Entries for 'News Release'

...Allbrett, 64, is the former principal of the Halau Lokahi public charter school, a Native Hawaiian-focused charter school whose recurring financial difficulties led to the revocation of its charter....

...California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, and Washington today filed a motion to intervene....

...veterans in American Samoa must travel over 2,500 miles to receive care in Hawaii....

...“Congress never intended to give one individual the power to unilaterally seize enormous swathes of our nation’s public lands…."

...Ige acknowledged that people must choose to accept services and shelter....

...The brief was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission....

... “next nearest chambers on Guam and the mainland”....

... cost-benefit comparison of recycling selected materials versus incinerating them at H-POWER ....

...meanwhile Island Air planes are being repossessed....

...a correspondence received on October 20, 2017 from the Fire Chief, essentially claiming the Office of the County Auditor has no right to audit the MFD....

...DLNR continues to believe that existing aquarium fishing practices are sustainable and environmentally sound....

...In Proposed Settlement, IRS Admits Wrongdoing, Apologizes for Targeting Tea Party and Conservative Groups....

"...State Street is in the process of reimbursing all funds fraudulently transferred out of a separate account which is managed and administered solely by the RMI Government...."

...Visitor Spending Rose 7.1 Percent to $12.56 Billion in First Three Quarters of 2017--Arrivals Increased 4.9 Percent to 7 Million Visitors....

...Speaker Saiki named Tobias “Toby” Martyn and Kamani Kuala‘au ... Senate President Kouchi named Kalbert K. Young and Wesley Machida as his appointees to the board....

...A much bigger body of ice was identified in a neighboring cinder cone crater, Pu'uhaukea....

Held this year in Mesa, Arizona, the annual convention of the NFRA drew hundreds of conservative political activists....

...Impact Also Includes 31,727 Jobs and $263 Million in State & Local Taxes....

...Flashback: Rumors and Rage: When Good Conservation Sounds Bad....

...Caldwell left O‘ahu the evening of Oct 18 for a 'personal vacation', and is scheduled to return on Tuesday, October 31...

...urging the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a California ban on the possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines for guns....

...Caldwell today nominated Karen Chang and Jerry Gibson to serve on the volunteer Honolulu Police Commission. Their appointments require confirmation by the Honolulu City Council....

...bills passed by the Honolulu City Council last week create and authorize the Waikīkī Transportation Management Special Improvement District....

...The State Business Tax Climate Index is a measure of how well states structure their tax systems....

...with speakers from the Reason Foundation, Tax Foundation, and Pew Charitable Trusts to inform the public on ways we can solve many of our fiscal problems and make our economy better....

...Median gross rent as a percentage of monthly income 46.5%....

...U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson of the District of Hawaii issued a temporary restraining order against the ban Tuesday....

..."Ms Sweeney is an incredibly qualified nominee," said Robin Puanani Danner....

...publisher Dennis Francis of OPI, owned by Canada-based Black Press Ltd., is insisting on slashing wages and benefits for the remaining journalists....

...The position of administrative director is actually one of the few positions created by the State Constitution....

...and this is before the legislature raised the TAT and increased the Income Tax.... 

'...it continues to effectuate the President’s unrepudiated promise to exclude Muslims from the United States...."

"...This new ban still discriminates on the basis of nationality...." -- AG Chin

...the pace for sexual assault evidence kits submitted for testing has increased over the past three months....

...Tell Congress: Extend the Jones Act exemption....

GIA proposals must be submitted by 2 p.m. on November 16, 2017....

...To fill one of the vacancies listed below, apply to your local Neighborhood Board....

...It is open to everyone and will be held on October 11, 2017 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Waikiki Beach Resort, Coral Ballrooms 1 & 2 from 8:30 AM to 12:45 PM....

... Hawaii moved up from 11th to 7th ....

Thanks to support from University of Hawaii Press and Kamehameha Schools, the public now has free access to the bestselling book Broken Trust: Greed, Mismanagement & Political Manipulation at America’s Largest Charitable Trust....

...Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Friday, October 13, 2017. All comments will be kept confidential....

...We have been creating a bill package that strives to make our government and our state more accountable, affordable, and accessible to and for you....

...A similar program at an Oahu intermediate school produced a 91 percent daily school attendance rate in 2016-17, up about 40 percent from 2015-16....

...The Hawaii legislature has directed the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) to undertake a study on the future of utility ownership models on each island in Hawaii....

Total visitor arrivals rose 4.8 percent to 818,581....

...Chamorro Land Trust (CLT) is modeled on DHHL--but CLT is vulnerable to this litigation because, unlike DHHL, CLT not an act of the US Congress written into the Admission Act of a State....

...CMS data show that total costs for new Medicaid beneficiaries in Hawaii rose from $249.1 million in 2014 to $437.4 million in 2015-a 76 percent single-year increase. Costs per-enrollee jumped 73 percent in that same period, going from $7,462 in 2014 to $12,910 in 2015....

...Working towards achieving a shared goal of functional zero by December 2018, which means that every family in Hawai‘i that becomes homeless can be placed into housing within 30 days....

...The accountability system includes multiple measures of school performance including proficiency in Science, Math and Language Arts/Literacy; chronic absenteeism; school climate; graduation rates; and achievement gaps....

...the Board adopted today the recommendation of retired judge Riki May Amano to approve the application for a Conservation District Use Permit (CDUP) to build the Thirty-Meter Telescope....