Entries for 'News Release'

In this policy report, the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores the intersection of kids, race and opportunity....

...the Kobayashi Group is an investor in a hui that plans to build one or more luxury developments in Kaka’ako....

...sometimes the Legislature feels like a Whack-a-Mole game, where you knock down a bad bill, only to find the contents pop up again in another bill....

Residents identified homeless and/or homelessness as a priority for the City to address....

The Office of the City Auditor is pleased to present its fourth annual Service Efforts and Accomplishments (SEA) Report for the City and County of Honolulu....

...The new (to the State) application is expected to save money, improve security, and enhance sustainability (everybody else has been doing this for years, but hey) ....

Hawaii’s public schools can be a model for the nation, according to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan...

"...OHA is not seeing resistance from Kamehameha Schools and Howard Hughes Corp., the two major developers in Kaka'ako Mauka, as suggested in the editorial...."

“Numerous food truck owners have written to say that if this bill were to become law, they would not be able to operate within the capital special district."

$38,213,000 – Honolulu Community College Advanced Technology Training Center, Oahu....

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending March 28, 2014....

Despite the high risk and Hawaii's inability to open its exchange for two weeks after October 1, 2013, CMS allowed Hawaii's exchange to connect to the data hub....

"This is going to be a party of diversity and inclusion where those who are not at the extreme left or right of the political spectrum can come and voice moderate views that they feel will move Hawaii forward."

...as amended by the Senate Water and Land Committee, it has now been stripped of its purpose and instead only creates a hunting advisory council....

“At the present time, Chair Morita has business before the Board of Land and Natural Resources, which must be addressed...."

"The extremely high cost of utility power in Hawaii has made it one of the most attractive markets...."

The Obama family 2013-2014 vacation to Honolulu cost $210,877 per hour for travel alone; at 36.9 total hours....

...350 individuals and 17 businesses last week signed up for the Hawaii Health Connector with one week to go....

...in households spending a high share of their income on medical care....

Working in secret and overflowing with liberals....

The three-day program will highlight information warfare and cyber activities; leveraging training with technology; partnerships with nongovernmental organizations; humanitarian assistance and disaster response; and changes, challenges and opportunities in the Pacific strategic security environment....

We can only hope that after 12 years of continuous military engagement, the U.S. military and the Hawaii ‘ohana may begin a period of peace....

The Chapter Launch Ceremony will be held at the Hale Koa Hotel, 2055 Kalia Road, Honolulu, on Friday, April 4, 2014.....

The Hawaii Health Connector seeks proposals from qualified bidders to provide professional marketing and communication services.... 

Out of Reach 2014 reveals the drastic difference between what renters need to earn to afford rent and what the average renter actually earns....

Hawai‘i Health Connector is urging individuals and families to submit applications for health care coverage in a final push before the March 31 deadline....

Kobayashi cited examples of physical abuse, exploitation, and barbaric security measures at Maui Pineapple Company's historic pineapple plantations and old worker dormitories where the Thai workers were forced to live and other abuses throughout Hawaii.

Speaker brings anti-bullying message to isles: Nick Vujicic, born without arms or legs, will stop on Oahu, Maui and Kauai to begin a national tour....

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending March 21, 2014....

Only 5,394 enrollments in the individual marketplace....

Hawaii is the third largest retailer of ivory and ivory products in the nation....

Students in grades 3-8 and 11 at 91 schools statewide will participate in the field test of the new Smarter Balanced assessments....

The long-term unemployed have problems finding work wherever they are, even in states with the lowest unemployment – Hawaii....

“Renewable Watch” for Oahu, Maui and Hawaii Island, online displays that show the daily contribution of solar and wind generation on each island and how energy from these resources changes throughout the day....

...an AHW was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, and arrived 30 minutes later at the Reagan Test Site, U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands -- a distance of about 2,500 miles....

...34,000 uninsured Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) in Hawai‘i are likely eligible for no cost health care coverage (such as Medicaid or CHIP)....

...rates and rankings of all 50 states on 39 different measures of tax and fiscal policy....

Two messages from the Medical Cannabis Coalition of Hawai‘i indicate that its going to be a lot harder to get medicated courtesy of just any old doctor....

The Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) is receiving high praise from the U.S. Department of Education....

...Executive Office on Early Learning Director GG Weisenfeld was joined by state legislators, preschoolers, community groups and business representatives....

...leases which may be essential for Par Petroleum’s refinery operations....

The decision to cease operations in Hawaii follows significant growth in the Company’s flight operations on the mainland and was a strategic decision....

Every major poll shows small-business owners the most highly regarded group in America, and every elected official claims to be your friend....

The Hawai‘i Health Connector and Planned Parenthood of Hawai‘i today announced a joint effort....

Because of the lack of transparency, it’s not totally clear who actually selected the three candidates from a field of nine....

$27,695,000 – Kamamalu Building Renovation, Oahu....

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending March 14, 2014....

...based on the County’s efforts to restrict what Neldon Mamuad may say on his prominent “MAUIWatch” Facebook feed....

For more than a decade, the college has made it into the top 50 to 100 teacher preparation schools....