Entries for 'News Release'

"...It's going to discourage economic growth that has already stalled...."

... Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald today appointed Jeffrey W. Ng to fill a judicial position in the District Family Court of the Third Circuit ....

"...This includes people who work in hotels and hospitality, food service, banking and finance, transportation, construction, media, logistics, information technology and more...."

...Translation: Wage hikes coming on June 30 ....

... Independent pharmacies on O‘ahu and Hawai‘i Island have administered first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to about 10,000 residents and caregivers in approximately 1,700 small care homes and have now begun returning to administer second doses ....

... effective immediately, with the exception of the permitted team sports activities, which may begin as early as April 12, 2021 ....

... a working group to include seven (7) members who are Native Hawaiian to be nominated by Native Hawaiian groups, organizations, or communities to be appointed by the Speaker of the House ....

... The reduction would subject many state residents who consumed little more than a single drink prior to driving to imprisonment ....

... March 9, 2021: Feds declare Maui drought disaster, State declares Maui flood disaster ....

... A Notice of Civil Resource Violation from DLNR for “failure to comply with the remediation and monitoring actions and deadlines...” was issued on February 24, 2021 ....

... Hawaii and Nevada (both up 4.1 percentage points) logged the largest annual increase in overall delinquency rates ....

... The contract rewards the risks taken and sacrifices made by these workers during the pandemic ....

... restarting student athletic programming for high schools beginning Monday ....

... Free Money from The Sky ....

... vaccination records will be supported by the standards being developed under the Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI) ....

... Only 5 Hawaii Nursing Homes Score Better Than 'D' ....

... only nine states saw a drop in deaths -- Hawaii has the largest drop ....

... with the legislature threatening to force Kauai back into the fold, it's 'game over' for anti-tourism activists--for now .... 

... 1,126 Hawaiʻi business owners share their feedback ....

... Four prior EPA enforcement actions against Hawai‘i DLNR have closed 74 cesspools, collected $407,400 in fines ....

"... make a contribution of any amount to my campaign, and I’ll send you a Zoom invite to my webinar fundraiser. It’ll be worthwhile, I promise!...."

... And provided overdose prevention training and nasal naloxone to over 1,000 drug addicts ....

... an 8.1 earthquake in the Kermadec Islands ....

"... We will closely monitor how quickly vaccines are used and may open to people age 65 and up and those in phase 1c in a couple of weeks,” Char said....

"... The Endangered Species Act required the agency to designate critical habitat with its listing determination and develop a recovery plan for the bird. Yet the Service has failed to do so...."

... a list of candidates to Gov. David Ige to fill one Hawaiʻi County seat for a five-year appointment, beginning July 1, 2021 ....

... SP18 requires an agency that relies on the suspended deadlines to acknowledge receipt of “UIPA Requests”  ....

... Sunshine Law requires notice of meetings of state boards to be electronically posted on the State Calendar at least six calendar days before the meeting ....

... Applications are being solicited from nonprofit organizations that administer community-based projects designed to strengthen Hawaiian beneficiaries, families, and communities ....  

... The key priorities in the budget include funding core City and County of Honolulu services, without employee furloughs, and focuses on affordable housing and homelessness, rail, infrastructure and the distribution of funds ....

... At this time, more than 24,000 doses of vaccine have been administered on Kaua‘i, and by April we are confident that employees in the hospitality and food service industries will be offered vaccines ....

... Each of HSTA's '12 reasons' boils down to the same one thing: Kishimoto was slightly slow and reluctant to go along with HSTA's plan to shut down all schools and pay teachers full salary while letting them pretend to 'work' from home ....

... The measure allows employers to pay, on average, less than half of what they would otherwise pay into the system ....

... HYCF has conducted cattle ranching operations on HYCF property for many years ....

...DBEDT estimates that Hawaii’s real GDP fell by approximately 7.5 percent in 2020, a smaller decline than the 11.7 percent contraction forecast in the previous quarter....

... due to changes in the proposed alternatives ....

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

... to cost the State at least $19,000,000,000 ....

... Only two states had union membership rates over 20.0 percent in 2020: Hawaii (23.7 percent) and New York (22.0 percent) ....

... The registered nurses and other health care workers of Maui Health System reached a tentative contract agreement with MHS management just past 1:00 am HST Friday morning ....

... “Sharon then related that she was going to be the next governor but ‘this’ will mess up her plans.” ....

... delivering loan capital to small businesses having difficulty with access to financing ....

... This case achieved a lot of notoriety ....

... The General Plan is updated every 20 years ....

... In January, a total of 171,976 visitors traveled to Hawaii by air service, compared to 862,574 ....

"...allow additional flexibility for our schools beyond virtual options in bringing our graduates together for this momentous occasion...."

... Sen. Schatz opened today’s hearing by stating that one of his goals as chairman is to bring Native Hawaiian issues and priorities to the forefront ....

... Only a little more than half of Honolulu residents surveyed consider the city and county’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic to be effective ....

... monthly demand was 167,500 unit nights ....

... an enhanced service providing text and email notifications for upcoming court hearings or event dates ....