Entries for 'News Release'

...Earlier this year, the Honolulu City Council adopted Resolution 16-213 requesting the city administration to initiate eminent domain proceedings for several streets in Kaka‘ako....

HTC has treated civilian divers for decompression sickness or “the bends” in Hawaiʻi since 1983....

...It is also not clear whether or not the fish were intentionally placed in a tide pool on the northern side of Lehua Island....

The Hawaii Defense Economy project is focused on enhancing understanding of the economic impact of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contracts and grants....

...Plan to kill 41 Nene and 48 bats....

...the Legislature's Public Access Room (PAR) is offering "Your Voice," a free, one-hour workshop at several locations on Oahu....

...Each time a team of officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) flies into the Kalalau section of the Na Pali Coast State Wilderness Park, they find fewer illegal camps and write fewer arrest citations....

"...air seats will increase by 8.5 percent during the first three quarters of 2018....”

...The evidence suggests that dck worldwide directed how dck pacific handled payments to subcontractors....

...This is the type of grassroots, community-based leadership we need to create a better Hawaii for everyone....

...It is time to bring more jobs and economic freedom to the West....

...Department rolls out more data visuals for public to view....

...Flashback: Audit Bashes Honolulu’s Rent Subsidy Program For Not Collecting Debts....

...Since the pilot program enforcement efforts began in July, more than 80 people have entered shelters or transitioned to housing....

...Lower energy costs to UH with HECO picking up the transmission tab means higher electric rates for consumers--just as has happened with rooftop solar....

...the former state employee could improperly benefit by trading on his or her “insider knowledge” to secure future employment or business opportunities....

...inbound air cargo volume from the U.S. mainland jumped in 2002 due to e-commerce and has been at that high level ever since....

...Most begin on January 3, 2018 and end on the last day of the legislative session.... 

...after decades ignoring the festering problems at the HGEA job trust State Hospital, AG and DoH pretend to suddenly be oh-so-very-concerned....

...the annual median cost of long term care services in Hawaii increased an average of 5.51 percent from 2016 to 2017....

...Escape in the Second Degree is a class C felony and carries a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison and a $10,000.00 fine....

...between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2014, she applied for and received public assistance benefits to which she was not entitled. This resulted in DHS making more than $20,000.00 in overpayments....

...FTA also stated that they are watching to see what HART’s new strategy to build the City Center portion of the guideway will look like....

...Last year biodiesel represented 2 percent of HECO’s oil and diesel consumption. (Translation: Its an expensive fig leaf for diesel plants.)....

...a seawater jet powered by Hawaii tax credits is used to shoot pies up into the sky--electricity is generated by harnessing the energy of the pies as they fall back to Earth....

...scheduled for Tuesday, November 14, 2017 and Wednesday, November 15, 2017 to confirm four judicial appointments, three for the Circuit Court of the First Circuit and one for the District Family Court of the First Circuit – O‘ahu....

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to weigh in on a California law that forces pro-life pregnancy care centers to provide free advertising for the abortion industry....

...Exposure Draft — November 15, 2017 Ethics Commission meeting....

...Proposed Legislation for 2018 Legislative Session....

...Approximately 300 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients live in Hawaii....

...Kidney failure, blood clots, cardiac arrest, inflammation of the pancreas, leaking intestines....

...The Institute for Justice finds Hawaii to be ‘most burdensome’ in USA due to the large number of professions requiring licensure.   In contrast, the Wisconsin study finds Hawaii to be the 'least burdensome' based on an analysis of 10 specific professions and the requirements to attain license in each....

“Because Farrington Highway and Kamehameha Highway are on the National Highway System, the reconstruction projects are eligible for Federal aid funds, subject to selection by OahuMPO and HIDOT.”  -- FHWA Acting Director Nadeau, October 7, 2015

...The City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS) is excited to announce the creation of the first O‘ahu Pedestrian Plan and an update of the 2012 Bicycle Master Plan....

...Ige today announced that his administration has completed the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the relocation of the O‘ahu Community Correctional Center....

...OHA’s complaint requests the court to order the state to terminate UH’s general lease for the mountain.... 

...I have decided to run for Congress to represent Hawai‘i's 1st Congressional District....

In an effort to make performance data easily available to the public, HIDOE today announced the launch of its Strategic Plan Dynamic Report....

...The last rate hike was two years ago--the next increase could happen in 2019....

...to enable new applicants or existing licensees to search for their application status....

...Because of the high real estate prices, Hawaii also had the second-lowest percentage of homeowners....

...While Rail Hangs in Balance, Caldwell Plans to Splurge $500M on Blaisdell....

...Al Frenzel and Gigi Jones....

...Upgrades provide easier navigation and more information....

...Share your ideas on ‘Complete Streets’ solutions for Honolulu....

...Castle & Cooke Hawaii ready to break ground at Koa Ridge....

...Following the success of a program that helps landlords to get paid and keep tenants from being evicted on Oahu and in Maui County, Steps to Avoid Eviction is now available on Kauai....

...New datasets include pavement conditions, traffic counts for state roads, and locations of fatal crashes between 2012-2016....

...All four appointments are subject to Senate confirmation....

...These rates are expected to affect approximately 34,000 individuals currently purchasing ACA individual plans....