Entries for 'News Release'

...provide greater clarity to various provisions of the State Ethics Code, HRS chapter 84 (including but not limited to the gifts law, gifts reporting law, fair treatment law, and conflicts of interests law); and various provisions of the Lobbyists law, HRS chapter 97 (including but not limited to reporting and registration requirements for lobbyists)....

...establishing a remote legislative access program that would allow individuals to present oral testimony at legislative committee hearings....

...Dillingham Airfield Can be Better off Without Airports Division....

...Hui Chen is a member of the Complex Litigation, Fraud, and Compliance Unit, and will be tasked with investigating, reviewing, and consulting on compliance issues within state government....

...The Hawaii State Senate today confirmed William J. Aila to be Chair of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Department of Hawaiian Homelands and Tyler I. Gomes to be Deputy....

...While some bills were deferred, a number of bills unfortunately passed out of committee and will continue on. Additionally, some of the deferred measures on the House side were amended into other measures that were passed....

...the DOE began taking action after the current system — which has been in place since 1991 — experienced an outage in October 2018 that lasted several weeks, impacting operations and payments to vendors....

...complete list here....

...More than 6,300 students, or 15.5 percent of UH’s approximately 40,861 adult students participated in the 2019 survey....

... ask the Governor to appoint Malia Martin and Samuel Wilder King II to the panel ....

...Each volunteer will choose one of three technologies for reporting vehicle mileage automatically....

...concealed from Koyo the fact that one of its upper level managers was an owner of the sham pass-through companies....

...Over the past six months, the Department has removed unpermitted structures, unauthorized campers, and abandoned vehicles from Kalaeloa, Anahola, Hanapepe, King’s Landing, and other locations statewide....

...Hawaii reported an integrated employment rate of 2 percent, the lowest rate in the nation....

"...it wasn’t going unnoticed how many Democrat members in Congress were commending me for the job I was doing...."

...the U.S. Army got unexpected news from the DOT on Jan. 23....

...To give you an idea of the disrespect for your freedom, the joint committee in the House has scheduled 10 minutes to consider five anti-gun bills....

...The study was done by Augenblick, Palaich and Associates (APA), which (previously demonstrated its reliability by conducting) a salary study in 2014 for HIDOE and the Hawaii State Teachers Association....

...Your recycling was shipped to Asia and then they dumped it into the ocean because recycling is and always has been a fraud.  Now it is washing up on our beaches and enviro lawyers are using it as an excuse to enhance their power....

"...This Nation is our canvas, and this country is our masterpiece...."

...SB2505: Requires & appropriates funds for DOH to establish a continuum of stabilization beds statewide for non-forensic patients with substance abuse or mental health disorders....

...With 96% Counted Iowa Democratic Party says Gabbard started Caucus night with 326 votes statewide and ended with only 15 votes. ....

...asking the Governor to form a blue ribbon commission to examine and establish a reconciliation process relating to past, present and future issues of importance to Native Hawaiians and the State of Hawaiʻi....

...Meanwhile: ACT Scores Released: Hawaii 4th Lowest in USA....

...U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today released a fact sheet highlighting information the committee received from whistleblowers....

...Safety or scam? Red light cameras under scrutiny....

...how do we attract more doctors to Hawaii — and keep the ones we still have?....

...Manufacturers of everything from tablets to toasters to tractors make it too difficult and too expensive to repair their products when they break....

...Winslett further admitted that he accepted $723,333.33 in kickbacks from a local subcontractor....

...Thursday, February 13th, 6PM-8PM -- Weinberg Memorial Hall - Ke’ehi Lagoon Memorial....

...Candidates seeking elective office can obtain nomination papers beginning Monday, February 3, 2020....

...Rally begins at 8:30AM -- Legislator visits begin at 10:30AM....

...The criminal complaint charges three defendants who are described as the main administrators of KOJC in the United States....

...Nathan Lum was the former division director of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142, Longshore Division (ILWU)....

...On average, there were 249,021 visitors in the Hawaiian Islands on any given day in 2019, up 3.0 percent from 2018....

...The Hawaii Financial Health Pulse provides a new, in-depth view of the financial struggles faced by people in Hawaii....

...The challenge: Making rainwater into an excuse for you to pay more taxes....

...Maui burglar sentenced to 46 months of prison after pleading guilty to possession of stolen firearms....

...The 18th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report grades states and the federal government on policies proven to prevent and reduce tobacco use....

...Some of the more egregious bills introduced include....

...DHHL intends to rehabilitate those buildings immediately and deploy them as affordable rentals to applicants on the wait list....

...While people have focused on the city’s $2.6 billion pension debt, its debt related to retiree health care benefits is almost as high at $2.2 billion....

... List of present and future hearings ....

...Aloha State Parents to Explore Education Options for Upcoming School Year....

...Partners in Care Releases ‘Heat Map’ of Homeless Camps Based on 2020 PIT Survey....

... Occupational Health Branch Manager for HIOSH takes new hires shopping for used cars ....

...Included in the study are data on housing supply, demand, and estimates of housing units needed by levels of affordability....

...Measures tackle housing, childcare, wage issues highlighted in ALICE report....

...This week, Senator Gil Riviere introduced the POWER Bill Package – People Overwhelmed by Wind Energy Ramifications....