Entries for 'News Release'

We won’t stop working until the doors to HawaiiHealthConnector.com are wide open.....

...a FREE consumer education competition open to teens in grades 6-12....

In September, Plaintiffs’ counsel was informed that the State anticipates that the earliest date on which payments can be made will be the March 5, 2014 pay date....

Prescription drug related deaths now outnumber those from heroin and cocaine combined, and drug overdose deaths exceed motor vehicle-related deaths....

The Commission is an independent, bipartisan agency established by Congress....

Past classes of Rose Fellows have tackled challenges including revitalization of Detroit’s Livernois Avenue....

The Insurance Commissioner will discuss concerns regarding new insurance requirements of the ACA and its impact on rates and populations groups ....

...reduced funding is likely just the beginning of a new reality of diminishing federal support for states and municipalities....

Forty-three percent of major roads in the Honolulu urban area are in poor condition, costing area drivers $598 each year....

About 10 percent of the utility's 30,000 customers have opted not to use the smart meters. KIUC estimates the cost of reading and servicing those 3,000 meters to be about $340,000 a year....

The Connector logged 19,457 unique visits to the site, completed 1,181 applications, and received 1,257 calls connected at the contact center on the first day....

The enrollment gains can be partly attributed to the large number of births in 2008 and more students staying in the state’s public schools....

Unregulated access to the marsh has already led to damage of archaeological sites. Trails will attract dog walkers....

Hawaii is the first sub-national government to sign onto the Majuro Declaration for Climate Leadership, presented Friday by the Leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum to the United Nations Secretary General....

Nominations and self-nominations for task force members should be sent by email to president@Hawaii.edu....

...we heard recently that they are recruiting candidates and working to elect a GOP Senator in Hawaii....

The State of Women in America: A 50-State Analysis of How Women Are Faring Across the Nation....

DHHL has recently received inquiries from beneficiaries as well as the media regarding its loss mitigation and foreclosure prevention programs....

Reading Wonders, the first K-6 reading program built on the Common Core State Standards....

A student survey being administered in Hawaii’s public schools through Oct. 18 will provide educators with critical classroom feedback aimed at improving teaching and learning....

...students from Campbell High School came in force today to the State Capitol to demand air conditioning for their oven-like classrooms....

Congress has added $43,000 in debt for every American household in just the last four years....

Monday October 28th from 4 PM to 7 PM at the State Capitol....

Barclays will provide crude oil and feed stocks to the refinery on a real time basis....

"...stand with patriots like Senator Ted Cruz, who stood today with Senators Rand Paul, Mike Lee and Marco Rubio, on the floor of the US Senate for every American who will be affected by ObamaCare...."

C. Mike Kido as legislative advisor, effective immediately, and Yvonne W.M. Lau as education policy analyst, effective Oct. 1....

The indictment alleges that the USO Family is the dominant prison gang in Hawaii and operates both inside and outside the State of Hawaii prison system....

the state’s growing population of residents of Mexican origin stood at approximately 38,700 based on analysis of 2009-2011 American Community Survey data....

RFP submission deadline 2pm, Dec 3, 2013....

Fewer than half the U.S. population lives in communities where the most basic methods of diverting people with severe mental illness from the criminal justice system are being used....

...the number one health plan in the state and among the top 25 health plans in the nation, according to the National Committee for Quality Assurance....

...the Marriage and Religious Freedom Act would prohibit discrimination through the federal tax code against individuals or institutions that exercise religious conscience regarding marriage as the union of one man and one woman....

Protect religious organizations and officials from being required to support or perform same-sex marriages or from having to host same-sex marriages or celebrations in their facilities and protect individuals and small businesses from being required to assist in promoting or celebrating same-sex marriages ....

REFF-West is the largest renewable energy finance conference focused on West Coast energy issues. It is hosted by the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Euromoney Energy Events....

The ultimate goal is identifying Hawaiʻi’s language needs and creating a robust, multilingual workforce to handle those needs....

Silver Excellence Award in the Waste-to-Energy (WTE) category for H-POWER by the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)....

$100 million to acquire a portfolio of land leases and lease royalties from solar projects from Hawaii to New York....

Hawai‘i Pacific University is once again the state’s only university to appear on the Military Friendly Schools list...

The Hawaii Health Connector Customer Support Center is now open....

Hawaii's newly redesigned web portal and department websites recognized in the Center for Digital Government's Best of the Web awards....

Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Monday, September 30, 2013....

He also stated that customer rates would not be affected by the incident....