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Tuesday, November 27, 2012 |
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Hawaii Supports Operation Outreach Afghanistan
By News Release @ 12:34 PM :: 6450 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Operation Outreach Afghanistan, a group of volunteers including both military and civilians who are spend their time helping improve the lives of Afghanistan's children....
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012 |
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$1536: Hawaii Average Mortgage Payments Second in Nation
By News Release @ 11:58 AM :: 10671 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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... rankings of the fifty U.S. states according to average monthly mortgage payment and provides the average monthly mortgage payment ....
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Monday, November 26, 2012 |
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Abercrombie: Nago's Incompetence Gives Me Excuse to Push for 100% Vote-by-Mail Elections
By News Release @ 9:34 PM :: 6731 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“This January, I will be proposing as part of my legislative package a measure to move our state toward 100 percent mail-in voting."
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Monday, November 26, 2012 |
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Animal Liberation Nuts: Aquarium Trade a 'Dark Hobby', Aila Must Go
By News Release @ 8:33 PM :: 6479 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii’s Director of Natural Resources should not be an aquarium collector. Nor should reef species be sacrificed to support any amusement industry, including sales of tanks, stands, lights, tickets, or decorative trinkets.
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Sunday, November 25, 2012 |
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California Voters Reject GMO Labeling Scheme
By Selected News Articles @ 6:06 PM :: 6546 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hounded by Luddites, the Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai County Councils have voted to demand GMO food labeling but in California the forces of ignorance and superstition were beaten back as Prop 37 GMO labeling was defeated 53-47% on the November ballot....
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Sunday, November 25, 2012 |
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Going Over the Cliff Will Mean Tax Increases
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:28 AM :: 6210 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Now that everyone is talking about the fiscal cliff that looms as the new year approaches, some are asking what sort of changes will occur on the tax landscape.
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Saturday, November 24, 2012 |
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Sen Josh Green: Doctors Need Florida Pill Mill Company to Survive Financially
By Andrew Walden @ 8:03 PM :: 11816 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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I am humbled to try and get everyone access to healthcare in a fair and timely way in Hawaii and that is all my letter to the city of Honolulu was about....
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Friday, November 23, 2012 |
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PLDC: Abercrombie Capitulates to Protesters
By News Release @ 11:10 PM :: 6322 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...defer action on pending rules while public concerns about the agency are fully considered....
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Friday, November 23, 2012 |
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Oshiro: "My intention at this time is to stay in the House"
By News Release @ 10:53 PM :: 8808 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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I want to make it clear that while I fully support Mayor-Elect Caldwell, I won my own election as the State Representative for District 46 – Wahiawa, Whitmore Village, Launani Valley, and my intention at this time is to stay in the House....
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Friday, November 23, 2012 |
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Success for Hawaii Family Advocates
By Selected News Articles @ 9:51 PM :: 6811 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Thursday, November 22, 2012 |
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UH Community Colleges recognized for ‘Achieving the Dream’
By News Release @ 9:53 PM :: 6313 Views :: Energy, Environment
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UHCC was recognized for demonstrating sustained improvement and accomplishments on key student achievement indicators, including student persistence and completion....
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Thursday, November 22, 2012 |
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Greenwood: I’ve Been too Busy to Read Senate Accountability Report
By Selected News Articles @ 3:24 PM :: 5979 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...she has not read a Senate Special Committee on Accountability report that was released on Monday, because she has been traveling to the neighbor islands for community meetings....
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Thursday, November 22, 2012 |
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Art: Profitable Nonprofits Generate $159M
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 5779 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $159,605,567 in annual economic activity in the State of Hawaii – supporting 4,426 full-time equivalent jobs and generating $17,494,000 in local and state government revenues
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Thursday, November 22, 2012 |
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Calling all Cronies: OHA Announces December Cash Giveaways
By News Release @ 2:22 PM :: 6582 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has unveiled a new priority list for the $8.9 million in grant money that community organizations across the state can now apply for through January 2013....
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Thursday, November 22, 2012 |
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NOAA announces rules to protect false killer whales off Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 7969 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...today NOAA Fisheries announced two actions to protect false killer whales in the Pacific Islands....
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012 |
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Joe Souki teams up with Republicans, Will be New House Speaker
By Selected News Articles @ 4:42 PM :: 7350 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Souki and Minority Leader Aaron Ling Johanson "have pledged to begin work immediately."
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012 |
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Election Commission to Evaluate Performance of Scott Nago
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 5796 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Consider and evaluate the role/performance of the Office of Elections and Chief Elections Officer in preparing for, and conducting, the 2012 General Election and take action, if appropriate....
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012 |
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For Hawaii, Fiscal Cliff Means Automatic State Tax Hikes, Massive Defense Layoffs
By Selected News Articles @ 11:42 AM :: 8182 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...because Hawaii link its system to the federal revenue code by adopting various federal definitions of income or various federal deductions and credits....
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012 |
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Lingle: Not Done Fighting
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 7:04 PM :: 6994 Views :: Energy, Environment
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We may not have been successful at the ballot box, but I’m not done fighting for common sense, bipartisan solutions. There’s too much at stake for Hawaii and America as a whole!
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012 |
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Hawaii Charter Schools Seek Board Nominees
By News Release @ 11:15 AM :: 6479 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The state’s 32 charter campuses, which recently passed the 10,000 enrollment mark, all have independent governing boards....
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012 |
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Hawaii Construction on the Rise?
By News Release @ 10:36 AM :: 6000 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The UHERO report shows continued growth with private building permits in the state increasing for the third consecutive quarter—the last time this occurred was in 2006.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012 |
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DoE Receives School Bus Report, Keeps it Secret
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 5455 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"It provides recommendations for the procurement, data and performance processes...."
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012 |
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Bankers Pleased by Abercrombie's Tax Hikes, Buy $866M Bonds
By News Release @ 1:07 AM :: 5390 Views :: Energy, Environment
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State of Hawaii successfully sold $866,990,000 of General Obligation Bonds on Nov.15, 2012....
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012 |
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Kawailoa Windfarm Begins Operation
By News Release @ 12:05 AM :: 9041 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Kawailoa Wind project has been completed and commercial operations have begun. Located on Kamehameha Schools’ Kawailoa Plantation lands on Oahu’s North Shore....
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Monday, November 19, 2012 |
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Lawyer: New DoTax Solar Tax Credit Rules are Retroactive
By Selected News Articles @ 11:20 PM :: 5946 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Consumers, Contractors, And Tax Practitioners Should Be Familiar With Ramifications of Announcement 2012-14 On 2012-"Installed" Systems....
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Monday, November 19, 2012 |
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Feds Notify Congress of Intent to Sign Full Funding Agreement for Honolulu Rail
By News Release @ 6:11 PM :: 10243 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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HART will sign a full funding grant agreement with the FTA to provide $1,550,000,000 for the Oahu rail project, according to a Congressional notification sent to the Senate Committee on Appropriations....
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Monday, November 19, 2012 |
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Fitch: Corruption, Inability to Sell Ansaldo Produce Negative Outlook for Rail Contractor's Parent Company
By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 11445 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, World News, Family
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The Negative Outlook reflects Fitch's concerns about the timeliness of the closing of the sales of the non-core assets....
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Monday, November 19, 2012 |
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Kim Committee Demands Management, Financial Audit of UH System
By Selected News Articles @ 4:49 PM :: 6838 Views :: Energy, Environment
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FULL TEXT -- Senate Committee Documents Released Today
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Monday, November 19, 2012 |
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Lahaina: Is Halloween a Land Use Issue?
By Robert Thomas @ 4:24 PM :: 5935 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...County of Maui approved a coastal zone permit allowing a Halloween party to go forward in Lahaina, and someone was against it....
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Monday, November 19, 2012 |
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DataHouse Announces New President
By News Release @ 3:36 PM :: 6957 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Kim will be replacing former president Clyde Shiigi at DataHouse, a sister company to local healthcare information technology company TeamPraxis....
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Monday, November 19, 2012 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted November 19
By Congress.org @ 2:40 PM :: 7288 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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- Senate: Cybersecurity Cloture
- Senate: Sportsmens Access to Federal Land Cloture
- House: Russia Trade Relations, Human Rights Oversight Passage
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Sunday, November 18, 2012 |
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Greenwood Threatened to Expose Abercrombie, Say, Tsutusi: ‘Serious Violation of Multiple Laws’
By Andrew Walden @ 7:23 PM :: 7729 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...The reasons why the House, the Senate, and the Governor have been so assiduous in protecting the position of this individual will be the subject of intensive discovery should this case not be resolved....
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Sunday, November 18, 2012 |
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Growing Focus on Taxing Pension Income
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:15 AM :: 6457 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Ever since the administration put forth the idea of taxing pension income a couple of years ago, the issue has drawn increased discussion especially as other taxes have been increased to make up for the shortfall in the state budget
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Saturday, November 17, 2012 |
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Hawaii Guard soldiers ready to assist, advise Afghan forces
By Selected News Articles @ 2:10 PM :: 6416 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...190 soldiers from the Hawaii Army Guard’s 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team....
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Saturday, November 17, 2012 |
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Study: Hawaii Avoids Overprescription of Antibiotics
By News Release @ 1:49 PM :: 7786 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In 2010, the five states with the lowest antibiotic use in the nation were Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon, and Washington....
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Saturday, November 17, 2012 |
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Full Text: UH Wonder Blunder Report
By News Release @ 9:46 AM :: 5772 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...what happened during the preparations for the concert that lead to the loss of the university's $200,000 and what policies and procedures needed to be changed....
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Saturday, November 17, 2012 |
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Greenwood Launches Listening Tour
By News Release @ 9:37 AM :: 5454 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Greenwood and representatives from the UH System administration and UH Board of Regents will visit the 10 University of Hawai‘i campuses for a series of public meetings scheduled for November through January 2013.
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Friday, November 16, 2012 |
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HFA: Gay Marriage, Assisted Suicide on 2013 Legislative Agenda
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 5822 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Based on the 2012 legislative session activity, Hawaii Family Advocates expects the following matters to be brought up again in 2013 ....
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Friday, November 16, 2012 |
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Maui Case Tests Conflicts Between Zoning and Planning
By Robert Thomas @ 10:04 PM :: 9837 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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The owners want to build homes, which is consistent with the zoning but which cannot be built on a 1/2 acre parcel designated "Park."
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Friday, November 16, 2012 |
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Governor Selects New Policy Director, Communications Deputy Director
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 5477 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Kendra Oishi joins the Governor’s office as Director of Policy, and Christine Hirasa joins as Deputy Director of Communications, effective immediately.
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Friday, November 16, 2012 |
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As Legislative Session Looms, Greenwood Wins Backing of BoR
By News Release @ 1:03 PM :: 5105 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"She understands how university systems work."
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Friday, November 16, 2012 |
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The Growing Budget Cost of Insurance Subsidies in the Affordable Care Act
By NCPA @ 12:09 PM :: 6217 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The subsidies for insurance through the newly established state-based exchanges also increased....
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Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
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DBEDT Releases Quarterly Economic Forecast
By News Release @ 10:01 PM :: 5765 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii's economy is expected to continue positive growth for the rest of 2012 and into 2013....
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Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
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Hawai‘i Health Connector Submits Blueprint Application
By News Release @ 9:42 PM :: 5554 Views :: Energy, Environment
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HHS is required to complete their approval or conditional approval of state-based exchanges no later than January 1, 2013, for operation in 2014....
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Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
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Census Bureau: Hawaii 7th Highest Poverty Rate in US
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 10073 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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... adjusted to reflect geographic differences in housing costs ....
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Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
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Fiscal Cliff: $3453 Tax Increase for Average Hawaii Family
By Selected News Articles @ 5:17 PM :: 8404 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Large changes to both taxes and spending are scheduled to take place at the end of the year unless Congress acts....
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Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
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Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
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Japanese Magazine Fight Gets Nasty in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:44 PM :: 6912 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...without justification and without an honest belief in the truth of the matters defendant announced that plaintiff had committed rape, sexual harassment, promoting prostitution rings to executives of well-known Japanese corporations....
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Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
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Inouye hospitalized after fall
By Selected News Articles @ 1:20 PM :: 8308 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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He fell at his apartment in Rockville, Md ... taken to the Bethesda Naval Hospital
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Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
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