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Entries for 'News Release'
Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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LahainaFires: 600 families put out of Hotels
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 2144 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... 2,200 of the families displaced by the Maui wildfires who are receiving shelter in hotels and similar lodging have completed the required eligibility process ... 600 haven't ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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New Shelter Built to Keep Lahaina Homeless out of Burn Zone
By News Release @ 6:29 PM :: 1549 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness
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... multiple military-grade tents, that can house a total of approximately 150 people ....
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Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
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Before the Disaster: Hawaii Unemployment 3.1%
By News Release @ 10:22 PM :: 1553 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Data are collected each month from sample establishments for the single pay period that includes the 12th of the month. ...
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Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 30, 2023
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 1644 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... Congress approves 45-day extension on Federal spending, temporarily averting shutdown and screwing Ukraine ....
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Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
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EPA Consent Decree: Pollution Violations at Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant
By News Release @ 6:31 PM :: 1554 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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“This order ensures that the Kailua Treatment Plant continues to take steps to prevent any further bacteria exceedances in what the plant discharges into the ocean”
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Friday, September 29, 2023 |
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Friday, September 29, 2023 |
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Maui Tourists Shift to Other Islands
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 1664 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... In August 2023, visitor arrivals to Oahu +11.0%, Hawaii Island +4.1% and Kauai +9.0% increased while visitor arrivals to Maui -57.8% dropped significantly ....
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Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
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EPA: Civil Beat Publisher Profits from Sale of Illegal Pesticides
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 2249 Views :: Environment, Ethics
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...EPA alleges that eBay Sold Unlawful Pesticides, Prohibited Products Containing a Restricted Chemical and Illegal Devices that Defeat Pollution Controls on Motor Vehicles....
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Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
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Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
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Blangiardi statement in opposition to ACLU Lawsuit
By News Release @ 6:29 AM :: 1764 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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"... we cannot ignore the tremendous and ongoing burden being borne by communities who are dealing with those who refuse help ...."
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023 |
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HI-EMA Clarifies Siren-Activation Rules
By News Release @ 7:51 PM :: 1583 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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“...These protocols haven’t changed....”
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023 |
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FBI Forensics Lending a Hand in Lahaina
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 1588 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement
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... Within days of the fire, FBI resources such as the Evidence Response Team (ERT), forensic identification, and victim services deployed to Lahaina. ...
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023 |
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Time for Action, Mayor Bissen
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 1868 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Theoretically, Bissen’s proclamation makes it easier to build housing for displaced families. But there are a couple problems .…
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Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
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HECO Postpones Time-of-Use Rate Hikes
By News Release @ 7:30 PM :: 1755 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... Bissen asked the Commission and Hawaiian Electric for a temporary suspension of the pilot program for the randomly selected customers on Maui due to the recent wildfires ....
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Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fires: Where are the students?
By News Release @ 6:57 PM :: 1862 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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... they continue to re-enroll in other options, including other HIDOE schools or distance learning programs, charter schools, private schools or withdraw to homeschool or relocate out of state ....
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Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
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Earthjustice Files Lawsuit to Clean Up Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant
By News Release @ 6:08 AM :: 1715 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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.... treated sewage from the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant flows into Honokōhau Harbor through groundwater ....
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Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
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Green Updates Lahaina Emergency Price Controls
By News Release @ 6:02 AM :: 1462 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living
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... including rentals of residential dwellings ....
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Saturday, September 23, 2023 |
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Biden Amends Hawaii Disaster Declaration
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 1586 Views :: Maui County
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... authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures ....
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Saturday, September 23, 2023 |
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Applications now open for Kapolei City Lights parade
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1784 Views :: Honolulu County, Religion
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... Opening night festivities scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 near Kapolei Hale ....
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Saturday, September 23, 2023 |
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DoE: Charter School Enrollment Up, Non-Charter Enrollment Down (again)
By News Release @ 4:02 AM :: 1450 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... charters gain 311 students, non-charters lose 1296 students ....
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Saturday, September 23, 2023 |
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Hawaiian Electric begins restoration work in Lahaina
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 1400 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... Temporary equipment to provide safe, reliable power to essential services, surrounding neighborhoods ....
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Friday, September 22, 2023 |
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State Water Commission Holds Marathon 12 Hour Meeting
By News Release @ 9:55 PM :: 1676 Views :: Maui County, Land Use
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... Despite some, who testified during Tuesday’s 12-hour-long meeting, claiming the suspension of the water code during the fire emergency set everything back to before 1987, Chang said that is not accurate ....
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Friday, September 22, 2023 |
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Fire Insurance Claims? Senate Field Hearing Set for Lahaina
By News Release @ 9:07 PM :: 999 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... Thursday, September 28, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lahaina Civic Center ....
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Friday, September 22, 2023 |
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Friday, September 22, 2023 |
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Census Bureau: Detailed Look at Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Groups
By News Release @ 12:15 AM :: 1626 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... US Census shows majority of Native Hawaiians now live outside of Hawaii ....
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Thursday, September 21, 2023 |
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Lahaina Residential Reentry Begins Monday
By News Release @ 3:48 AM :: 1545 Views :: Maui County
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... To gain access to a re-opened zone, county-issued vehicle passes will be required ....
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Wednesday, September 20, 2023 |
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New Bill from Guam Delegate to Legalize Cockfighting in U.S. Territories
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 1698 Views :: Agriculture, Congressional Delegation, Drugs
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... Similar legislation has been introduced by Delegate from Puerto Rico and attracted no support from any sitting U.S. Senator or U.S. Representative from the states ....
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Wednesday, September 20, 2023 |
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UH President Lassner announces plans to retire
By News Release @ 2:40 AM :: 1518 Views :: Higher Education
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... University of Hawaiʻi President David Lassner plans to retire at the end of 2024, after what will be more than a decade in the position ....
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023 |
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Can BJ Penn tap out broken zoning code?
By News Release @ 4:24 PM :: 3292 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... the EP didn’t and doesn’t create any permanent change in government. We need our legislature and county councils to do that ....
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023 |
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Attorney Calls for Three Year Mortgage Deferral and Foreclosure Moratorium for Lahaina Homeowners
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 1911 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Federal regulations permit most homeowners a ninety day forbearance on the payment of their mortgages due to natural disaster. After that time, they must begin making payments again and also pay the three months of missed payments ....
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Monday, September 18, 2023 |
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Green Orders 24-Hour Bum Patrol at Uncle Billy's Hotel
By News Release @ 9:12 PM :: 1876 Views :: Hawaii County , Homelessness, Drugs
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... Vegetation around the property has been cleared and a perimeter fence has been constructed. However, several breaches of the newly installed fence have already occurred ....
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Monday, September 18, 2023 |
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Turmoil at the Top: HEI Gets Bankruptcy Expert as Temporary New CFO
By News Release @ 8:04 PM :: 2599 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... Scott DeGhetto has been appointed EVP, CFO & treasurer of HEI, effective October 1, 2023 through approximately December 31, 2024. DeGhetto joins HEI from Moelis & Company ....
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Sunday, September 17, 2023 |
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Hawaii Republicans Elect New Party Chair
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 1957 Views :: Republican Party
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... Tamara McKay Chair, Kaulana Fenton Lee First Vice Chair ....
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 |
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Six House Working Groups Investigate Lahaina Fires
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 1661 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... Each working group will produce a preliminary report by November 1 and deliver a final report by December 15, 2023 ....
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 |
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Green Revises Housing Emergency Proclamation--calls it 'affordable'
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 1755 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Here are some of the highlights: Adds “affordable” housing to the title ....
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 |
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Lahaina Death Toll Lowered from 115 To 97
By News Release @ 3:21 AM :: 1503 Views :: Maui County
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... FBI released the fourth list of the names of 31 individuals who have been reported unaccounted for ....
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 |
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New 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccines offers enhanced protection
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 1574 Views :: COVID-19
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... The new vaccines address the XBB-lineages of the Omicron variant that accounts for 99% of COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i ....
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Thursday, September 14, 2023 |
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More than 11% of workers in Maui County file for unemployment after deadly wildfires
By News Release @ 7:21 PM :: 1620 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... There have been 10,448 new claims for unemployment in Maui County in the four weeks since the fires struck ....
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Thursday, September 14, 2023 |
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Maui Fires: US House Committee Sets Oversight Hearing
By News Release @ 4:12 PM :: 1924 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment, Congressional Delegation
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... The hearing will take place on September 28, 2023, and the following individuals are expected to testify ....
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Thursday, September 14, 2023 |
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Lawsuit: Green Greed behind Lahaina Deaths
By News Release @ 2:57 PM :: 4518 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment, Ethics, Greenmail
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... between 2019 and 2022, Hawaiian Electric invested less than $245,000 on wildfire-specific projects on the island. Instead of spending necessary funds to prevent fires caused by its equipment, Hawaiian Electric instead spent millions of dollars towards efforts to achieve a 100 percent renewable energy goal, which earned the Company bonuses that the Company’s executives used to increase their own compensation ....
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Thursday, September 14, 2023 |
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Hawaii: Bothered by Cost of Living? Wait ‘til you see Cost of Dying
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 1721 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... second highest cost of funerals and end-of-life medical care ....
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023 |
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Can Hawaii Republicans Stop Vexatious Litigants?
By News Release @ 5:43 AM :: 2088 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party
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"... Honolulu County Chair Steve Lipscomb, former State Chair candidate Charlotte Rosecrans, and former Vice-Chair and interim State Chair Lohi Goodman dishonestly presented themselves to party members as candidates for leadership without disclosing they signed the petition to remove Republicans from the Hawaii ballot...."
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Monday, September 11, 2023 |
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Bribery: Last DPP Criminal Sentenced
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 2415 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... employees of the DPP took bribes in exchange for performing official acts at DPP ....
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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Hawaii Republicans set Presidential Caucus for Tuesday March 12, 2024
By News Release @ 7:22 PM :: 3086 Views :: Republican Party
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... VOTE: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 -- 6pm to 8pm ....
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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HELP: Student Loans to be repaid for Medical Professionals who Commit to Hawaii
By News Release @ 6:29 PM :: 2198 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education
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... $30 million in educational loan debt repayment to health professionals licensed or otherwise certified to practice in and provide care to patients in Hawai‘i ....
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fire: MedQuest Stops Terminations
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 1734 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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... coverage will continue through at least the end of this year without interruption except for those who voluntarily ask Med-QUEST to end their coverage, those who have moved out of state or those who are deceased ....
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Friday, September 8, 2023 |
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DoE Employee Convicted of Theft
By News Release @ 5:58 AM :: 2091 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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... falsifying DOE mileage and parking forms and using DOE purchase orders and a “P-Card” to steal more than $7,000 from the DOE ....
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Friday, September 8, 2023 |
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Kunia Woman Arraigned on Scheme to Defraud Pandemic Unemployment Recipients
By News Release @ 5:55 AM :: 1849 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... Vakameilalo allegedly changed the bank account she previously had designated to receive the PUA unemployment benefit payments from the claimant’s bank account to her own ....
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Friday, September 8, 2023 |
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Medeiros Resigns: Governor Blames Threats from BJ Penn
By News Release @ 5:17 AM :: 3915 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Land Use, Republican Party
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"...Threats have been made against me, loved ones who don’t even work for the government, and even children...."
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Thursday, September 7, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fires: House Forms Working Groups
By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 1693 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... to formulate recommendations for the upcoming session, which begins January 17, 2024 ....
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