Entries for 'News Release'

The Business Manager and other members of the staff, including several family members of the Business Manager, submitted and/or were reimbursed for numerous expenses that were not authorized by Local 1260 and/or were for personal expenses for which no legitimate union business was conducted....

His appointment is subject to confirmation by the City Council....

...contested case hearings before the commissions on Water Resource Management, Land Use, Public Utilities, the Hawai‘i Community Development Authority and cases involving conservation districts, to be directly appealed to the Hawai‘i Supreme Court....

...an opportunity to receive a discretionary grant of parole on a case-by-case basis....

...After all the hype, 94% of Hawaii baseload electricity comes from non-renewable sources....

The Justice Index 2016 Findings, just released by the National Center for Access to Justice, ranks Hawaii among the top three states....

... In Honolulu 1.49% of Mortgages are written off as noncollectable by lenders ....

...The 2016 National College Education Program Rankings have been released by ToBecomeATeacher.org....

...Study Examining Senior Care Cost and Quality Reveals Best and Worst States to Age in....

...Are you feeling hot under the collar yet?....

...Green Party of Hawaii, Non Partisan, Democratic Party of Hawaii, Hawaii Independent Party, American Shopping Party, Constitution Party of Hawaii, Hawaii Republican Party, and Libertarian Party of Hawaii....

"Our overall surcharge revenue is still tracking about 1.12 per cent below projections, which amounts to roughly $36 million less than projected."

...With the addition of the U.S. VETS initiative, the City will serve a minimum of 215 households through Housing First....

All seven members of BLNR directed retired Hawai‘i island Judge Riki May Amano to proceed as the contested case hearing officer....

...Thirty-five states experienced a decrease in absolute debt levels....

...There appeared to be a number of city employees in attendance....

...The rule goes into effect August 8, 2016....

...on Tuesday, May 3, the Hawaii State Legislature passed Senate Bill 2647, which will now join House Bill 625 and Senate Bill 2954 on Governor Ige’s desk....

“Medicaid fraud takes tax dollars from patients who need coverage and gives it to criminals."

...an emergency appropriation of $100 million to fund equipment and installation costs for air conditioning, heat abatement measures and related energy efficiency measures....

"...most likely symbolic, as it is apt to be uncollectable...."

... Disagreements are inevitable ....

... two vacancies – one in the District Court of the First Circuit (Island of Oahu) and one in the District Family Court of the Third Circuit (Island of Hawaii) ....

... serious and sometimes fatal infections ... high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women ....

"...this measure unreasonably intrudes upon a system of federal law in violation of the Supremacy Clause...."

Total visitor arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands in March 2016 set a new record for the month with 786,262....

Hawaii's leadership team for presidential candidate Ted Cruz announced the official selection of twelve island residents to serve as delegates and alternate delegates to the Republican National Convention.....

...the 19 members discussed innovation and empowerment as the team starts work to create the blueprint for public education in Hawai‘i....

House Democrats are here to cut off your ....

The Bishop Museum Board of Directors today announced that Blair Collis has resigned as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the museum....

Which cronies get to sell marijuana? -- Click here to find out ....

For the second consecutive year, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) will issue a specialized assessment to Hawaiian immersion students....

This week, two anti-gun bills, House Bill 625 and Senate Bill 2954 were enrolled to the Governor for his consideration.  Additionally, final action may soon be taken on two other anti-gun bills, House Bill 2632 and Senate Bill 2647....

"As Zika continues to spread rapidly overseas, we must take precautionary measures to prevent any locally acquired cases from taking hold in our state.”

College Affordability Diagnosis shows that higher education has gone from expensive to unaffordable for most American families....

A new accounting standard is requiring Hawaii to come clean about its pension debt, but the state is still hiding billions of pension and health care debt from its financial reports....

...requesting a waiver of certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act that compromise the state’s existing Prepaid Health Care Act...

...Compared with 2004‐2005, Honolulu consumers spent more on housing in 2013‐2014, with the share of housing increasing from 31.7% to 43.2%....

"...he has quite the history of confrontations with HPD...."

...Child care for a 4-year-old costs an average of $776 each month....

...The Strategic Plan, which was last updated in 2012, is a combined effort to further develop comprehensive strategies focused on three foundational goals of quality education: Student Success, Staff Success and Successful Systems of Support....

...Ige's fourth supplemental proclamation on homelessness will remain in effect until late June....

Candidate filing for the 2016 Elections runs from February 1, 2016 through June 7, 2016....

...the conference committee on Senate Bill 2954 recommended that the Senate concur with the House amendments that were made to SB 2954.  This bill will now go back to the Senate for final concurrence.  Additionally, House Bill 2632 has been scheduled for a conference committee hearing....

... Sign this petition opposing Bill 165 so that I may share it with the Council members when we discuss the tax increase in the Finance Committee on May 3 ....

...much of the university’s request is not accommodated in either the House or Senate version of the budget....

“We look like potted plants.” -- Formby

"...only four cities—Burlington-South Burlington, Vt.; Elmira-Corning, N.Y.; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Salinas, Calif.—qualified for the 'cleanest cities' list in the "State of the Air' report...."

... HB2501 Conference Committee meets today at 2pm, do the math ....

...debtor in possession....