Entries for 'News Release'

The Nominating Committee of the Hawaii Supreme Court is seeking applications from qualified attorneys wishing to serve as members of the Board of Bar Examiners (BOE).

She sponsored 49 bills between her election in 2006 and 2012, and zero have been passed into law.* We ask the people of Hawaii to join us to ‘do the math’. It all adds up to zero.”

The Brady Center claims Hawaii’s strong gun laws have helped Hawaii achieve the lowest gun death rate in the nation.

Honolulu hosts 55 of America's 81 living Medal of Honor recipients this fall at the 2012 Medal of Honor Society Convention. Recipients from World War II up to the current conflict in Afghanistan will be in attendance.

The rating has been withdrawn because Moody's believes it has insufficient information to support the maintenance of the rating....

The invitation was extended to all of the major Primary candidates weeks in advance of Primary Election day, and was accepted promptly by Governor Linda Lingle....

Medicare.gov is publishing quality-of-care and patient- satisfaction information on more than 4,000 hospitals around the country that participate in Medicare and Medicaid.

The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) today released the 2011 edition of the State of Hawai‘i Data Book

The program will allow CCPIT to refer interested Chinese clean energy investors and developers to the Hawai'i State Energy Office in the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) to facilitate the matchmaking process with clean energy project partners in Hawai'i in need of capital or development partners.

The radio spots are island specific and feature local community leaders from each County. The spots will be airing through the General Election in November.

After this long and difficult struggle we are told that all criminal charges are dismissed, even though some of the accused had already pled guilty....

"I am in the process of fact finding to determine if your Office of Elections adhered to proper and legal election procedures and whether or not our voters were denied their right to vote."

Following a decisive Primary Election victory, Governor Linda Lingle, candidate for Hawaii’s open U.S. Senate seat, today announced that she has accepted invitations to appear in 18 debates and forums in the 86 remaining days before the November 6 General Election....

"Our way of life is being threatened because of the failure of D.C. politicians like my opponent. They failed Hawaii and they failed America. She failed us," said Governor Linda Lingle.  "She put her political career and her party ahead of the people."

2012 Primary Election Results Statewide

Polling locations in the Counties of Maui, Kaua'i and Honolulu will close at the 6 p.m.; polling locations in Hawai'i County will close at 7:30 p.m.

Governor Lingle will address the media about the General Election campaign and discuss her vision for Hawaii’s future.

"...we didn't expect the state's two highest elected officials would throw mud so early, especially when it's so easy to prove their statements are false...."

The front-page correction published Aug. 1, highlighted in yellow above the fold, identified Bishop as the alleged source of an error in a July 26 newspaper story about Hawaii County’s distribution of voter information “yellow cards.”

We will honor you, our fellow citizens, by giving you the right and opportunity to make the choice:

• What kind of country do we want to have?
• What kind of people do we want to be?

...ensure you vote for candidates who will continue to bring a pro-freedom and pro-gun agenda to the Hawaii State Legislature and Washington, D.C....

Grants-in-Aid Approved for PBS, Hana Health Medical Center, and “Mighty Mo”....

On August 9, 2012, HAWAI'IGAS...filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requesting authority to import Liquefied Natural Gas to Hawai'i.

Do not “turn yourself in” before the rules are announced and the application process is in place. -- FACE 

Former Governor Linda Lingle, candidate for Hawaii's open U.S. Senate seat, today launched LL12 HD, a high-definition tiered cable channel which mirrors the previously released LL12 (Ch 110)....

Through financial support from the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, CNHA and partners deliver free homeownership and debt reduction services....

Our reponsibility doesn't stop with REGISTRATION, and EDUCATION. We must make the decision to go the polls and cast our vote on Election Day, August 11, 2012. Hawaii is one of the lowest in the nation in voter registration and participation....

Below is a list of candidates in contested races who have gone out of their way to speak up for saving our farms. They have come to testify at the Land Use Commission or worked hard to pass our bills in the legislature or taken strong public stands.

PLDC will hold statewide public hearings, starting Monday August 20, for adoption of new Hawai‘i Administrative Rules (HAR) for the PLDC. Some provisions may affect small business.

"Many self-represented parties struggle with the judicial system because they don’t understand the process and what is expected of them,” said Chief Justice Recktenwald.

...thanks to a donation from the Habele, native children on the islands of Yap will be getting a much-needed educational resource....

The stated concern was not only the cost of the conference but that the itinerary was full of vacation activities (i.e. Zumba dancing), not plans to improve the administration of justice....

"This case does not involve a fundamental right or suspect classification, such as the race-based classification at issue in Brown v. Board of Education...."

The shore side LNG infrastructure that is to accompany TOTE’s plan may help other transportation industries in Puget Sound follow TOTE in converting to LNG.

Hawaii is now ranked a Tier 1 state according to Polaris Project’s State Ranking system, a considerable improvement from a Tier 4 ranking in 2010.

Editor’s note: Be sure to scroll down to the bottom and read the excerpts from the HA’s 2004 coverage of Mitsunaga’s alleged polygraph test. Its hilarious....

Has UHPA forgotten that in 2004 Governor Lingle forged a six-year contract, the longest in state history, that included pay raises every year?

Hawaii Family Forum is pleased to announce that David Barton, and his son Tim, will be speaking in Hawaii from August 8 - 10....

Complete list of UPW endorsements in all House and Senate races....

...with a few exceptions, the rest of the local economy is going nowhere....

The ACLU is aware that couples other than the two named plaintiffs have been prohibited from marrying; those individuals are encouraged to contact the ACLU of Hawaii....

...the estimated incremental cost spread among Hawaii Island and Oahu customers based on fuel price projections could be about 2/10th of one cent or from $0.84 to $1.00 per month for a residential bill of 500 to 600 kilowatt-hours....

The 2012 Legislative Session saw an unprecedented introduction of development "exemption" bills that would have eroded decades of environmental protections and curtailed public participation.

Act 183, signed into law by Governor Neil Abercrombie on June 28, 2012, now makes violations of the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Prevention Act a class C felony with a mandatory $10,000 fine.

This decision was prompted by a recent petition from the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, and is consistent with recommendations from NOAA’s most recent 5-year review of the species, completed in 2007....

...the Hawaii Civic Justice Corps program provides a customized approach to reconnect juvenile offenders to their communities....

Under the program, DTRIC evaluates how a customer drives based on data accumulated by an 'Akamai Rater' device installed in the vehicle.

The 9^th Annual Navy League Golf Tournament will take place on Friday, August 31, 2012 at the Mamala Bay Golf Course...

The Sierra Club is the only environmental group that has advocated for the controversial elevated steel on steel rail system....  Several other high profile environmental organizations have opposed the project....

This change better reflects the Company’s identity as an important part of Hawaii’s energy community: proudly local and fully committed to clean technology and innovation....