Entries for 'News Release'

... retired MFD batallion chief Amos Lonokailua-Hewett ....

... The Legislature will continue to accept GIA applications until Friday, January 19, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. ....

... In previous decades, City streets were planned and designed primarily for vehicular capacity, not any longer! ....

... The recent decision by Police Chief Logan to require people to be certified by nonexistent instructors means that NO ONE can purchase a handgun or rifle until ....

... To date, the task force has seized nearly 70,000 pounds of illegal fireworks. ...

... the minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour beginning on Jan. 1, 2024. Act 114 incrementally increases the minimum wage to $16 per hour Jan. 1, 2026, and to $18 per hour Jan. 1, 2028 ....

... Senate Leadership and committee assignments of the 15 standing committees ....

... the 2024 Legislative Session which will convene on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 ....

... In November, 655,600 persons were employed and 19,550 were unemployed statewide ....

... Starting Jan. 24, 2024 ....

... Caltech has taken the Leighton Telescope out of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) dome and removed it from Maunakea for shipment to Chile for re-use ....

... The first application window opened on September 9, 2023 and closed on October 2, 2023. On Wednesday, just in time for Christmas, 492 awardees received acceptance letters. ....

... National Park Service completes Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Air Tour Management Plan ....

... A successor for Mizuno who has served in the House (HD29) since 2006 and has been in public service for more than 32 years will be named within 60 days .... 

... Typically, local commanders are permitted to approve routine five-year leases, however, with HDOT seeking a longer term (50 years), the Army had to seek approval in Washington, D.C. ....

... As Chief of the BMV, Leon Guerrero knowingly permitted 'Ivan' to submit fraudulent immigration documents, on at least 50 occasions between January 2020 and December 2022 ....

... The Executive Supplemental Budget request adds $326 million in general funds to the operating budget to continue essential operations and support statewide priorities, and $890 million in general obligation bond funds ....

“...Drugs specifically played a role in 38 of the 76 traffic deaths on island in the past three years....”

... should next UH President be more like MRC Greenwood or Evan Dobelle? ... 

... just another scheme to enrich national Democrat lawyers of Sher-Edling ....

... at HPD HQ Jan 9, 2024, 10am ....

... The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Hawaii's firearm permitting scheme, arguing that it grants law enforcement officials too much discretion ....

... sustain the readiness of the Navy and other participating U.S. military services by supporting current and future training and testing requirements, increasing flexibility in conducting training and testing activities, modernizing and sustaining range capabilities ....

... "500 Mines Needed" to Make Green Energy Possible ....

... from six bipartisan working groups, formed to evaluate topics related to the Lahaina wildfire ....

... 2028?  How hard are you laughing? ....

... Beginning Monday, December 18, the Hawai‘i State Capitol will join 37 other state capitols that have incorporated metal detection into their security measures ....

... Rep Tam backed transsexual Mr Kim Coco Iwamoto in his 2022 primary campaign against House Speaker Scott Saiki.  Saiki has blocked OHA's effrorts to upzone Kakaako Makai ....

... As of December 13, 2023, 92 fatalities caused by motor vehicle collisions were reported statewide. This is a decrease from the 112 lives lost at this time in 2022 ....

... Delays caused by lawsuits filed by Earthjustice have resulted in critical project deadlines being missed ....

... Ascencio worked as a correctional officer at the Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) from 2000 until his arrest in 2020 for these charges ....

... Croskery, working with others, was responsible for bringing approximately 80 pounds of methamphetamine and 40,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl from California to Hawaii from June 2021 to February 2022 ....

..."The proposed repowering of the Waiau facility will be the largest generation project in Hawaiian Electric’s 132-year history."  It will run on oil, but read on to see how HECO conceals this fact....

... Hawaiian Electric will begin contract negotiations with the developers of 15 renewable energy projects on Oahu, Hawaii Island and Maui ....

... an approximate increase of 0.79 percent ....

...the fire hydrant near the Young Brothers area was connected to a 1920s-era water tower as its water source but that the county had demobilized that tower....

... DBEDT lowered the economic growth rate for 2024 to 1.3 percent ....

... “The BWS’ decision to raise water rates by about 50% may create a hardship for many residents. It’s important for the BWS to take advantage of available federal funding to reduce the costs it passes on to O‘ahu residents,” said Governor Josh Green, M.D. ....

... forces to clear waste and debris from a sizable homeless encampment in Kīpapa Gulch, along Kamehameha Highway....

... no toxins here ....

... trying to please Mercado Kim ....

... 10,800 housing units were approved.  800 were actually built ....

... Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, from 6pm to 8pm ....

... Following his arrest, Brown was placed on leave without pay pending the outcome ....

... Program will house FEMA-ineligible survivors of Maui wildfires for up to 12 months ....

... a definitive agreement under which Alaska Airlines will acquire Hawaiian Airlines for $18.00 per share in cash, for a transaction value of approximately $1.9 billion ....

... The Hawai'i GOP Caucuses will be held Tuesday, March 12, 2024, from 6PM to 8PM at dozens of voting locations statewide ....

... keeping you distracted while keeping housing costs high ....

... Community Meeting to be Held at Maui Arts & Cultural Center, December 4 ....

... Removed batteries from 94 electric and hybrid vehicles and decommissioned 274 power walls in homes and businesses. Two containers with more than 30 tons of decommissioned battery material were shipped off the island ....