Entries for 'News Release'

... The State of Hawai‘i has experienced record levels of visitor arrivals over the last seven years. However, during this time the number of traditional lodging units, such as hotels, condominium hotels, and timeshare resorts has increased minimally ....

...The combined total of the 11-week long Daniel K. Inouye Highway enhanced traffic enforcement efforts by Hawaiʻi Police Department stands at 5,915 citations issued and 58 persons arrested for 104 offenses....

...37% of DoE 4th Graders and 32% of 8th Graders can’t read at a basic level...31% of DoE 4th Graders and 42% of DoE 8th Graders can’t do basic science....

...public testimony will be heard by the BoR at UH Hilo Wednesday November 6, 2019....

...Lawsuit Launched Over Trump Administration’s Failure to Recognize Plastic Pollution in Hawaiian Waters....

...Unanimous Hawaii Supreme Court Victory Against HMSA for Cancer Patient and Widow....

...Total visitor arrivals increased 5.5 percent to 7,858,876 in the first three quarters of 2019--spending dropped by 0.1%....

...16 parcels, including 3 roadways and numerous other public facilities located within an approximately 41-acre, makai section of Kaka‘ako....

...Mayor Victorino Announces Planned Lawsuit....

...The House Ethics Committee has begun an investigation....

...public meetings Nov 19 and Dec 2....

...On Tuesday, Oct. 29, WIC will launch on Kaua‘i eWIC, an electronic benefits transfer card, which is used like a debit card and replaces paper checks....

...The current percent of college degree holders in Hawaiʻi is 46.3 percent, up 1.4 percent from 2017....

...Office of Inspector General has selected the NOAA’s Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund grants awarded to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council for an audit....

...In the period between now and when Bill 37 becomes effective, the mayor will work with interested parties to rectify the issues concerning this bill....

...state laws requiring the transportation of a firearm to the police station to register it have already been ruled on by the D.C. Circuit Court and were found unconstitutional.  We expect the same to be found in this situation....

...The combined total for 10-weeks: 5,461 citations issued and 51 persons arrested for 84 offenses....   

...teachers union says state should ban flavored vape products....

... Its hard being a tweeker ....

...Gun pointed at police during shooting was registered to Ebersole's attorney....

...Employment Opportunities with the Hawaii State House and Senate....

...Ige's approval rate ranks 48th among US governors....

...Notice of Extended Deadline for Applications for Judicial Position – District Family Judge, Fifth Circuit....

...Trustees voted today to award Kanu o ka ʻĀina Learning ʻOhana (KALO) with a grant to administer the lion’s share of the $3 million....

...Kyukendall 101, UH Manoa Campus, Friday Oct 18, 2:30 pm....

...Hawaii and California 'confidentiality' provisions 'extremely dangerous'....

...Currently, the minimum age to purchase nicotine vapor products in Hawaii is 21....

...Our experts estimated that the survival rate of the trees would be just 10 percent....

...The combined total of the 9-week long Daniel K. Inouye Highway enhanced traffic enforcement efforts by Hawaiʻi Police Department stands at 5033 citations issued and 48 persons arrested for 80 offenses.... 

...Obviously this is a negotiating position. OHA is demanding decommissioning but wants rent money.  UH offers decommissioning but no money.  Now they have to trade to settle....

...There are 25 emergency shelter beds available in the initial phase. At full operation, the shelter will provide 50 emergency shelter beds for single men....

...In 1996, under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (Welfare Reform Act), COFA migrants living and working legally in the United States under the Compacts were deemed ineligible for most federal public benefits. Hawaii, as a U.S. port of entry in the Pacific, has directly borne the cost of public services related to migration under the Compacts....

... age 10-17--obesity rate 11.5%....

...Hawaii had the lowest percentage of Millennial-owned businesses -- 3.65%....

...Vernon Char, Wesley “Kaiwi” Yoon, Christopher Yuen....

"...it feels like they're trying to smoke us out, that they're trying to slightly force us into leaving this building...."

...The heat and high humidity are driving increased demand for air conditioning at the same time overcast skies are diminishing solar output and wind resources are minimal....

...Nine of the 10 UH campuses saw reductions in enrollment....

...Ige has appointed Brig. Gen. Kenneth S. Hara to be the Adjutant General for the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Defense effective Dec. 6, 2019. He replaces Maj. Gen. Arthur “Joe” Logan who will be retiring....

...The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancies in the State of Hawaii....

...The combined total of the 8-week long Daniel K. Inouye Highway enhanced traffic enforcement efforts by Hawaii Police Department stands at 4,632 citations issued and 46 persons arrested for 74 offenses....

..."I invite my fellow kanaka who support TMT to join me in trying to reach for the stars."....

...eight U.S. Mayors joined Mike Bloomberg to release the American Cities Climate Challenge Climate Action Playbook, a strategic guide to accelerate and deepen climate action in cities....

...High school students on the tiny Micronesian island of Kosrae will be building, programming and competing their own advanced robots for the first time....

...The location of the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents decision-making meeting on the proposed administrative rules for UH managed lands on Maunakea, scheduled for November 6, has been moved to the UH Hilo campus....

...lessees who are interested in extending their 99-year leases for an additional 100 years can do so via request through DHHL and with approval of the Hawaiian Homes Commission....

...If you are an adult using vaping devices to kick a cigarette habit, do not return to smoking cigarettes....

...The latest entry of the State of the States publication breaks down each governor’s “state of the state” address and identifies strong and weak policy prescriptions within....