Entries for 'News Release'

...Weekly update from GovTrack.us....

...Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent $17.82 billion in 2018, an increase of 6.8 percent compared to 2017....

"...we were unable to find a clear regulatory path forward for this innovative and sustainable model of dairy farming...."

...The Hawaiian Humane Society’s new community cat program coordinator will work with colony caregivers and volunteers to trap, neuter and then return sterilized cats to the colonies they came from....

...Pre-K: Who Will Control Cash Flow, Positions?....

...The Judicial Council is seeking applicants to fill one upcoming vacancy on the Hawaii State Ethics Commission. The term will run from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2023....

...independent grand jury counsel for Hilo and Kona....

...April 13 End of All-Mail Voting for Special Election....

...American Lung Association ‘State of Tobacco Control’ Report Finds Hawaii Must Do More to Prevent, Reduce Tobacco Use....

..."As we speak, a special meeting is taking place at the White House asking for Hawaii to be exempted from this ban," said Rep. Gene Ward....

...Bills include tobacco restrictions, bullying prevention, safe places for youth....

...Mr. Ozawa was able to but did not object to any justice’s participation in this case before the final decision. Mr. Ozawa also did not raise any objection to Justice Pollack’s and Justice Wilson’s participation in the 2014 election challenge....

...The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations ....

..."It legitimizes a practice born in smoke-filled rooms, out of the public's eye and is an insult to the openness we brag about in the Hawaii State Legislature."....

...Noah Fiddler's sentencing is scheduled for May 2, 2019....

...ride share pick up locations at Kahului Airport (OGG), Lihue Airport (LIH), Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole (KOA), Hilo International Airport (ITO) and Kapalua Airport (JHM) have been established by HDOT....

...Under our constitution, the Judiciary is sometimes called upon to protect the rights of those whose views may be unpopular....

"...OHA continues to work with various law enforcement entities...."

...The ultimate goal of performance-based budgeting is to have every state agency justify discretionary funds they receive for each two-year budget cycle. Eventually, zero-based budgeting will analyze the entire budget of programs....

...Hawaii employers have the added expense of complying with the state’s Prepaid Healthcare Act, which should be considered when examining the minimum wage....

...Four-month extension lasting until mid-May....

...co-conveners for 2019 Senators Rosalyn H. Baker and Laura H. Thielen and Representatives Lauren Matsumoto and Linda Ichiyama....

"...The state of the State of Hawaii is sound...."

...Hawaii and New York had the highest union membership rates--23.1 percent and 22.3 percent, respectively....

...78 events and activities across the Aloha State, including open house events at schools, school fairs, homeschool information sessions, and other celebrations....

...Public agencies tend to delay or not perform preventive and predictive maintenance. Lack of preventive maintenance of assets of any type leads to deterioration that only accelerates as the maintenance is put off....

...This week, the Hawaii Legislature convened for the 2019 session and anti-gun forces are already making attempts to limit your rights....

 "Tulsi Gabbard. I don't think she knows what she's doing and I don't think she ... is qualified. She's not qualified." -- DNC Chair Howard Dean

... Hirono argues religious freedom is "the alt-right's position" -- but she didn't dare to vote nay ....

...HDoT, DAGS, DLIR, B&F, PSD.....

"...HART policies and practices are inadequate to prevent cost overruns and schedule delays from recurring...."

...Hawaii suffered the second-largest construction employment decline in USA....

...percent of average wages to rent--Santa Cruz County, California (81.7 percent); Honolulu County, Hawaii (74.4 percent); Spotsylvania County, Virginia (73.0 percent); Maui County, Hawaii (69.5 percent)....

...Ethnomathematics participants gather algae around Coconut Island....

...A press release announcing McCartney’s appointment Wednesday morning made no mention of the dual roles for Fuchigami....

...As of Nov. 30, 2018 there were approximately 6,659 registered patients and 383 caregivers on Hawai‘i Island of the total 23,479 patients and 1,734 caregivers registered statewide. The primary reported condition for adult registered patients is ‘severe pain’. The primary reported condition for children under 18 years of age is ‘seizures’....

...there have been increasing issues with vandalism including damage to a palace window and graffiti on historic structures. This is a result of night time vagrancy and items such as hypodermic needles being left on the grass....

...Robert Frank Westerman (Kauaʻi County), Alapaki Nahale-a (Hawaiʻi County) and Kelli K.K. Acopan (Student Regent)....

...Irwin is currently the California State University (CSU) Monterey Bay provost and vice president for academic affairs....

...The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division has released its annual sample premium comparison guides for motor vehicle, homeowners, condominium, and renters insurance....

...DLNR Chair Suzanne Case remarked, “Jason has stepped in and stepped up on multiple occasions to fill leadership voids when previous chiefs have retired or resigned...."

...meanwhile Senator Brian Schatz serves on the Appropriations Committee in the U.S. Senate....

"...The chairwoman also said the BOE needs to review other past executive-session actions to ascertain whether or not they also should be invalidated...."

"...Eighty percent of those forcibly initiated into prostitution via sex trafficking also prostituted without a trafficker at a later point...."

...On the first pay date of the year on Jan. 4, 2019, the PeopleSoft Payroll system issued 70,771 payments to 66,182 employees, as there are individuals issued pay for multiple positions....

...designed to make refusing shelter easier....

...featuring nationally famous criminal justice journalist Radley Balko....

...The Case for Inclusion 2019 Ranks States on Policies and Programs that Encourage Employment and Community Living....

...The company has been ordered to pay a penalty of $230,000 and construct a new wastewater treatment plant....

...tens of millions of dollars for modernization within nearly every department....