Entries for 'News Release'

When we asked Dick if we could celebrate his birthday publicly, he said only if we celebrated his most important birthday, America's Birthday: July 4th 1776....

Hawaii is the only state government in the nation to be recognized as part of the 2013 Federal 100 Awards by Federal Computer Week magazine....

UPDATE: SB286 Approved with Amendments Thursday March 14, House Committee on Judiciary...

This is a promising time in your Hawaii House of Representatives....

HB200 HD1 appropriates funds for operating and capital improvement costs of the Executive Branch for the next biennium fiscal years FY2013-2014 and FY2014-2015

New Study Measures Jobs, Economic Impact and Community Service....

an increase to its previous projection for 2013 General Fund tax revenues from 5.1 to 6.7 percent growth....

"This is a clear sign that the House is moving in the right direction," said Minority Leader Aaron Ling Johanson, Vice Chair of the House Committee on Finance.

The Commission is deeply concerned about press accounts of the attempts of individuals within the government to demand specific personnel actions ... legislation has recently been introduced that could interfere with the University's ability to manage its own affairs....

Richardson Law School ranked 80th among the nation’s 144 best law schools compared with 106th a year ago....

House Public Safety Committee this Thursday, March 14 at 9:30 a.m. in House conference room 309....

Hawaii Meth Project to Continue its Focus on Meth Prevention Operating as Independent Organization and Local Member of The Partnership....

What is the appropriate price per ton for 'polluters' to pay? The draft contains alternative prices of $15, $25, and $35 per ton....

...six criteria on which each state could be evaluated, based on six of the Ten Principles for Opening Up Government Information....

"Some of our manufacturers say they’ve seen a 15 percent increase in sales of products they have labeled."

The bill has been referred to the House Public Safety, Judiciary, and Finance committees....

The nonprofit State-based Exchange is seeking a customer service partner that knows how to service Hawai‘i’s residents, and that can bring strong capabilities that will enable a seamless customer experience....

Question: Is Hawaii providing this information to investors?

“Many of these priority projects require matching state funds to access federal dollars, secured before sequestration...."

Students using Army Tuition Assistance (TA) must register in GoArmyEd before NOON Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Friday, March 8 at which time it will be suspended....

“In a tribal court, Constitutional protections and the Bill of Rights do not apply. Under the bill, a non-Indian citizen tried in a tribal court has no right to appeal to a federal court, lacks the guarantee of due process, has no right to an impartial trial by jury of one’s peers, and more."

Ahead of the First Crossover deadline, the Hawaii State Senate passed 348 bills during Tuesday’s session.  The bills now head over to the House for consideration....

The meeting is being held in response to public comments we have received regarding Bank of Hawaii's planned closure of its branch offices in American Samoa....

The parties are negotiating a 2013-15 contract....

"HUD evictees will be made into instant criminals...."

...we are one step closer to ensuring that the beverage tax is defeated for the third year in a row....

SB 894 would authorize the state to expend funds, swap land and explore other solutions to help preserve Turtle Bay lands.  This bill can be brought back next year, if negotiations fail, or to implement terms of an agreement....

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Numerous truckloads of rocks with an estimated value of around $6,000 were allegedly removed from the property between June 27 and July 4, 2011, and were reportedly to be used to build a rock wall on Sagum’s property....

See the full list of bills crossed over to the Senate ....

...Ram, who was involved in agricultural research with the University of Hawaii, used threats, coercion, physical force and psychological abuse to carry out his acts of sexual abuse and to keep John Doe No. 8, and his adopted brothers, from reporting the abuse....

When the state purchased the Securities, they were rated “AAA,” which is the highest investment rating. While the state held the Securities, the state received all of the principal and interest payments due on the Securities....

SB 69 will require fingerprinting and NICS checks in addition to the already existing registration requirement on ALL firearms brought into the state....

...measures approved by the House several focused on sustainability, the environment, the economy, healthy living....

...awards ranging from $12,500 to $100,000 recognize schools for significant academic progress for two consecutive years....

...the Governor ordered all state departments to work with their federal counterparts to assess which areas will be impacted and estimate the amount of state funds needed to continue services and programs....

The Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) is extending until March 8 the deadline for parents to complete a survey to help public schools set priorities for improving programs and services....

...it was noted that no one in that van had leg shackles on....

Waimanalo Gulch Landfill system which has recorded temperatures as high as 188 F....

Total expenditures by visitors who came to Hawai‘i in January 2013 rose 5.7 percent (or $77.3 million) from January 2012....

The company is seeking to add up to 50 megawatts (MW) of geothermal energy from geothermal resource developers at prices not tied to the cost of oil ....

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HSEA commends the Senate Ways and Means Committee for passing out SB 623 SD 1, which will close (reopen) renewable energy tax credit loopholes (that DoTax already closed)....

"...300 of the families receiving assistance will be affected...."

AECOM, announced today that it is working on a US$43.9-million contract from the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation....

What they aren't telling you is that people with obesity and/or diabetes are going to lose out big under the Hawaii Health Exchange and the 'Pay for Performance' plans being negotiated between Hawaii hospitals and Hawaii Insurers....

$12,500 to $100,000 as a reward for schools that have made significant academic progress for two consecutive years, and ranking in the top five percent in reading and/or mathematics....

Question: Are these criteria written to discourage bids?....

23 middle and high school VEX Robotics teams have qualified to compete at the VEX World Championships in California, April 17-20....

...higher minimum wage is unlikely to accomplish the stated goal of raising the living standards of the working poor....