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Entries for 'News Release'
Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
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Report: Hawaii DoE 'Ahead of the Curve' on Data Governance
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 5392 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...the number of states sharing teacher performance information with educator preparation programs has more than tripled....
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014 |
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U.S. Air Force Colonel joins DOE leadership team
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 4179 Views :: Education K-12
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From 2011 to 2013, Carlson was the deputy joint base commander at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam....
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014 |
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Laborers Union: Schatz, Hirono, Hanabusa, Gabbard are Cowards Pandering to Eco Nut Billionaires
By News Release @ 2:07 PM :: 5251 Views :: Energy, Congressional Delegation
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Democratic leaders in Washington should put job creation ahead of the ravings of environmental wing-nuts and their deep pocketed billionaire funders....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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UH Manoa Budget Protest Continues Overnight
By News Release @ 4:37 PM :: 4113 Views :: Higher Education
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The students have decided that the concessions granted by the interim Chancellor are not enough....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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Ige Names Fuchigami to Head DoT, Extends Application Deadline
By News Release @ 2:28 PM :: 4939 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Fuchigami had been tapped by Mayor Kirk Caldwell last month to lead the city’s Department of Enterprise Services....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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Bicyclist Fatalities Rise As More Urban Workers Pedal to Work
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 3140 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...adults 20 and older represented 84 percent of bicyclist fatalities in 2012, compared to only 21 percent in 1975....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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Lawyers Investigate Sale of Horizon Lines, Class Action Suit Possible
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 4260 Views :: Jones Act
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...this proposed transaction undervalues the Company to the detriment of Horizon’s shareholders....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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Hawaii's Largest Wind Farm Developer Sold for $2.4B
By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 4167 Views :: Energy
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SunEdison to become world's largest renewable energy development company....
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Monday, November 17, 2014 |
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National Report Shows Hawaii 6th Lowest Child Homelessness
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 5141 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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The homeless are everywhere but a national report shows Hawaii is 6th lowest for child homelessness....
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Monday, November 17, 2014 |
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Abercrombie's HCDA to Vote on Last Minute Development Deals
By News Release @ 2:58 AM :: 6317 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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HCDA will be having at least 3 meetings on Tuesday, November 25th….just 6 days before the Ige Administration is installed....
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Saturday, November 15, 2014 |
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Meetings to Discuss Changes to the State’s Land Use System
By News Release @ 5:41 AM :: 4670 Views :: Land Use
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State Office of Planning Hosting a Series of Stakeholder Meetings to Discuss 'Improvements' to the State’s Land Use System....
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Saturday, November 15, 2014 |
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Saturday, November 15, 2014 |
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Manoa Graduate Students Spur Campus-Wide Protest
By News Release @ 2:17 AM :: 5854 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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Graduate students have planned a sit-in at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Campus Center to protest sudden and drastic budget cuts....
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Friday, November 14, 2014 |
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City to host free TOD symposium Saturday, November 22
By News Release @ 10:10 PM :: 5493 Views :: Development, Rail
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Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Neal Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall....
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Friday, November 14, 2014 |
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Army completes EIS for possible Hawaii force reductions
By News Release @ 6:35 PM :: 4901 Views :: Military
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Hawaii's community listening session will be held Jan. 27, 2015, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki....
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Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
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Hawaii Ranks Third in Nationwide Access to Justice Study
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 5372 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Judiciary
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...four categories: attorney access for low-income litigants; support for self-represented litigants; support for litigants with limited language proficiency; and support for people with disabilities....
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Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
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Maui Farm Bureau, Seed Growers File Suit to Overturn Maui GMO Ban
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 4287 Views :: GMOs
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The suit seeks to delay any enforcement of the measure and ultimately to have it declared unenforceable....
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Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
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Hawaii a Low-Debt State for Students
By News Release @ 4:54 AM :: 4936 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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New report shows student loan debt still rising for bachelor’s degree recipients; includes state-by-state and college-by-college debt levels....
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Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014 |
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Oahu residents invited to view new Extreme Tsunami Evacuation Zone maps
By News Release @ 8:37 PM :: 3436 Views :: Honolulu County
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...free public information outreach workshops for a preview of new Extreme Tsunami Evacuation Zones....
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014 |
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331 Hawaii Medal of Honor Recipients Remembered from Deck of Battleship Missouri
By News Release @ 1:33 PM :: 4502 Views :: Military
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331 Hawaii Medal of Honor recipients who gave their lives defending our freedom in the Middle East from 2006 to this year....
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014 |
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Study: Hawaii Best at Combating Lung Cancer
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 4859 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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WalletHub ranked the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia based on 11 key metrics....
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Election Results: NFIB expects increased focus on small-business issues
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 5227 Views :: Politicians, Small Business
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...leadership changes are expected to affect the legislative agendas of the state Department of Labor and the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism....
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Veterans to Receive In-State Tuition at UH
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 5723 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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Both resident and non-resident student veterans fought for in-state tuition for all vets....
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Horizon Sells Hawaii Operations to Pasha Lines, Alaska to Matson
By News Release @ 7:14 PM :: 5303 Views :: Jones Act
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Matson to acquire all outstanding shares of Horizon Lines immediately after Pasha acquires Horizon's Hawaii trade lane business....
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Employment Opportunities with the Hawaii State Senate
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 4190 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The Hawaii State Senate is accepting applications for the 2015 legislative session....
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Honolulu Grants in Aid Deadline December 12
By News Release @ 2:41 AM :: 4698 Views :: Honolulu County
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...qualified nonprofit organizations seeking grants available through the city’s Grants in Aid (GIA) program have from today through December 12, 2014 to submit proposals....
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Big Island Launches Veterans Treatment Court
By News Release @ 2:41 AM :: 5874 Views :: Judiciary, Military
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On November 10, the Third Circuit (Hawaii county) launched its Veterans Treatment Court with an opening ceremony held in the courtroom of Chief Judge Ronald Ibarra....
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Sunday, November 9, 2014 |
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NRA President Speaks in Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:43 AM :: 4477 Views :: Second Amendment
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The room was filled with 125 conservative campaigners....
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Saturday, November 8, 2014 |
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Legacy Land Commission Seeks New Members
By News Release @ 8:12 PM :: 5511 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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There are currently three vacancies....
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Saturday, November 8, 2014 |
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Ige Administration Accepting Job Applications
By News Release @ 1:44 PM :: 4511 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Those interested in joining the Ige-Tsutsui administration may click on the link provided below to begin the online application process....
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Saturday, November 8, 2014 |
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Aegis Combat System Goes Two For Two In Latest Flight Tests off Kauai
By News Release @ 3:03 AM :: 4329 Views :: Military
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USS John Paul Jones completed the first Baseline 9 live firing using its integrated air and missile defense capability on Nov. 6....
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Saturday, November 8, 2014 |
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Veterans Day Parade Hilo, Sat. Nov 8
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 6355 Views :: Hawaii County , Military
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...assembling at 8:00 am. Parade starts at 9:00 am....
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Friday, November 7, 2014 |
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Waipahu Rail Development -- Zoning Meeting
By News Release @ 10:54 PM :: 5796 Views :: Development, Rail
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The meeting is set for 6:30-8:30 p.m., Nov. 13, in the Waipahu Intermediate School Cafeteria....
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Friday, November 7, 2014 |
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David Ige’s Action Plan: “Engineering Hawaii’s Future”
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 6376 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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"Hawaiʻi needs leadership that moves us forward collectively instead of favoring special interests."
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Friday, November 7, 2014 |
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DHS Temporary Rules Maintain COFA Benefits
By News Release @ 2:44 AM :: 3986 Views :: Health Care
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...McManaman announced that Governor Abercrombie approved and signed temporary emergency rules that maintain the status quo....
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Thursday, November 6, 2014 |
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Moody's: Warnings of a utility "death spiral" premature
By News Release @ 11:51 PM :: 4444 Views :: Energy
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"Distributed generation poses a threat under traditional ratemaking...."
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Thursday, November 6, 2014 |
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Hawaii Premature Birth Report Card -- 'C'
By News Release @ 4:08 PM :: 5476 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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In Hawaii 12.5% of births are premature....
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014 |
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Hell Bent--One Man's Crusade to Crush the Hawaiian Mob
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 8251 Views :: Hawaii History, Law Enforcement
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1980—the year Charles Marsland was elected Honolulu's top prosecutor....
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014 |
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Kim Announces Senate Leadership Team and Committee Chairs
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 5192 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The only incumbent Democrat to get nothing is Brickwood Galuteria.....
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014 |
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Farmers Heading to Court to Overturn 'Flawed' Maui Anti-GMO Ordinance
By News Release @ 10:02 PM :: 5970 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...this referendum is invalid and contrary to long established state and federal laws that support both the safety and lawful testing and planting of GMO plants....
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014 |
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Hospital Financial Crisis Brings House Health Committee to Maui
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 3771 Views :: Health Care
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Public hearing 5:30 p.m. Monday Nov 10, 2014 Maui Waena School, 795 Onehee St., Kahului....
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014 |
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NRA President to Speak in Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:19 AM :: 4214 Views :: Second Amendment
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Please join conservatives, 2nd Amendment supporters and gun enthusiasts this Saturday November 8....
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Tuesday, November 4, 2014 |
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President Declares Disaster for Hawaii Lava Flow
By News Release @ 2:10 PM :: 4757 Views :: Hawaii County
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...federal disaster aid has been made available to the state of Hawaii....
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Tuesday, November 4, 2014 |
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US Attorney Appoints Election Officer to Investigate Voter Fraud in Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 4235 Views :: Office of Elections
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In addition, the FBI will have special agents available in each field office and resident agency....
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Tuesday, November 4, 2014 |
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Hawaiian Electric announces plans for approval of pending solar applications
By News Release @ 4:12 AM :: 4572 Views :: Energy
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...approved for interconnection after meeting the following conditions....
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Tuesday, November 4, 2014 |
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Supreme Court Upholds State's Right to Cut COFA Benefits
By News Release @ 1:16 AM :: 5609 Views :: National News, Health Care
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...a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court validates the state’s authority to determine the level of health care coverage provided to noncitizens who are ineligible for federal Medicaid....
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Tuesday, November 4, 2014 |
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Project AWARE: DoE Awarded $12.7M for Federal Anti-Bullying Program
By News Release @ 12:34 AM :: 5318 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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Staff from three complex areas will receive training and assistance....
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Monday, November 3, 2014 |
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Find Your Polling Place and Print Out a Sample Ballot
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 4349 Views :: Office of Elections
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Find your polling place and print out a sample ballot from the Hawaii Office of Elections....
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Sunday, November 2, 2014 |
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OHA Trustee Rowena Akana: Hawaiian Nation Not for Asians or Haole
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 9035 Views :: Hawaii History, OHA, Politicians
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She disputes Keli'i Akina's call for racial inclusiveness....
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