Entries for 'News Release'

...State and federal taxes are included in the base electric rate and with a lower federal tax, the tax rate imbedded in the bill will be reduced....

..."A search of the world wide web reveals that no media source covered the event."....

....a government investigation of online gun sales designed to determine “whether private sellers would knowingly sell a firearm to an individual prohibited from possessing one” determined that … no, actually, they would not....

...not high enough to afford a basic household budget that includes housing, child care, food, transportation and health care....

...Star in a gold circle marking to appear on Hawaii State Driver’s Licenses or State Identification Cards issued on or after Jan. 16, 2018....

...Creativity was a big factor in job satisfaction — Video Game Producer, Film Director, Music Producer and Comedian were labelled as the happiest jobs in the country, along with Neurosurgeon....

...that which has been done can no longer be done....

...pedestrian fatalities dropped in every county and overall were reduced from 32 in 2016 to 14 in 2017....

...Hanabusa said social services (lots of meth) could be offered at designated homeless camping areas (if they have enough copper to trade)….

"...for demonstrating ongoing compliance with performance standards to ensure safe, effective patient care...." (No kidding.  They really said this.)

...“They were virtually unheard of in the U.S. 10 years ago”....

...Among the 6 percent of students who reported nonconsensual sexual contact, less than a third said the incidents occured on campus or at a university-associated property....

..will appoint committee of cronies to choose the most advantageous legal positions....

...with more than 140 elementary, middle and high school teams from around the state competing for 25 qualification slots at the VEX World Championships....

...six candidates for its Board of Directors election on March 10, 2018....

...applying a Hawai‘i Supreme Court ruling from last year to an existing DLNR rule....

... 59.8% of Hawaii moves are outbound ... 

...this study defines economic self-sufficiency as the amount of money that individuals and families require to meet their basic needs without government and/or other subsidies....

...Analysis of data revealed that just 10% of active patients (55 of 532) were responsible for all assaults on staff. In fact, more than one-fourth were attributable to 3 highly-assaultive patients.... 

“Kenji Price is a former Army Ranger with two Bronze stars, and a former federal prosecutor who worked organized crime, public corruption, and international drug trafficking cases—including against the Sinaloa Cartel,” said Attorney General Sessions.

...We knew from the beginning there was the possibility that a few rats could linger....

...Currently, median rents in Honolulu stand at $1,550 for a one-bedroom apartment and $2,060 for a two-bedroom....

...Applications received during this period will be considered for preschool participation during July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019....

...is spending five years of staff time on it to publish a book more important than the life of our people or their homeless plight? ...the public could easily see it as self-serving and done on the backs of our beneficiaries....

...Tuesday, January 2 through Wednesday, January 17, 2018....

...Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $1.29 billion in November 2017, an increase of 4.5 percent compared to a year ago....

...lets take a look at the I and F grade projects--and guess which projects score an 'A'....

...the inclusion of ASG allows approximately one third of the funds to stay in American Samoa....

...Ige is making appointments to his cabinet to fill the positions left vacant because of two planned retirements. He has also re-appointed the State Procurement Administrator....

...The Calendar for the 2018 Legislative session is now posted....

...People monitoring the ecosystem recovery on tiny Lehua Island report that - four months after the conclusion of a rat eradication project - there are still no signs of the invasive Pacific Rats....

"Hawaii is well on its way for approval once we make minor adjustments to our consolidated plan,” said Superintendent Dr. Christina Kishimoto....

...State tax law changes impacting businesses and individuals....

...Learmont fills the vacancy created when former Rep. Marcus Oshiro joined the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board in October....

...Full-time internships (10 weeks at 40 hours/week) with a $4,040 pay....

...UH is currently scheduled to present its budget request to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means in the afternoon of January 9, 2018....

...Labor force drops 1% -- from 690,800 to 684,350 year over year....

...a list of candidates to Gov. David Ige to fill one At-Large seat and one Maui County seat for 5-year appointments, beginning July 1, 2018, subject to confirmation by the Hawaiʻi State Senate....

...UH President David Lassner will receive input from the committee and stakeholders and will then present a recommendation for appointment to the Board of Regents....

...the new tax plan will impact Hawai‘i by adding 1,518 new jobs and predicts a $793 after-tax income increase for middle-income families....

...Caldwell is calling upon the Honolulu City Council to pass legislation that places a moratorium on their construction....

...Hawaii's Flu Vaccination Rate is 49.2 Percent, 18th Highest....

...DOH has filed a report with the Legislature identifying 14 priority areas of the state where 43,000 cesspool upgrades are critically needed to protect public health and the environment....

...Tourists are attracted to places with well-known Rat Lungworm infestations.  it is a selling point.  Really....

...Tests by USDA Lab Show No Evidence of Diphacinone in Whale Livers....

...Crime and Inability to Join Military or Workforce Present National Crisis....

...FY 19 amendments total $85.5 million – an increase of .6 percent over FY 19...FY 19 amendments total $1.497 billion, an increase of 215 percent over FY 19 CIP....

...How Tickets Forced 16 Homeless to accept Housing....

...high visibility current and upcoming highways projects statewide....

...Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin issued a formal advisory opinion today stating that when the shoreline migrates landward (or mauka) due to erosion or sea level rise, the dividing line between public and private ownership also migrates mauka....