding the school had fallen short ....

... Speaker Nadine K. Nakamura today announced updated leadership and committee appointments in the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives ....

... residents in the most expensive states like California, Hawaii, and New Jersey paying up to 39% more than the national median, while those in the most affordable states like West Virginia, Mississippi, and Oklahoma pay up to 44% less ....

...Hawaii serves just 5% of its four-year-olds and 2% of three-year-olds in state-funded preschool programs, dead last among Pacific states....

... Increasing 11% per year over a 5-year period -- The Honolulu Council apparently used this as a model. ....

... The Lahaina fire is an opportunity to exploit.  The hotel unions and the hotels want the TVR business all for themselves ....

... Hawaiʻi ranks 24th in overall children’s well-being in the Data Book, as well as 33rd in the economic well-being ....

... an estimated 3,120 students in 4th grade likely cannot perform skills like adding and subtracting multidigit whole numbers, fractions, and decimals ....

... Green informed legislative leaders and stakeholders of his intent to veto 19 bills ....

... Most recently, he served as the UCLA Bruins’ Chief Strategy Officer from 2022 to 2024, where he led the department’s transition from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten ....

... ADF attorneys represent popular satire site, state resident in legal challenge to censorship law ....

... Houghton conducted weekly piano lessons with the children virtually from his residence in Hawaii. On several occasions, Houghton used the virtual piano lessons to persuade the children to perform sexual acts ....

... If we can't make this stuff up, how can legislators and councilmembers use it as an excuse for their pre-conceived agendas? .... 

... “It doesn’t matter if a company is a one-person shop or a multi-billion-dollar oil company, we will relentlessly enforce Hawaiʻi’s consumer protection laws.” ....

... Share your feedback with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) ....

... To take the survey, visit  >>>  tinyurl.com/laulimasurvey   <<<   .... 

... two departments will be getting new Chiefs ....

... commemoration events honoring the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II from August 30 – September 2 ....

... This project is part of an Air Force program called Rocket Cargo Vanguard intended to experiment with the use of commercial rockets for military logistics and materiel transport ....

... There were 833,219 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in April 2025, up 7.9 percent from April 2024. Total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars was $1.69 billion, which was growth of 9.4 percent from April 2024 ....

... 13,500 safety incidents from 2016 to 2017 at Job Corps centers, nearly half of them drug-related episodes or assaults ....

... To share your input, please respond to the Police Chief Desirable Traits survey between now and June 30 ....

... I have been asked if I plan on running for the House District 18 seat in November of 2026.  I can advise you today that I have filed with Campaign Spending Commission as the initial step in that process ....

... three bills that passed in the 2025 Legislative Session ....

... This adjustment reflects the impact of tariffs on international imports, a slowdown in tourism, persistent consumer inflation and increasing uncertainty in both national and international economic policy ....