Entries for December 2015

...I found a total of 365 complaints made.  If you listened to the Center for Food Safety, you’d think all of them are agriculture related.  It turns out that there were 91 out of that 365 being agriculture related....

Santa came early this year for Hawaii dispensary applicant hopefuls when the Department of Health officials opted out of an official public commentary period and dispensary regulations were adopted just days before Christmas....

"the university could look to what Oyama said as an indication of what he would do once certified."

Coupon books will be sent out the beginning of February....

Tuesday, January 19th, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM....

The State is breaking ground on a new high school in Kihei....

Med-QUEST Division did not properly plan for or implement the ACA....

Report of the 13-person Working Group....

For California, the passport requirement is set to take effect May 10 ....

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This Thursday night, millions of Americans will celebrate the New Year with close friends, good food, and champagne....

Comments are open until December 30th at 11:59 pm EST (6:59 pm HST)....

...a labor dispute over the manning of the U.S. Flag containership APL GUAM which is scheduled to provide regular liner service between Yokohama, Japan, Apra Harbor, Guam, and Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands....

Hawaii's Green Energy Market Securitization program (GEMS) financed with $145 million in bonds....

Extends streak of nine consecutive monthly records total visitor expenditures increased 2.5 percent....

December 30 is the last day to submit comments ....

These new expenses bring the total for the Hawaii Christmas vacation trip to $8,098,060.33....

...Murkowski (R-AK) introduced a bill that would exclude intra-state air transportation within the U.S. Territory of American Samoa from federal aviation cabotage....

Stray dog pickups and law enforcement work such as dangerous dog investigations and barking dog complaints resume today....

...last week, the Hawaii Supreme Court issued a 4-1 ruling in Friends of Makakilo v. D.R. Horton-Schuler Homes, LLC....

..."execution of the 2012 General Election fell short of the electorate's reasonable expectations" -- ICA, Dec 18, 2015....

...only 24 percent trust that the government will help them....

LifeSmarts is a consumer education program designed to teach students in grades 6-12 about personal finance, health and safety, the environment, technology, and consumer rights and responsibilities through online quizzes and in-person competitions....

Our rent vs. buy metric is especially tight for young prospective buyers....

...body-worn cameras help to create a positive impact on police interactions by encouraging officers to maintain the highest level of professionalism, while protecting them from false allegations of misconduct....

DHHL was listed as having $55 million in federal housing funds awarded for Native Hawaiians but unspent, resulting in HUD suspending additional funding....

Outlawing international competition is advantageous to U.S. ship builders, but is very costly to every other industry in America....

$3.1M higher ....

About 22 of the 150 `aha participants, send the same or similar email to Na`i Aupuni confirming their participation but noted several conditions....

...the total number of lives covered through 2015 enrollment was 16,803. For the current 2016 open enrollment period preliminary reports indicate enrollments of approximately 12,500 lives....

Ige today signed a second supplemental proclamation that allows the state to continue its coordinated efforts with the counties....

Group named STAE (Steps to Avoid Eviction) to distribute flyers in the community....

A federal jury on Tuesday found the state of Hawaii and the Hawaii Department of Transportation's airports division violated a former employee's civil rights....

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Improved Rates Projected to Save Employers $50 Million....

While Na`i Aupuni Is Now Gasping For Air, Thereʻs Someone Else Whoʻs Waiting & Smiling....

Smugness and happy talk about sustainability aren’t working anymore....

...require Nai Aupuni to get a court’s official clearance under the Federal Voting Rights Act before they take any further steps....

...asking the Court to slap the State, the Governor, OHA and its trustees, and Nai Aupuni (and others, including the ironically-named Akamai Foundation) for violating the Court's injunction....

"This appeal involves a long-standing issue in this state: balancing agricultural and urban land uses."

...the month-long ‘aha includes the discussions the participants will engage in with experts during the first week regarding constitution building; federal Indian law....

Justices ruled 4-1 that the Hoopili development can proceed....

...the department and HPHA inconsistently adhered to statutory reporting requirements for non-general funds and administratively created funds and accounts....

Corporation X's parent company, Corporation Y, desires to make contributions to Hawaii candidates....

"Respondents have violated the Temporary Injunction and should be held in civil contempt. On December 15, 2015, Na’i Aupuni announced that every individual who ran as a candidate for delegate in the election will be seated at a convention to begin on February 1, 2016."

The former head coach provided false or misleading information during the investigation, allowed his director of operations to participate in coaching activities, and failed to report a possible violation....