Entries for 'News Release'

... Compared with July 2019, RevPAR was 16.9 percent higher, driven by increased ADR (+21.0%) which offset slightly lower occupancy (-2.9 percentage points) ....

... Hawaiʻi college graduates are among the least likely to leave school with debt. And for those who do graduate with debt, they owe among the least in the country ....

... Campbell HS is #1 followed by Waipahu, Kapolei, and Farrington ....

... Judge McCullen has served as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with the Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney for a combined 11 years in the Appellate Division ....

... DBEDT revised its economic growth projection for 2021 to 2.7 percent, down from  3.5 percent ....

... The county agrees to fix “chronically inoperable” wheelchair lifts and make other changes to avoid getting sued ....

... Hawaii feed stores seeing spike in Ivermectin sales--One Person Poisoned ....

... Bill No. 72, which only allows pesticides and fertilizers that are compatible with organic systems and permitted under the USDA National Organic Program to be used on county property ....

... Noe Kalipi is one of two CASAs representing Hawaii, joining Gil Tam, CASA for Hawaii (O'ahu East). She currently serves as the chief strategy officer for Progression Energy and owns a consulting firm specializing in systems planning, food security, energy security and community empowerment ....

... 87% fully vaccinated and close to 5% partially vaccinated ....

... tourist fails to uphold traditional Hawaiian cultural practices ....

... The modification will be in effect for 28 days ....

... would not allow any new STRs in residential areas, but allow STRs adjacent to existing resort areas ....

... a judge of the High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands has revoked the concession of public forest land to the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) for the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) ....

“While millions of people have already safely received COVID-19 vaccines, we recognize that for some, the FDA approval of a vaccine may now instill additional confidence to get vaccinated."

... Chinese Social Credit System ....

... Total cases: 383 (of these, 276 cases had no HIDOE facility impact) ....

... in comparison with July 2020 nonfarm jobs have risen by 53,000, or 10.0 percent. However, in comparison with March 2020 (last month prior to pandemic effects), nonfarm jobs were down by 72,400, or -11.1 percent. ...

... More than 90% of students attending the 10 campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi have been vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus or plan to be ....

... just $3.1 million shy of UH’s best extramural funding year total of $488.6 million in FY2011 .... 

... During most of this pandemic, the infection rate in the Native Hawaiian community was below the curve. That has changed with the more aggressive Delta variant ....

... U.S. Army-Hawaii (including Hawaii Army National Guard) support Hawaii County Fire Department to battle the 40,000 acre Waimea wildfire, considered the largest in Hawaii Island history ....

... They are expected to work in Hawai‘i for eight weeks each ....

... DLIR today announced it will not open statewide offices as planned on September 7, 2021 due to the significant increase in COVID-19 cases ....

... The City & County of Honolulu is the only Hawaii government employer that is not providing all unvaccinated employees the “alternative” of regular COVID-19 testing ....

... The book is in electronic form and is available on the DBEDT website ....

... The study ranked the schools and their systems through cost and financing, educational outcomes and career outcomes ....

... they believe their sacred union contracts supersede all other laws including health emergency laws ....

... HSTA parent union supports Ige's mandatory vaccination-or-testing program .... 

... This week's total cases: 325 (70 cases with no HIDOE facility impact) ....

... Employees who certify and provide proof of full vaccination will not be subject to testing requirement ....

... Claimants May Request Slots to Speak with an Investigator ....

... Sept 30, 2021 deadline to apply ....

... calls her a 'thought leader' ....

... the Hawaii apportionment commission has been waiting for this data ....

... scheduled to take effect on August 23, 2021, the first day of the 2021 fall semester ....

... City and County of Honolulu employees will be required to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated, have completed a single-dose vaccine or initiated the first dose of a two-dose series by Aug. 16, 2021 ....

... Higher income limits mean more Oʻahu renters can qualify ....

... invest.hawaii.gov/remote provides residents with direct links to partners of the Hawai‘i Remote Work Pilot Project and the local American Job Center (AJC)....

... Both plaintiffs were sent letters from HPD denying them the ability to obtain a permit or register firearms and ordering them to surrender any they may have in their possession ....

... Permits will be issued for five display sites through a lottery ....

... you believe so we get billions ....

... bills introduced and votes in Congress ....

... the vaccination rate among the Native Hawaiian community may be as low as 35% ....

... DoE reports 105 COVID cases this week but 78 'have no DoE facility impact' ....

... Consequently, the UIPA and all its deadlines are back in full effect.  As OIP has advised agencies all along, it will be disinclined to grant any further extensions in pending UIPA and Sunshine Law appeals filed with OIP ....

... The CDC’s Eviction Order only applies to “covered persons.” To be eligible, tenants/renters must attest that they have used best efforts to obtain all available governmental assistance for housing ....

... McCullen has served in her role as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for a combined 11 years, most recently in the Appellate Division ....

"... and call for Governor Ige’s impeachment ...."

“Our priorities are centered around our efforts to safely begin the new school year with in-person learning...."