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Entries for 'News Release'
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 |
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COVID Vaccine Now Available on Big Island for Age 75+
By News Release @ 2:44 AM :: 3154 Views :: Hawaii County , COVID-19
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... Queen’s North Hawai’i Community Hospital, Kona Community Hospital, and Hilo Medical Center now scheduling vaccinations for those 75 years of age and older, as well as essential workers ....
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021 |
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DBEDT: Hawaii Defense Spending Outlook Report
By News Release @ 1:59 AM :: 3128 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Military
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... SWOT Analysis and Action Plan Identify Challenges and Opportunities for Economic Growth ....
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Tuesday, January 12, 2021 |
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Why Wait for Government? Volunteers Repair Koko Head Tramway
By News Release @ 11:44 PM :: 2403 Views :: Honolulu County
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...the tramway track and trestle structures have been widely utilized as a hiking trail....
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Monday, January 11, 2021 |
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Online National Community Survey for O`ahu Residents
By News Release @ 5:45 PM :: 2247 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Online Survey Period: January 4, 2021 through January 31, 2021 ....
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Saturday, January 9, 2021 |
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DoH Sitting on 56,700 Unused Vaccines
By News Release @ 2:09 PM :: 3282 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Vaccine doses received 91,700 - Vaccinations administered 35,000 = 56,700 ....
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Saturday, January 9, 2021 |
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JSC Still Seeking Applicants for ICA Judge, 3rd Circuit Judges
By News Release @ 1:34 PM :: 2452 Views :: Judiciary
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... and a Notice of Petition for Retention – The Honorable Dyan M. Medeiros ....
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Saturday, January 9, 2021 |
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Sign up Here: Hospitals Start Vaccinating Age 75+
By News Release @ 4:55 AM :: 5234 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Health Care, COVID-19
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... Maui Memorial and Adventist Health are not waiting for the DoH any more ....
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Saturday, January 9, 2021 |
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Privileged Elite: Kauai School Employees Begin Getting Vaccinations Monday
By News Release @ 4:05 AM :: 4274 Views :: Kauai County, Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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...other school employees will begin to get access to vaccines on a regular basis toward the end of January and early February....
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Friday, January 8, 2021 |
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New Honolulu Council Committee Assignments
By News Release @ 3:58 AM :: 2347 Views :: Honolulu County
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... the Council made no public announcement, but here it is anyway ....
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Friday, January 8, 2021 |
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Rep. Mizuno Says he is Victim of Unemployment Fraud
By News Release @ 3:03 AM :: 3411 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Law Enforcement
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"I was just notified that someone had filed an unemployment claim using my name, work title, Social Security number, and work address."
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Friday, January 8, 2021 |
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Spying on You: Department of Health Launches AlohaSafe Alert App
By News Release @ 2:47 AM :: 2857 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Free app augments contact tracing, (claims to) keep data private, sends notice of potential exposure ...
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Friday, January 8, 2021 |
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COVID Session: How the Hawaii Legislative 2021 Session will be Conducted
By News Release @ 2:06 AM :: 3434 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Legislative Advocacy During COVID - A Virtual Seminar - How the Hawaii Legislative 2021 Session will be Conducted ....
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Tuesday, January 5, 2021 |
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Rail critic Natalie Iwasa named to HART board of directors
By News Release @ 3:46 PM :: 3226 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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... “Ms. Iwasa's official engagement on the Board will ensure increased accountability and transparency at HART.” ....
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Tuesday, January 5, 2021 |
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American Samoa Begins Repatriating Stranded Residents
By News Release @ 4:45 AM :: 2344 Views :: COVID-19
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... The American Samoa Department of Health is currently accepting applications from qualifying residents who wish to be repatriated ....
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Tuesday, January 5, 2021 |
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Physician Workforce Assessment Project -- 50% Shortage in Many Specialties
By News Release @ 2:34 AM :: 3299 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Statewide, the greatest specialty shortages by percentage are: Colorectal Surgery (65%), Pathology (64%), Pulmonology (63%), Infectious Disease (58%), Allergy/Immunology (55%), and Hematology/Oncology (44%) ....
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Sunday, January 3, 2021 |
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Audio: Trump Threatens Election officials if they don't 'find 11,780 votes'
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 4018 Views :: National News
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... “Adding to this ill-conceived endeavor by some in Congress is the President’s call for his supporters to come to the Capitol on the day when this matter is to be debated and decided."....
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Friday, January 1, 2021 |
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DLNR Evaluates Mauna Kea Management Plan
By News Release @ 4:10 PM :: 4063 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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"... 2033, the expiration of the existing state lease .... "
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Friday, January 1, 2021 |
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HDOT Highways Division Annual Report Released
By News Release @ 3:59 PM :: 2396 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... This annual report includes HDOT Highways Division goals, progress made towards those goals (including statistics), and expenditure breakdown ....
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Thursday, December 31, 2020 |
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Finalists named for Honolulu County appointments to Board of Regents
By News Release @ 7:45 PM :: 2625 Views :: Higher Education
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... list of candidates presented to Gov. David Ige to fill two Honolulu County seats for 5-year appointments ....
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Thursday, December 31, 2020 |
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City and County of Honolulu releases inaugural Climate Action Plan
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 3655 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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... required step to uphold the Paris climate agreement ....
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Thursday, December 31, 2020 |
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River of Life to Leave Chinatown
By News Release @ 4:35 AM :: 3611 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Small Business, Tourism
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... will relocate to Iwilei homeless services zone ...
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Thursday, December 31, 2020 |
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Hostage Exchange: Ige, Kauai Trade 'Resort Bubble' for Local 'Safe Travels'
By News Release @ 3:18 AM :: 3170 Views :: Kauai County, COVID-19
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...Ige sat on Kauai's Resort Buddle request for 10 days until Kauai agreed to allow tested sister isle travellers in without quarantine....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020 |
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Small Business COVID Resource Guide
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 2880 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Updated Resource Guide Includes Information On New Relief Funding, New Program To Support Live Venue Operators, Museums, Independent Movie Theaters....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020 |
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COVID: Ige Approves Caldwell's 10th Emergency Proclamation
By News Release @ 8:12 PM :: 2580 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... The Governor also approved the City and County of Honolulu’s request to test incoming “CISA essential workers” ....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020 |
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DPP seeks comments on Primary Urban Center plan ‘sneak preview’
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 3141 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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... The “PUC DP All Policies Summary” is a complete collection of the draft goals and policies that will make up the final PUC DP ....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020 |
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DLIR: How CARES Act Extension Affects Your Benefits
By News Release @ 12:06 PM :: 3076 Views :: Labor, COVID-19
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...On Dec. 27, 2020, a federal COVID-19 relief package that extends and provides additional federal unemployment benefits was signed into law....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020 |
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Asset Forfeiture: Report shows the high cost of innocence in Hawaii
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 3096 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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... 84% of government property grabs go uncontested when local agencies initiate administrative cases with the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General ....
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Saturday, December 26, 2020 |
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Ige to Choose from 3 Candidates for Kahele’s Senate District 1 Vacancy
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 6149 Views :: Hawaii County , Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation
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... precinct officers and district council officers who reside in Senate District 1 have selected three names to send to Governor David Ige ....
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Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
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DHHL Casino: Beneficiary Consultations Scheduled
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 3079 Views :: DHHL, Gambling
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... DHHL will host the virtual meetings through an online portal on Monday, January 18 at 6 p.m. and on Tuesday, January 19 at 12 p.m. Members of the Kapolei homestead communities will be briefed ahead of the statewide meeting ....
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Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
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Rate Hikes Coming: PUC Approves New Battery Incentive Scheme for HECO
By News Release @ 9:07 PM :: 3709 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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... Ratepayer money will be shoveled to Elon Musk to buy batteries ....
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Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
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Blue Christmas: 112 Homeless dead because we Couldn't FORCE them to accept Shelter
By News Release @ 3:44 AM :: 3601 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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... Soft on Homelessness is inhumane. The humane approach is to force them off the streets into shelter ....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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Report: Oahu affordable housing shortage worsened in FY 2019
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 3177 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... DPP has released its Annual Report on the status of land use on O‘ahu for fiscal year ending 2019 ....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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Aloha Stadium Draft EIS Released
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 3782 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development
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...The DEIS has been posted online and public comments are encouraged....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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Hawaii Joins Democrat States Proposing Changes to Obamacare
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 2293 Views :: Health Care
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... the group of commissioners detailed six immediate or critical policy recommendations and six longer-term recommendations for the Biden administration to consider ....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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Caldwell signs key climate bills and releases 2020 City Sustainability Report
By News Release @ 11:36 PM :: 3327 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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..."Biden has stated he’s going to focus on economic recovery and climate change, and these bills ensure we’re ready to partner on day one”....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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OHA Chair Names Colin Kippen Board Chief of Staff
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 2375 Views :: OHA
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... OHA Chair Hulu Lindsey announced today her selection of Native Hawaiian attorney and administrator Colin Kippen as OHA Board Chief of Staff. He will start on Jan. 4 ....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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Survey says more than half of Hawaii restaurants will shut down for good by April if tourism doesn’t increase
By News Release @ 6:08 PM :: 3129 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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... There is a consensus among restaurateurs that a lack of communication, transparency, and planning by the government is to blame for the economic hardships they now face. ...
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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Divided Hawaiian Homes Commission Forwards Gambling Bill To The Governor
By News Release @ 2:06 AM :: 2793 Views :: DHHL, Gambling
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... Commissioners Randy Awo, Zachary Helm, David Kaapu and Patty Kahanamoku-Teruya voted “no.” The “aye” votes included Aila, Russell Kaupu, Pauline Namu‘o, Dennis Neves and Michael Kaleikini ....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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DHHL Receives Approval for Pilot Down Payment Program
By News Release @ 2:01 AM :: 2646 Views :: DHHL, Cost of Living
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... an initiative that will provide applicants on the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) Waiting List with down payment assistance for a fee-simple residential purchase off Hawaiian Home Lands on Oʻahu ....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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Hawaii has third-fastest population decline in nation
By News Release @ 12:59 AM :: 5946 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... The number of people leaving in fiscal 2020 was almost 5 times what local economic researchers were predicting just weeks ago ....
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Tuesday, December 22, 2020 |
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US Senate Report: Whistleblower Retaliation Behind Hawaii Helicopter Crashes
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 4306 Views :: Ethics, Small Business, Tourism
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... Allegations of Misconduct at the Honolulu Flight Standards District Office ....
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Monday, December 21, 2020 |
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Ige Outlines 2021-23 Budget--'Sharp Reductions'
By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 2535 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...“I’m hopeful that federal aid will allow us to refrain from imposing furloughs until later.”...
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Monday, December 21, 2020 |
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Sen Fevella to Lead Protest Rally as DHHL Tries to Justify Casino Proposal
By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 3836 Views :: DHHL, Gambling
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...Peaceful demonstrations will begin at 9:00am ahead of the of Hawaiian Homes Commission meeting that is scheduled for 9:30am....
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Monday, December 21, 2020 |
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PHOTOS: New Kilauea Eruption
By News Release @ 9:09 AM :: 2772 Views :: Hawaii County
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... An eruption has commenced within Kīlauea’s summit caldera ....
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Friday, December 18, 2020 |
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Big Brother Is Watching: Satellites Used to Survey Fishing in High Seas
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 2921 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... Rounding out the top ten of most active companies were a series of Chinese corporations and one U.S. corporation based out of Hawaii. Two other key figures in the top ten list were Sajo Group and Dongwon, two Korean companies that own the United States subsidiary Starkist ....
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Friday, December 18, 2020 |
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Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 2541 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary
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... comment on judicial nominees for positions in the District Court and District Family Court in the Second Circuit, island of Maui ....
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Friday, December 18, 2020 |
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Hawaii Most Obedient State in USA
By News Release @ 12:13 AM :: 3074 Views :: COVID-19
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... Some people are born rebels, and like everything else these days, there’s data to prove it. ...
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Thursday, December 17, 2020 |
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DoJ Busts Landlord for Discriminating Against Families with Children
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 3256 Views :: Family, Higher Education, Law Enforcement
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... refusing to rent to or negotiate for the rental of the three properties on the basis of familial status ....
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020 |
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COVID Vax Heading to Micronesia, Territories
By News Release @ 10:23 PM :: 2014 Views :: COVID-19
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...American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as the freely associated states of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau are included in the United States’ schedule of COVID-19 vaccine distribution....
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020 |
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City sends 2021 real property notice of assessments
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 2856 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... Property owners who wish to dispute their real property assessment may file an appeal during the period of December 15, to January 15, 2021 ....
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