Entries for 'News Release'

...a surprise announcement to over 450 guests at the annual Lincoln Dinner....

SB 473, SD1, proposing carry permit issue rules under the Federal retired Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), has a hearing, Tuesday, 02-24 at 9:15AM....

We have good news to share about our fights against unfair taxes and regulation....

The deadline to submit completed candidate and voter registration forms for Neighborhood Board elections is this Friday, February 20, 2015....

“With Hawaii’s all-Democrat Congressional delegation taking a back seat in the Republican controlled congress, we’re honored to give the people of Hawaii a chance to hear from a sitting United States Senator in the majority Party."

Senator Slom said, "I am very pleased to see that Rep. Fukumoto Chang has taken a more proactive, pragmatic approach as House Minority leader than her predecessor...."

...anti-gun Senate Bills 783 and 462 were deferred indefinitely....

Babes Against Biotech opposed DeCoite....

Hawaii and Colorado are the only states to finish in the top 10 every year since 2008....

Wednesday March 11th at 10 AM in room 229....

Local, democratic control over the island’s energy infrastructure....

The deadline to submit completed candidate and voter registration forms for Neighborhood Board elections is this Friday, February 20, 2015....

I Mua Manoa proposes the following seven (7) steps to address the issue of transparency and to make the budget sustainable....

...to be heard by the Committees this week....

The language in the bill about non-resident aliens is just "housekeeping" to clarify terminology in statute passed years ago....

The House District 13 Council Nominating Committee has completed its selection process and has forwarded three names to the governor....

Patrick Novak v. USA, in which plaintiffs appeal the Hawaii district court’s dismissal for lack of standing of their action brought against the United States, seeking a declaration that the Jones Act was invalid as it applied to interstate commerce involving the State of Hawaii....

...Joseph Kim has been nominated to be the Deputy Director at the Department of Taxation where he will redeploy his extensive experience in training and commanding U.S. Air Force....

Horizon and its board of directors believe that the claims in the actions are entirely without merit but are entering into this settlement because it will eliminate the risks, costs, and other burdens of litigation....

Currently, seven states—Hawaii, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin—are permitted to tax Internet access....

The deadline to submit completed candidate and voter registration forms for Neighborhood Board elections is next Friday, February 20, 2015....

...SB 783, died yesterday.  The Senate Public Safety Committee, Chaired by Sen. Will Espero voted to "defer indefinitely."....

... February 20 is the last day to file ....

...a 50% increase in people experiencing homelessness from out-of-state compared to last winter season....

...to convert the UH Cancer Center to an organized research unit within JABSOM....

...35 schools on Oahu and 15 schools on Kauai....

"The department’s mission and future goals ... includes funding...."

...Small Business Caucus of the Hawaii State Legislature today announced its priority list of bills....

...ILWU: "There could be a delay on arrivals of vessels and that's the concern that we should have here in Hawaii"....

Should the bill pass out of CPC committee it will be heard in Finance Committee next....

...S.B. 1270 and H.B. 1438 would place warning labels on hundreds of sugar-sweetened beverages....

...His loyalty to President Obama apparently supersedes his duties as a representative of his constituents....

...This policy specifically addresses sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking....

“The ILWU is essentially seeking the right to fire judges who rule against them.”

"...we faced the risk of a complete system failure that would have jeopardized essential functions..."

"Efforts are moving forward with the intent that elections and the ‘Aha be held this year."

Law enforcement officers are exempted from all provisions....

Beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, February 10, 2015, and until further notice, Routes A, 40, 42, 53, and 62 buses traveling westbound on Kamehameha Highway from Kaahumanu Road to Waiawa Road will be detoured between 2 and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday....

House Bill 1240 will bypass the House Committee on Education and is referred solely to the House Committee on Finance....

Customers heard pitches that turned out to be false, deceptive, and misleading....

The Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives announced today that the latest addition of Maui and Kauai missionary materials to its Digital Collection....

The final three names as identified by the nominating committee will then be forwarded to the Governor....

...hearing in the Hawaii House Water & Land Committee, Monday Feb 9, 2015....

February 20 is the deadline to file....

The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) announced today that weekend vessel loading and unloading operations will be temporarily suspended this weekend....

...Ige today announced his nominees to the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA)....

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2015 at the Kamiano Center on Fort Street Mall, at 6:30 P.M....

Ige is nominating Leonard Hoshijo to be the Deputy Director in the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations....

After spending two years to create a strategic path forward for Hawaiian Education....