Entries for 'News Release'

...Caldwell today introduced a bill requiring retrofitted sprinkler systems be installed in all high-rise residential buildings over 75 feet tall built before sprinkler systems were required in 1975....

...U.S. Pacific Command announced changes to the 2017 Hawaii Cost of Living Allowance effective Sept. 1, 2017....

...The deadline for proposals is Thursday, August 10, 2017....

...Explore the development of compatible agricultural uses and other programmatic initiatives....

...LaBarre will be sentenced on October 23, 2017....

...Full Text: Letter to HART Boardmembers, Mayor and County Councilmembers from John Henry Felix....

“Senator John McCain introduces legislation to repeal the Jones Act & promote free trade”

...A dozen Micronesian students are headed to prestigious private schools this fall, thanks to Habele K-12 tuition scholarships....

...plan of proposed audits for FY2017-18....

...On June 6, the Governor of Hawaii signed two bills that his office described as supporting the Paris Agreement....

...drug overdose leading cause of injury-related deaths....

...Ige announced that he has vetoed 13 of 15 bills on his Intent to Veto list....

...DPH leadership engaged grassroots “resistance” groups to apprise them of the project and invite them to participate in the program....

...Thursday, July 13 beginning at 6pm....

...Nancy Cabral (Hawai‘i County), Linda Estes (Kaua‘i County) and Gary Okuda (At-Large)....

...A three day operation last week resulted in additional arrests and the dismantling of large, illegal camps in Kalalau Valley....

...access to cash, human capital and affordable office space....

• July 14-- Capitol Auditorium

"It has been a long journey to bring us to this historic transition"

...for its implementation of a Long-Term Historic Property Monitoring Plan for the University of HawaiʻiManagement Areas on Maunakea....

Another step towards dismantlement of Dan Inouye's legacy....

...Pave Way to Release $150 Million for Infrastructure Projects across Micronesia....  

...Since its founding on July 1, 1967, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Institute for Astronomy (IfA) has played a role in almost every significant astronomical discovery....

Click BREG to see who's getting what....

...Hawaii’s motion asks the court to clarify that the federal government may not enforce the controversial bans against fiancés, grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins of people currently living in the United States....

...In addition, total visitor arrivals rose 4.5 percent to 751,191....

...Pereira said Department of Information Technology fixed the problem following a five-hour conference call, involving technicians from as far as Bulgaria and Paris....

Domenech’s nomination has been endorsed by all four Governors of the U.S. territories....

“The Hawaii aquarium fishing community has offered alternative legislation and a willingness to work with DLNR to improve the permit system and ensure that it is based in sound science” 

... understated costs, overstated ridership, why it would be an environmental disaster, why it will use far more energy than cars, let alone buses ....

The plan will be submitted following a 30-day opportunity for Governor David Ige to sign it.

HIDOE will commit $250,000 annually for four years using federal Impact Aid funds towards school Transition Center facility improvements, technology, furnishings and special events....

SB410 Labor Union Givesway, SB1240 Aquarium Fishing, SB562 AG to Defend Counties, HB2 'Tiny Homes' on Big Island Ag Land, HB627 Public-Private Partnerships....

...Hawaii also stood out as having one of the lowest average home size of all states.... 

... to replace the current Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) with a modern facility ....

Private security companies have worked to keep Hawaii’s airport facilities safe since 1976....

...According to Nature and Scientific American, claims of coral damage from sunscreen are a bunch of hype....

Honolulu raked in over $50 million in property taxes last year, from the top 10 taxpaying properties alone....

...no specific dates have been set for the special session and no rail funding mechanism has been agreed upon....

"The department has made every effort to find solutions to cooling our classrooms in ways that are not only cost-efficient but also energy efficient..."

“Our study shows...it takes very little warming for conditions to turn deadly in the tropics.”

Decisive Endorsement? Gay Thief Approves Fukumoto for Democratic Party membership....

States that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act (the ACA) saw 2.5 emergency department visits more per 1,000 people after 2014....

...The County Finance Director’s travel was presumed to be to attend an Association of Certified Fraud Examiners in Nashville, TN, relating to “bribery and corruption”....

...the HPD and PAT (Office of Prosecuting Attorney) lifecycle for domestic violence incidents can result in reclassifications and decisions that affect the case....

...economic security of women and men aged 65 and older in Hawaii, including their marital status, poverty, and various sources and amounts of income....

Hawaii federal judge Susan Oki Mollway yesterday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a private landowner against the State of Hawaii after the State Land Use Commission in 2011 reverted more than 1,000 acres of land in South Kohala on Hawaii island from urban to agricultural use....

Clients were 64% less likely to visit the emergency room and 74% less likely to be admitted to a hospital....

...families continue to offer a strong foundation for Hawaiʻi’s children, according to the 2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book....

...prepare for a new phase of de-vitalization of Banyan Drive....