Entries for 'News Release'

Last week the State Department of Education finally released the criteria for principal evaluations....

NRA-ILA is pleased to report that an attempt to repeal newly-enacted protections for National Rifle Association instructors has failed....

The average person who voluntarily surrenders a firearm to police is not a criminal and the firearms surrendered are not those misused by criminals....

In October 2012, HECO again raised the limit to 75 percent of minimum load (which roughly translates to 23 percent of peak....HECO's proactive approach, fundamentally, aims to move beyond arbitrary limits....

Comparison: Highest RETAIL electric rate on Mainland -- Connecticut at 19.5 cents per kwh

As part of the settlement, HELCO will withdraw its request for a 4.2 percent or $19.8 million rate increase in 2013. HECO and its subsidiaries will also reduce by $40 million the amount being sought for improvements to two major projects....

State ranks third lowest in the country for adult smoking and second lowest for youth tobacco use....

Request for Proposals (RFP) for 50 MW of Dispatchable Renewable Geothermal Firm Capacity Generation on the Island of Hawaii....

The NRA will be actively fighting proposed anti-gun measures while keeping you updated on scheduled hearings and any action taken. While each bill has been assigned to a committee, most have not yet been scheduled for hearings.

In its proposal, HSTA seeks to:

• Increase teachers’ base pay by 48.1 percent over the next four years,
• Delay implementation of the new Educator Effectiveness System,
• Gain veto power over development of each step of the system.

...there is much more that can be done to help ensure that new teachers are “classroom ready.” ...

Given the nature of negotiations, the proposal HSTA took to the table is a starting point and is subject to change....

Growth in total visitor expenditures and arrivals in every month of the year elevated annual 2012 total visitor expenditures to a record $14.3 billion....

All Hawaii public school principals will receive enhanced supports and evaluations beginning in the 2013-14 school year under an agreement between the Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) and the Hawaii Government Employees Association (HGEA)....

Hawaii Renewable Energy Projects Directory....

The purpose of the NPC is solely to advise, inform and make recommendations to the Secretary of Energy with respect to any matters relating to oil and natural gas....

As public audits recently revealed, it's difficult to trust the Department of Health to spend our tax dollars wisely....  

“I believe comprehensive educational reform can still be done, but not with the ill will the current administration has sown among the educators."

We should proceed with cautious optimism and be careful not to overcommit our state’s financial resources during our fragile economic recovery....

The virus of absolutism now infecting the Congress of the United States appears to be seeping into Hawaii....

Hawaii Families for Educational Choice is proud to participate in this nation wide effort and will be hosting several events during National School Choice Week....

Under the agreement, The Garden Island, with a total average circulation of 9,509 daily and 8,413 on Sundays, will continue to be published Monday through Friday and Sunday.

The patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few or the rule of a mob.  They gave to us a Republic, a government of, and by, and for the people, entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding creed.

40^th Annual March for Life rally at the State Capitol on Saturday, January 26, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m....

Effective Feb. 1, 2013, GA payments will be reduced from $319 to $298 per person per month for an estimated 5,537 Hawaii beneficiaries....

Opening enrollment for the University of Hawai‘i System for the spring 2013 semester stands at 55,373 students, a slight decline of 1,303 students, or 2.3 percent, compared to spring 2012....

Beginning this month, schools will mail or ask students to bring the surveys home....

To date, one school has successfully applied for funds. Because the school was not awarded the full amount of the carryover, HIDOE has asked USDOE for approval to use the balance of the carryover for ... Hawaii School for the Deaf and the Blind (HSDB).

"VSE was unaware that despite DEI’s military ordnance background, the company had no experience with fireworks disposal.”

...a survey through which we could measure the military-friendly policies enacted at each school....

Overall, the $1.40 billion of education-related expenditures attributable to UHM generated $2.45 billion in local business sales, $735 million in employee earnings, $131 million in state tax revenues, and slightly under 20,000 jobs in Hawai‘i in FY2012....

...The Gas Company relies on a single source for its SNG: the Tesoro oil refinery....

“The State informed HSTA that there will be a formal response made at our next bargaining session on January 22."

"If the Legislature cannot achieve this outcome, the possibility of repeal will ensue."

I hope, first and foremost, that there will be NO new tax burdens thrust upon our citizens … that we will not automatically open the taxpayers’ pocketbooks to every budget request, every new proposal, every capital improvement project....

Should the Legislature require the state Public Utilities Commission to approve energy projects that further the state’s renewable energy goals even if it costs consumers more?  -- NO 75%

NFIB is recruiting members to serve on its Hawaii state Leadership Council....

Toxic chemicals managed, treated or released into the environment from facilities operating in Hawaii slightly increased in 2011 when compared to 2010....

...reforming the local election process, addressing the PLDC , and encouraging greater public input in the legislative process....

"...we must enhance our revenue stream. We must put together a mix of strategies that will generate more state revenues...."

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announces that its January 17, 2013, public meeting in Washington, DC, will be available via webcast....

Here are the leadership assignments....

He currently serves as vice present of The Gospel of the Alpha and Omega International and volunteers for the King’s Cathedral Maui Children’s Ministry....

...Maui County Office on Aging, will expand ongoing transitions efforts to reduce Medicare hospital readmissions....

Those wishing to hear Aung San Suu Kyi speak in person can purchase a ticket to the Rotary International's Rotary Global Peace Forum dinner where Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver the keynote speech on Saturday, Jan. 26....

“This ruling will significantly increase costs for all tour operators, travel agents, OTCs, and other travel intermediaries...."

The Maui County Democratic Party is following state party guidelines which does (sic) not allow the selected names to be publicly released ....

...if every union were to get the same raises and benefits, it would cost the state an extra $1.4 billion beyond the budget....

Overproject. Then claim that burning millions of dollars for nothing is a savings....

Qualified KIUC Members may be nominated no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2013....