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Entries for 'News Release'
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 |
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Lyon Corruption: Secretary Bernhardt Transforms Interior’s Ethics Program
By News Release @ 8:22 PM :: 3194 Views :: Ethics
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...Source: Esther Kia’aina and Andy Winer Warned Jim Lyon About Investigation....
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019 |
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University of Guam Professor Arrested for Conspiring a Bid Rigging Scheme
By News Release @ 8:08 PM :: 4165 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education
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...Charged professor, Thomas Marler, still employed by UOG....
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019 |
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Critical observation made on Maunakea during first night of return to operations
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 3782 Views :: Higher Education
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...The existing astronomical observatories on Maunakea returned to operations this weekend, and it didn’t take long for a significant result to be achieved, not only for science, but for assuring the safety of the Earth....
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Sunday, August 11, 2019 |
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Kate Stanley Elected Chair of Hawaii Democratic Party
By News Release @ 8:37 PM :: 4268 Views :: Democratic Party
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...after the resignation of corporate lobbyist Kealii Lopez....
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Friday, August 9, 2019 |
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Astronomers Agree to Access Maunakea Through Protest Camp
By News Release @ 11:22 PM :: 5768 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...This route is unimproved and lined with tents, cars and people. However, pursuant to this agreement, on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 the state laid cinder and cones in an attempt to address safety concerns....
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Friday, August 9, 2019 |
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Honolulu City Lights non-profit display application deadline is Sept. 6
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 5082 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion
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...Non-profit organizations wishing to create a display on the grounds of the Frank F. Fasi Civic Center during the annual Honolulu City Lights exhibition must submit applications....
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Friday, August 9, 2019 |
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Hearings to Set Rail Fares
By News Release @ 12:36 AM :: 3672 Views :: Rail
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...the City's Rate Commission has scheduled meetings for July, August, and September to receive public input on fares for the rail system....
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Thursday, August 8, 2019 |
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UH Names Chun executive director of Maunakea stewardship
By News Release @ 11:53 PM :: 5527 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...Chun has formal training as a clinical psychologist....
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Wednesday, August 7, 2019 |
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Hooser Claims he is not Running for Chair
By News Release @ 7:18 PM :: 4206 Views :: Democratic Party, GMOs
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...Hooser claims to be too busy pushing the regessive leftist tourism-driven agenda of anti-GMO, anti-cane smoke, anti-dairy, anti-Superferry, anti-telescope activism....
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Wednesday, August 7, 2019 |
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BLNR Nominees Sought
By News Release @ 6:23 PM :: 5946 Views :: Environment, Development, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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...Ige is recruiting qualified and dedicated people who are interested in serving on the State Board of Land and Natural Resources....
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Wednesday, August 7, 2019 |
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DHHL Seeks Developer for First Rental Complex at Moiliili Bowl-O-Drome Site
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 4424 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL
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...The Hawaiian Homes Commission (HHC) recently adopted new administrative rules to allow DHHL to administer rentals on Hawaiian homelands. The new rules are awaiting Governor David Ige’s signature....
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Wednesday, August 7, 2019 |
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Open Letter to Surfrider: Drop Laniakea Suit Before Child is Killed
By News Release @ 3:44 AM :: 5788 Views :: Honolulu County, Greenmail, Tourism
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...Please do not minimize the danger of the current situation: you can easily improve it by dropping the suit....
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Tuesday, August 6, 2019 |
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840 Maui Hospital Workers Liberated from HGEA—UPW Next?
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 6046 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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...By joining more than 32,000 sisters and brothers at UNAC/UHCP, the Maui Health System members gain significant strength in dealing with Kaiser Permanente....
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Tuesday, August 6, 2019 |
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Canary Island Enviros -- Hawaii Inspires us to Block Telescope from OUR Islands
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 5759 Views :: Environment, Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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"...The Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory (TIO) claims to have a backup site on the Canary Island of La Palma, an argument used to put pressure on the Hawaiian authorities, but that has now turned against them when used by TMT opponents...."
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Monday, August 5, 2019 |
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Lawsuit: Hawaii DoE SPED Suspensions top in USA
By News Release @ 10:16 PM :: 4420 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...Data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data Collection show Hawaiʻi to be the worst state in the nation for public school students with disabilities....
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Sunday, August 4, 2019 |
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OHA seeks nonprofit to administer $3 million charter school grant (again)
By News Release @ 10:36 PM :: 5275 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, OHA
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...Flashback 2017: Help Stop CNHA Grab for Charter School Funds....
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Saturday, August 3, 2019 |
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Laniakea Turtle Beach Pedestrian Accident Sparks Blame Game
By News Release @ 3:47 PM :: 3501 Views :: Tourism
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...HDOT is confident that if the barriers were in place this collision would not have happened....
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Thursday, August 1, 2019 |
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Mauna Kea Reopened to Hunters
By News Release @ 5:10 PM :: 3783 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment
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... The units were closed to protect public safety and provide security for the safe movement of heavy construction equipment associated with the Thirty Meter Telescope ....
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Thursday, August 1, 2019 |
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Lyon Corruption: Master Halbert gets 18 Months
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 205887 Views :: DHHL, National News, Ethics
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...for his participation in a money laundering scheme involving bribes made to corruptly secure engineering and project management contracts from the government of FSM....
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Wednesday, July 31, 2019 |
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Hawaii Attorney General Urges Ban on Firefighting Foam
By News Release @ 11:38 PM :: 5679 Views :: Environment, National News, Law Enforcement
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"...contamination is most often associated with military bases, firefighting training centers, civilian airports, and industrial facilities...."
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Wednesday, July 31, 2019 |
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"F" Again -- Hawaii Manufacturing and Logistics Scorecard
By News Release @ 10:22 PM :: 4979 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...The Manufacturing Scorecard shows how each state ranks among its peers in several categories that are of particular interest to site selection experts for the manufacturing and logistics industries....
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Wednesday, July 31, 2019 |
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Pro-Telescope Rally Set for Thursday
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 3771 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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... IMUA TMT RALLY -- This Thursday August 1 @ 5pm, STATE CAPITOL ....
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Wednesday, July 31, 2019 |
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National Parents Day Honors Bob and Utu McDermott
By News Release @ 4:21 AM :: 4506 Views :: Family, Politicians
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... the McDermotts were named Parents of the Year 2019 in the Civic Leadership category in a ceremony at The Washington Times newspaper in Washington, DC ....
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Wednesday, July 31, 2019 |
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Big Island District Court: JSC Nominates Six
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 3846 Views :: Hawaii County , Judiciary
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...The Chief Justice has 30 days from his receipt of the list today to make his appointment....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 |
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Lassner: My Biggest Concern--'The Fabric of the University'
By News Release @ 11:25 PM :: 4742 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...TMT now represents a huge source of friction in our work to become a model indigenous-serving university and Hawaiian Place of Learning....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 |
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Climate Commission Outlines Plan to Seize Shoreline Real Estate if Hurricane Hits
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 4471 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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"...Disasters provide critical windows of opportunity and funding for improving resilience to future disasters and changing conditions with climate change and sea level rise...."
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 |
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DLNR Extends Telescope Permit--Ige Cancels 'Emergency'
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 5790 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Higher Education, OHA
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...This morning, at the request of TMT, the University of Hawaiʻi asked for a two-year extension of the Conservation District Use permit deadline for the initiation of construction. The Department of Land and Natural Resources granted this extension until Sept. 26, 2021....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 |
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Ige Appoints Clayton Hee to Hawaii Paroling Authority
By News Release @ 10:43 PM :: 5413 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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...Really Obvious Question: How will Clayton Hee exploit his leverage over Hawaii criminals?....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 |
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Tourist Arrivals Up--Spending Down
By News Release @ 10:31 PM :: 3534 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...Hawaii Visitor Statistics Released for the First Half of 2019....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 |
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Ige Considers Judicial Nominees for Six Positions
By News Release @ 4:13 AM :: 3526 Views :: Judiciary
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...Ige has until Aug. 28 to make his appointments, which are subject to Senate confirmation....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 |
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Ige names Rona Suzuki interim director of DOTAX
By News Release @ 4:09 AM :: 3310 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Current director Linda Chu Takayama to take chief of staff position in Ige Administration August 1....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 |
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$350M Stadium Bill: "Abusive Gut and Replace" Scheme being Challenged in Court
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 5905 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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"...the Legislature should have fully and seriously considered HB 1586 and allowed the public to weigh in on the measure, given the major financial effects on the State, instead of using the ‘gut and replace’ practice currently being challenged in court....”
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Saturday, July 27, 2019 |
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Mental healthcare in Hawaii: Young minds at risk
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 5264 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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...The state of mental healthcare for Hawai‘i’s medicaid-eligible youth....
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Saturday, July 27, 2019 |
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Hawaii Consumers Deepest in Debt--Not Counting Mortgages
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 4150 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii is No. 1 in the country when it comes to residents whose consumer debt, not including mortgages, outweighs their yearly salary....
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Saturday, July 27, 2019 |
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GAO Looks at Honolulu Rail Project
By News Release @ 2:15 AM :: 3370 Views :: Rail
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...Federal Transit Administration Could Improve Information on Estimating Project Costs....
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Friday, July 26, 2019 |
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Maunakea Rules: UH Regents Move Meeting to Aug 30
By News Release @ 7:53 PM :: 7100 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... The administrative rules were previously scheduled to be heard at a BOR meeting on July 18 and was rescheduled to August 22. The August 22 meeting was rescheduled in an effort to accommodate increased public interest on the proposed rules ....
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Friday, July 26, 2019 |
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GAO: Micronesia Trust Funds Unlikely to Replace US Aid
By News Release @ 5:49 PM :: 3272 Views :: National News
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... To date, the U.S. Interior Department has not implemented the 6 recommendations we previously made to address the risks to the funds' ability to provide income after 2023 ....
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Friday, July 26, 2019 |
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OHA Trustees Call on Ige to Rescind Emergency Proclamation
By News Release @ 4:57 AM :: 6116 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...Regardless of your position on the Thirty Meter Telescope....
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Thursday, July 25, 2019 |
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Imua TMT: Video from Pro-Telescope Rally
By News Release @ 10:49 PM :: 6998 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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...TMT supporters must be patient, but start taking action....
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Thursday, July 25, 2019 |
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Military Consumers Target for Scams and Unethical Business Practices
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 5188 Views :: Ethics, Military, Small Business
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...BBB release Military Report on Marketplace Challenges....
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Thursday, July 25, 2019 |
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Tulsi Gabbard sues Google, alleging 'election interference' after Dem debate
By News Release @ 6:08 PM :: 5490 Views :: Congressional Delegation, First Amendment, Politicians
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...On June 28th, 2019 in the immediate hours following the first Democratic Presidential debate, millions of Americans were searching online for information about Tulsi Gabbard. In fact, according to multiple news reports, Tulsi was the most searched candidate on Google. Then, without any explanation, Google suspended Tulsi’s Google Ads account....
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Thursday, July 25, 2019 |
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HDOT Working with Police to "Address Illegal Actions by Protesters"
By News Release @ 2:09 PM :: 4897 Views :: Higher Education, Law Enforcement, OHA
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...HDOT will continue to work with law enforcement to address illegal actions by protestors on neighboring islands to impact the daily lives of commuters on other state roads such as the H-1 Freeway....
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Wednesday, July 24, 2019 |
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City holding workshops to update Primary Urban Center plan
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 5123 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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...The PUC spans from Wai‘alae-Kāhala to Pearl City....
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Wednesday, July 24, 2019 |
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Mauna Kea Observatories: "Uncertainty About what Lies Ahead"
By News Release @ 4:23 PM :: 5469 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...Conflicts and protests on the mountain in 2014 and 2015 frame our expectations of 2019, and perhaps beyond....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019 |
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UH Board of Regents elects new leadership
By News Release @ 10:38 PM :: 3275 Views :: Higher Education
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...Board of Regents to consider proposed Maunakea administrative rules at August meeting....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019 |
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Judges Refuse: No Halt to Telescope Construction--No End to Emergency Proclamation
By News Release @ 7:49 PM :: 7991 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA, Religion
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...Court’s suspension of governor’s emergency proclamation applies only to one Person....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019 |
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Former Laborers Union leader charged, accused of stealing thousands
By News Release @ 6:57 PM :: 4975 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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...The union since has been placed under trusteeship by LIUNA headquarters after running into difficulties not unrelated to the thefts....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019 |
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Doomed Telescope: Ige Hands off 'Leadership' to ... uh... Harry Kim
By News Release @ 5:45 PM :: 8110 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...“I honestly don’t know how this is going to end,” says Doug Simons, an astronomer and executive director of the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope....
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Monday, July 22, 2019 |
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Ethics: Wanna Buy Some State Land? -- Hire a Legislator, Its Legal!
By News Release @ 9:04 PM :: 3388 Views :: Ethics
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...Chapter 84 permits the legislator to represent a private client in submitting an offer to purchase state property from a state agency....
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