Entries for 'News Release'

...Aumua Amata, who serves as the Vice-Chairman of the subcommittee, addressed Esther P. Kia’aina....

...the Commission has long-held that there is an exemption to Revised Charter of Honolulu Sec. 11-1041 for helping non-profit organizations with projects that the Mayor has officially designated as a project with community–wide benefit....

...an analysis of each new special or revolving fund proposed by legislative bills....

...only two in five principals (41%) say they can express concern or critique DOE policies and practices without fear of reprisal, retaliation, or being unfairly evaluated....

...The average interest rate on the tax-exempt bonds for new projects is 3.39 percent, the second lowest rate in modern history....

...subsidy programs assessed in each state....

...Hawaii’s Supreme Court ruled decisively in favor of online travel companies....

SB473, is to be heard in the House Friday, 3/20 in the Committee on Labor and Public Employment....

...Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Thursday, April 2, 2015. All comments will be kept confidential....

... The Hawaii State Constitution prohibits members of the Ethics Commission “from taking an active part in political management or political campaigns.” ....

...Sand Should Return with Trade Winds....

...the Lava Tube dishonor is given for a lack of communication and keeping the public in the dark....

...Hawaii Appleseed is making solid progress advancing important legislation to benefit low-income people in our state....

Fixed costs for debt service and retiree benefits comprise a high and growing share of general fund spending....

This translates to an additional $191.4 million in anticipated revenues to the state general fund for fiscal biennium 2016-17....

...IRS is seeking volunteers to serve on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel, a federal advisory committee that identifies major taxpayer concerns and makes recommendations for improving IRS service....

The Department of the Attorney General released its annual report detailing statewide and county firearm registration statistics for calendar year 2014....

...House bills will now move through Senate committees and Senate bills will move through House committees....

Only eight states saw increases under 15 percent: New York, Virginia, Mississippi, North Dakota, Hawaii, Maine, Connecticut and West Virginia....

...Ten open government bills are still alive after First Crossover....

All three nominations are subject to confirmation by the Senate....

...2015 Edition of Facts and Figures: How Does Your State Compare?...

...25 are in shelter; 43 are receiving homeless prevention assistance; seven were placed directly into housing; and another six have been assisted with airline funds which have enabled them to be reconnected with families in the U.S. mainland....

...Obama Hawaii Christmas vacations over the past three years have cost taxpayers $15,540,515.10 in travel expenses alone....

The commission highlighted several areas for special recognition....

...What Rhoads is proposing, together with the Attorney General’s Office, is a setback for hard won court cases by the news media over the past 30 years....

The House today passed over a hundred bills....

...monitoring report praises progress in Hawaii's public school system, from the implementation of high academic standards to supports provided to educators and students....

Hidano’s nomination is subject to Senate confirmation....

Interested persons should submit an application along with a resume and three letters of recommendation (attesting to the applicant’s character and integrity) postmarked by March 13, 2015....

"...In the light Lawrence v. Texas and Reliable Consultants v. Abbott, the State can no longer simply say that morality is a sufficient reason...."

...For the first time, educators and parents will be able to compare the performance of students in multiple states based on common standards and assessments....

...a nonpartisan effort to make the state budgeting process accessible to the public by putting state budget facts and figures online, in real time....

None of the appointments are subject to confirmation by the Senate....

...Caldwell delivered his third annual State of the City Address on Tuesday morning, February 24, 2015....

...please join your legislators for an informal reception at the Capitol hosted by NFIB on Friday, March 13 at 4 p.m....

Interested persons should submit an application along with a resume and three letters of recommendation postmarked by March 13, 2015....

The House Judiciary Committee will hear two bills on our issues Tuesday 3/3/15, 1pm, Rm. 325....

SB955 is dead for the year unless Senate Judiciary Chair, Senator Gilbert Keith-Agaran, schedules it by 9:15 Monday March 2 for a hearing 9:15am March 4....

...Japanese arrivals decreased 4.9 percent to 110,969 visitors....

...Ige held a news conference to provide information about his participation in the National Governors Association Winter Meeting....

At 6:10 a.m. Thursday (February 26), Kona Patrol officers responded to a report of a fire at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Captain Cook....

...House Bill 1482 aims to establish a crowd-funding exemption for limited intrastate investments between Hawaii residents and Hawaii businesses....

Contrary to some reports, the Hawaiian Electric Companies are continuing to accept solar photovoltaic (PV) applications....

The next step in the process is to begin contract negotiations with Ormat, with an agreement to be submitted to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for approval....

...a short documentary film to educate the public about the Jones Act, which will be shown this Friday, February 27, 2015 at 12pm in the Capitol Auditorium....