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Entries for 'News Release'
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 |
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Governor, Legislators back broadband expansion
By News Release @ 10:45 PM :: 4597 Views
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The bill would consolidate regulation of cable operators and telecommunications providers under a single entity, the Hawai‘i Communications Commission....Combining regulation of these two areas under one agency will position the state to take advantage of the 21st century convergence of technologies that are used to provide voice, data and video services
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 |
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Administration proposals to close FY09 budget gap
By News Release @ 5:43 PM :: 3002 Views
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The following letter from Budget and Finance Director Georgina Kawamura were sent to Senate Ways and Means Chair Donna Mercado Kim and House Finance Chair Marcus Oshiro yesterday afternoon. The letter outlines proposals for closing the FY09 budget gap.
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Friday, January 23, 2009 |
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Fish Fight: Enviros file WESPAC FOIA suit
By News Release @ 10:57 AM :: 3763 Views
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Based in Honolulu, WESPAC is the subject of at least two active federal investigations; one by the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the Inspector General (IG), and another by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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Thursday, January 22, 2009 |
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Governor seeks input on Supreme Court nominees
By News Release @ 11:51 PM :: 2998 Views
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Governor Lingle is making the list available to the public to encourage public comment on the nominees.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009 |
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Gas tax increase to pay for highway work
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 3173 Views
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Under the proposed legislation, the state fuel tax which is currently $0.17 per gallon would be raised to $0.27 per gallon, generating an estimated increase in annual revenues of $51 million. Vehicle weight taxes, currently set at 3/4 of a cent per pound for vehicles up to 4,000 pounds, would be raised to 2 and 3/4 of a cent per pound, generating an additional $68 million in annual revenues. Motor vehicle registration fees would also be increased from $25 per year to $45 per year, adding an additional $23.3 million in annual revenues.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 |
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Governor nominates Michael Dahilig to UH Board of Regents
By News Release @ 11:30 PM :: 3572 Views
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HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle today announced she has nominated Michael A. Dahilig to fill the remaining University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents at-...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009 |
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Lingle appoints Gilbert Keith-Agaran House Rep. -- Dist 9
By News Release @ 7:38 AM :: 2972 Views
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Governor Linda Lingle today appointed Gilbert S. C. Keith-Agaran as the representative for House District 9, which includes Kahului, Wailuku, Pu‘unene, Spreckelsville, and Paia on Maui. Keith-Agaran will fill the remaining two-year term of the late Representative Bob Nakasone, who passed away on December 7, 2008.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 |
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H-1 Traffic relief for O`ahu
By News Release @ 12:13 PM :: 4043 Views
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The first project focuses on improving the westbound afternoon rush hour commute on the H-1 Freeway from Honolulu to Central and Leeward O‘ahu by adding a 6.2-mile contraflow lane starting at the Radford Drive overpass and ending at the Waiawa Interchange (H1-H-2 merge).
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Friday, January 9, 2009 |
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Additional $125 M shortfall: Governor Lingle responds to reduced revenue forecast
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 3011 Views
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The lower revenue projections reflect the challenges we will face as a state in the next couple of years, and underscore the need for all of us to work together. By law the State is required to enact a budget and financial plan that does not result in a deficit at the end of the fiscal year.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009 |
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Lingle Admin: Two proposals for Turtle Bay purchase
By News Release @ 8:37 PM :: 3067 Views
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The State’s offers allowed for an exit strategy that would have eliminated or limited the need to use State tax dollars to acquire the land. This included possible options of the State selling, and/or working with other entities that would purchase the resort hotel, golf courses, related businesses and condominiums as part of the financing.
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Saturday, January 3, 2009 |
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Governor nominates five UH Regents
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 3400 Views
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Governor Linda Lingle today announced she has selected five individuals to immediately replace University of Hawai‘i regents who have been serving as holdovers.
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Friday, January 2, 2009 |
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Governor Lingle nominates prosecutor Rom Trader Judge First Circuit
By News Release @ 6:40 PM :: 5455 Views
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Governor Linda Lingle today nominated Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Rom Alex Trader to serve as a judge of the First Circuit Court (O‘ahu). Trader’s nomination is subject to confirmation by the Hawai‘i State Senate.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 |
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Marc Miranda appointed Governor's E. Hawaii liaison
By News Release @ 10:48 AM :: 4480 Views
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Governor Linda Lingle has appointed Honoka‘a native Marc Miranda to serve as her liaison to the East Hawai‘i community. Miranda will start his new duties on Jan. 12.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008 |
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Lingle: Six pardons in 2008
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 3693 Views
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Governor Linda Lingle announced today that she granted pardons to six individuals in 2008...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008 |
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Nine new laws for 2009
By News Release @ 1:35 AM :: 3485 Views
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“Among the new laws are measures designed to protect children from Internet predators, compel parents to pay child support, and prohibit alcohol consumption in common areas of public housing projects,” said Governor Lingle.
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Monday, December 29, 2008 |
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Pro Bowl leaving Hawai`i in 2010
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 4342 Views
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“The senior leadership of the NFL told me explicitly that their decision had nothing to do with anything the State did or did not do, but was an opportunity to try something they had been talking about for years. I am optimistic that the Pro Bowl will return to Hawai‘i in 2011."
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Sunday, December 21, 2008 |
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Gov Lingle proposes salary freeze for Legislature, Judges and Executive
By News Release @ 11:41 AM :: 4373 Views
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Two-Year salary freeze would save state over $4.1 million.
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Sunday, December 7, 2008 |
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Statement on Ceded Lands Issue
By News Release @ 12:52 AM :: 12025 Views :: Akaka Bill, Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government, Land Use, OHA
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News Release from Governor's office responds to December 6, 2008 Honolulu Advertiser article. The Advertiser quotes Bill Meheula, a key player in Dan Akaka's 2006 reelection campaign and Lilian Kame'eleihiwa, of the UH Hawaiian Studies Dep't who ague that OHA has a claim to ceded lands and seem to imply that the State has taken a new position in its appeal to the US Supreme Court requesting the Court overturn the Hawaii Supreme Court ruling blocking the state from selling ceded lands.
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Friday, December 5, 2008 |
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Governor releases nomination list for 1st Circuit Court
By News Release @ 12:25 AM :: 3170 Views
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HONOLULU, December 4 – Governor Linda Lingle today released a list of judicial nominees that was provided to her by the Judicial Selection Commission ...
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Friday, October 10, 2008 |
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Lillian Koller named “Public Official of the Year”
By News Release @ 4:57 AM :: 9948 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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HONOLULU – GOVERNING magazine announced today that Hawai‘i Human Services Director Lillian Koller has been selected as a “Public Official of the Year” for her leadership in bringing about widespread improvements at the State Department of Human Services (DHS) over the past five years, including an overhaul of the child welfare system.
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Monday, June 17, 2002 |
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Unity House Fraud: Roberta Cabral Pleads Guilty
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 522 Views :: Ethics, Labor, OHA
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P R E S S R E L E A S E
from US Department of Justice, June 17, 2002
Edward H. Kubo, Jr., United States Attorney for the District of...
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