Entries for 'News Release'

... Archaic Protectionism Is Set to Sink Alaska Cruises ....

... statewide RevPAR decreased to $58 ....

... in Full-Service Restaurants, most workers who earn minimum wage receive significantly more compensation in tips ....

... Federated States of Micronesia is one of the most advanced countries on Earth ....

... The Department of Health will announce when sites are prepared to accept registration for this new age group ....

...HB1271 dissolves the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) and transfers all its resource except the director to the Department of Agriculture....

... Laissez les bon temps rouler! ....

... Walk-In Closing: Friday, February 19, 2021, 4:30 p.m. ....

... Last week we saw a glimmer of hope ....

... oversee more than 800 regular employees and a multi-million dollar budget used to maintain and improve the facilities of 304 designated park and garden locations on nearly 5,000 acres of land ....

... The anticipated grant start date is June 1, 2021, and the grant award period is for one year. ....

... The submission deadline for appropriations requests is March 1, 2021. ...

... your kid is a racist at age 3, but we can help (for a small fee of course) .... 

... Henry ‘Opukaha‘ia was born around 1792 in Ka‘u on Hawai‘i Island ....

... Over 12,000 Hawai‘i students in grades 9 through 12 participated in the 2019 survey ....

... HIDOE still taking names of those interested in shots ....

... 'shortage differentials' were paid beginning January 7, 2020, for one year only.  Extending them into 2021 is tantamount to a Pay Hike ....

... Reality: Hawaii's Fake Green Energy Initiative: After 15 years, Petroleum Dependence Drops only 6% ....

"...more support for affordable housing, climate resiliency, and safer and more efficient transportation systems...."

... HGEA members are being left alone to supervise students in learning hubs while some teachers are able to work from home or remain isolated in their classrooms ....

... Federal District Court Judge Derrick K. Watson ruled in County of Maui v. Chevron that the federal court does not have jurisdiction over the case and remanded the action back to state court ....

... Jeoffrey Cudiamat, Natalie Iwasa, J. Roger Morton, Joseph O’Donnell, and Dean Uchida ....

... DLIR announced that it has completed system updates for the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program that was extended by the Continued Assistance Act ....

... The Working Group’s questions about the lawsuit filed by OHA against me and the office – a lawsuit that is ongoing – are also wholly inappropriate and can only help OHA in the litigation .... 

... COVID-19 is affecting the mental health of all Hawai‘i residents, but especially for young adults and those whose household income is less than $50,000 ....

... According to the survey commissioned by the Hawai‘i Department of Health, 55% plan to get vaccinated as soon as they are eligible and 36% will wait before receiving their vaccinations ....

... General Excise and Use Tax (GET) collections are down by 21.8% from last fiscal year ....

... upcoming hearings ....

... “This vitally important commission is charged with a once-in-a-decade review of our County’s constitutional backbone,” Mayor Victorino said ....

... SB 301, SB 307, HB 31 and HB 1366 .... 

... Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald today appointed two individuals to fill judicial positions in the District and District Family Courts of the Second Circuit....

... Ige must sign a bill into law before March in order to prevent automatic assessment increases from being triggered ....

... Senate Democratic leaders announced Senator Schatz’s elevation to Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs ....

"... We recognize that there has been a rise in the number of game rooms being operated on our lands ...."

... Under the freshly funded relief program, the Department has partnered with the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) as its administrator ....

... During a follow-up revisit of Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home on Jan. 6, 2021, inspectors found the facility to be in compliance, avoiding a mandatory termination of the facility on April 16, 2021 ....

"... Lee said she and Officer Chu have been growing marijuana ever since her husband left her ...."

... two of an anticipated seven grant solicitations scheduled to be released by March 1, 2021 ....

... Paramount among the recommendations covering domestic fisheries is the development of a temporary visa program for foreign fishing crews ....

"...they joined a crowd that stormed past barricades and law enforcement officers to halt a Joint Session of the U.S. Congress on January 6...."

... After nearly a year of the governor exercising unilateral power, it is clear the people need a greater voice in dealing with emergencies ....

"... Similar ideas have been previously proposed in the legislature in past years with no result. This has created uncertainty and concern amongst the existing observatories and their national and international non-profit owners/sponsors regarding matters critical to their futures ...."

... A trial was held in November challenging Kakaʻako Land. Co.'s (KLC) ownership of Kakaʻako private roads ....

... surveyed visitors from the U.S. mainland who visited Hawaii in the first two weeks of December 2020, to gauge their experience with Hawaii’s Safe Travels program ....

"...a coordinated effort to hold producers responsible for the end-of-life management of plastic packaging...."

... Morton will be tasked with leading administration and oversight for TheBus, TheHandi-Van, and the upcoming rail system, the first segment of which is projected to open in the second half of 2021 ....

... a report that forecasts impacts of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands proposed resort-casino on women and gender diverse people ....

... If you'd like to know how the GOP got here (it took years) read this: 9/11 Truthers Meet the Birth Certificate Brigade ....

... Welcome to the 2021 Legislative Tracker for Firearms Bills ....

... due to the unexpectedly higher take of `ōpe`ape`a (bat) at the project and discovery of two `ua`u (petrel) fatalities ....