Entries for 'News Release'

Court finds state illegally denied DHHL adequate funding for over two decades....

Fitch has maintained Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI, IDR 'BBB') on Rating Watch Positive. Fitch expects to resolve the Rating Watch on the conclusion of the merger transaction with NextEra Energy, Inc....

The U.S. Census Bureau released its 2010-2014 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates on December 3, 2015....

Leading anti-GMO, anti-Vaxxers, and anti-pesticide activists and politicians are supporting the GMO, vaccine, and pesticide application being used to fight dengue.  They are hypocrites and need to be called on it....

... $7.7 million was collected in criminal actions....$2.3 million from civil actions ....

The Hawaii State House and Senate are accepting applications for the 2016 legislative session....

More than half of these victims are underage, with the average age of entry into prostitution being 12 years old....

"Self-determination initiatives such as ACT195 need to come from the people, not the government"

New Study by Travel-Hawaii.com Reveals Rush of Hawaii Hotels to Implement the Fees....

“The Office of Hawaiian Affairs respects the court’s decision."

Total arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands reached a new record for the month of October, with a 4.8 percent growth to 692,930 visitors....

17 megawatts of solar facilities on three separate military installations on Oahu....

...this includes the acquisition of rapid deployable emergency shelters....

Six veterans are now enrolled in the Hilo and Kona Veterans Treatment Courts since the program’s inception in November 2014....

The state is converting a 5,000 square foot maintenance shed, formerly used by the Hawai‘i Community Development Authority, into a shelter fronting Kaka‘ako Waterfront Park....

Current controversies unfortunately overshadow the remarkable advances made in the stewardship of Maunakea....

Judicial Watch today responded to a Supreme Court order temporarily preventing the State of Hawaii “from counting the ballots cast in, and certifying the winners of” a race-based election....

More Than 25 Organizations and Companies Across Hawaii....

The “Residential Home Sales in Hawaii” report summarizes home sale activities in Hawaii recorded for the period from January 2008 to September 2015....

By acting now U.S. can avoid Puerto Rico becoming the next version of Greece....

...Caldwell announced today that veteran journalist Andrew Pereira will be joining the Managing Director’s Office as an information officer and part of the Mayor’s communications team....

In Hawaii, all agricultural users combined account for only about one-third of total restricted use pesticide (RUP) sold in the state....

“Because voters may not have cast their ballots...."

Hawaii landed in the top 5 for both drunk driving (4th) and speeding (5th)....

Sen Sam Slom indicated he will seek re-election to the Senate in 2016....

AN OPEN SECRET opened to critical acclaim this summer in Seattle, Denver, New York and Los Angeles...now coming to Honolulu....

The Candidate Advisory Council for the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents has presented a list of candidates to Gov. David Ige....

Matson has invested nearly $1 billion in new containerships....

29% Disapprove ...

...the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project site is the last new area on the mountain where a telescope project will be contemplated or sought....

The deadline to submit proposals is Friday, December 18, 2015 at 4:00 p.m....

...500 acres of land on the southern flank of Haleakala for wind power generation....

Violent crime was a primary factor in our analysis, but we also looked at other measures of safety, such as motor vehicle accidents, drug use and excessive drinking....

...how high school graduates are prepared to meet the HIDOE’s Strategic Plan Goal that all students demonstrate they are on a path toward success in college, career and citizenship....

"...our efforts to overthrow Assad has increased and will continue to increase the strength of ISIS and other Islamic extremists...." -- Rep Tulsi Gabbard

24/7 access to real-time data on medical marijuana inventory, sales, and other tracking information....

Open enrollment began on Nov. 1 and concludes on Jan. 31, 2016....

Maui County continues to require drug tests as a condition of employment....

During sweeps of Kaka’ako homeless persons, the City seized and disposed of over 134,000 pounds of 'property'....

At the direction of Fair organizers, an MPD officer ordered the Goodhues to leave not just the Fair area, but other nearby public sidewalks as well....

97% of poll respondents support more rooftop solar....

Hawaii small businesses wait 95 days on average to get paid on invoices....

The report indicates a shift in the visitor market....

...the ability to track their bus in real-time....

Much of the alleged fraud focused on the defendants’ claims that their products were made from natural plant extracts.  In truth, as one defendant put it, “lol stuff is completely 100 % synthethic [sic]”....

"Commercial aquarium fish collecting, in fact, does not occur to any great extent off most of the Hawaiian Islands...."

According to the NYT, so far no Syrian refugees have been resettled in Hawaii....

...the FTA has not reached out to HART and officials were not aware the money was in jeopardy....

Residential time-of-use rates would be most beneficial for customers who are able to use more electricity during the middle of the day until 4 p.m....