Entries for 'News Release'

...House Bill 2593 would allow the sale of only electric, hydrogen, or hybrid vehicles by car dealerships starting in 2030....

...Interior Assistant Secretary Releases 2019 Accomplishments for the Offices of Insular and International Affairs....

...Hawaii has the highest union membership rate at 23.5 percent....

...In-person voting & same day registration options will be provided on April 4 on each island from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m....

...since at least 2016, the aforementioned individuals and others have been implicated in the operation of at least nine illegal game rooms....

...unlike the State, the Feds actually put criminals into a thing called a 'prison'....

...In 2019, Hawaii's legislature expressly re-incorporated failure to obtain needed treatment for mental illness to prevent serious physical debilitation or disease into its definition of 'dangerous to self.' ....

...the Hawaii State Senate’s new Anti-Harassment Policy....

...HawaiiKidsCAN will host a one-of-a-kind celebration of K-12 education on Sunday, Jan. 26 3-6pm....

...the elephant in the room—the cost of living—got a little larger and harder to deal with each year....

...Parents encouraged to provide feedback on their child’s public school....

...In FY 2019, total State tax collections were $8.28 billion, a 4.8% increase from FY 2018 which were $7.9 billion....

...The completion of large grid-scale projects and thousands of residential solar systems provided the largest-ever annual increase in solar capacity....

...Results of State VEX Robotics Championships....

...Current list of Firearms-related Bills introduced in the 2020 legislative session....

...The average age of death amongst this vulnerable population here on O‘ahu was 54.4 years old....

...Hawaii County had the lowest self-sufficiency income requirements among all counties....

...Active voters should expect to receive the postcard within the next seven to ten days confirming they are properly registered....

"...ADC acknowledged that there is some criminal activity going on but said they did not want to send sheriffs there and clear it out because criminals would just come back...."

"...legislative package of bills to reduce income inequality...."

...Pacific Quest Corp operating two illegal special treatment facilities or therapeutic living programs....

...$87,000 to the Center for Food Safety....

“...It is now time to utilize these rules to address the issues with excessive traffic that have been raised, as well as to issue new permits for commercial tour operations....”

...Common Cause Hawaii will be holding a meeting about the 2020 Hawaii State Legislative Session on Saturday, January 25....

...To volunteer to fill a NB vacancy, apply to the NB Chair....

...92 people have been placed into housing as a direct result of the consultation they received when visiting the Pūnāwai Rest Stop. Along with housing, 35 individuals have found employment through the services offered at Pūnāwai, and another 10 people have entered into substance abuse treatment....

...“Inspiring Nationally Vibrant Economies Sustaining Tribes (INVEST) Act"....

...tax assessments were inconsistent and inequitable, exemption and dedication property requirements were violated, and taxes assessed did not reflect the highest and best use of the properties....

...an ineffective communications system that sometimes prevents riders from making reservations, drops calls, and does not record voicemail complaints....

"...We found that the Department of Planning and Permitting does not effectively manage the permitting process for timeliness...."

...Hawaii women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $797, or 82.6 percent of the $965 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts....

...the administrative asset forfeiture rules will become effective on January 17, 2020....

...from 2014 to 2019, Tong used an alias to act as property manager and landlord for five properties she rented to Section 8 voucher holders....

...Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies – Two (2) District Judges, District Court of the First Circuit and District Family Judge, First Circuit (island of O’ahu)....

...Maui Electric purchased the assets of the Lanai City power plant in 1988....

...January 5 and 6, 2020 in Waikiki and Jan 11 Panel Discussion in Nanakuli....

...bad guys ignore the law and obtain them illegally anyway....

...Meanwhile  -- ANOTHER Homeless Alleged Rapist Arrested -- Attacks in Honolulu Office Building....

...Sediment that BWS contractors failed to dredge flowed through the reservoir’s drain and was discharged into upper Nuuanu stream....

...For years PGV had been paid on an 'avoided cost' basis, thus preventing consumers from enjoying the benefit of cheap geothermal energy.  This, in turn, makes overpriced wind and solar look good....

...but depression rate jumps 17.76% from 2014-2018....

...The exodus of doctors from practice in Hawai’i this year was much worse than was indicated in preliminary figures released just a few months ago....

...DHHL Responds to SCHHA Claims on Lease Cancellations....

...DLNR-DOFAW and The Trust for Public Land (TPL) have completed the purchase of 3,716 acres – the upper Waimea watershed – from Dole....

...The deadline to submit grant applications is 4:30 p.m. January 17, 2020....

...thirteen years of jumping through hoops....

...The young adult and prime-working age population in ages 18-34 was the largest age group among migrants....

...a poll asking gun owners if they would talk to their doctors about any mental health issues they may be having, knowing that their doctor could file a red flag order against them....

...The combined total of the 18-week long Daniel K. Inouye Highway enhanced traffic enforcement efforts by Hawaiʻi Police Department stood at 8,324 citations issued and 78 persons arrested for 143 offenses....