Entries for 'News Release'

The $46.1 million five-year contract awarded to CH2M Hill, Inc. covers oversight support for design review, scheduling and cost estimating, environmental and planning and interface management....

Applicants must attend one of the following information sessions....

Hawaii ranks best in the nation according to The Commonwealth Fund....

By not agreeing to dismantle a single centrifuge, Iran has not rolled back its nuclear infrastructure.  Iran retains the ability to produce enough weapons-grade uranium for a nuclear weapon in as little as 2 months....

He assumes one of the board’s Honolulu seats, an interim position until confirmed by the state Senate....

A UH systemwide task force to work on improving services for student veterans has been formed and held its organizational meeting on Friday, November 22....

Loan delinquency, financial security top issues of concern....

HHC approved a pilot program that has the potential to prevent lease cancellations for severely delinquent Hawaiian homesteaders on East Hawaii....

• DATE: Friday, December 20, 2013
• TIME: 9:00 a.m.
• PLACE: Conference Room 309 State Capitol

Hawai‘i Health Connector today announced the appointment of Tom Matsuda, current Affordable Care Act implementation manager with the Governor’s office, as interim executive director....

The Christmas Candle is scheduled to be shown at the Honolulu - Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18....

For the first time since October of 2009, the City & County of Honolulu has a Chief Medical Examiner on the job....

Hawaii Among the Lowest-Performing States with Only 1 Record Submitted Over the Past Two Decades....

... 1,465 homeless unwilling to accept shelter in Honolulu ....

...rally in protest of the $250 million loss of state funds in 5 years which has resulted in tuition increases.... 

...a federal construction contract to build Phase 2 of the USARPAC Command and Control Facility at Fort Shafter....

Resolution 13-280 calling on Congress to enact federal legislation to implement President Obama’s “Now is the Time” plan....

Abercrombie today announced the release of $83.9 million for capital improvement projects at University of Hawaii campuses....

From 2007 to 2013, Allen was a senior manager for ASI Government, Inc. in Arlington, Va.....

...four states - California, Idaho, Vermont, and Hawai'i - collectively ship 10,500  prisoners to for-profit prisons outside their home states.  West Virginia is developing a plan to do the same....

85 percent  believe efforts should be made to make renewable energy such as solar power more affordable for consumers....

While watching what was happening in other counties, Maui County decided to approach Monsanto - which has farms on both Maui and Molokai - to require disclosure of the company’s restricted-use pesticides and all information about related practices....

North Shore residents and transportation officials have been discussing proposals to improve Laniakea traffic for years....

In his half-century on the bench, he presided over some of the most sensational of Hawai‘i’s organized crime trials, and he upheld the 1967 Hawai‘i Land Reform Act that shifted property ownership in Hawai‘i from large trusts to ordinary citizens....

Counties are listening to the most ill informed people and the farmers are being attacked ....

Once again, Abercrombie tells Hawaii refineries to 'drop dead'....

U.S. military aircraft have also moved more than 2,000 relief workers into Tacloban and have airlifted nearly 8,300 survivors....

Hawaii's personal income growth had the lowest correlation and sensitivity to changes in national income levels....

The EEOC named Del Monte Fresh Produce's Hawaii subsidiary, which contracted with Global for approximately three years ending in 2005 to tend pineapple fields the subsidiary leased on the island of Oahu....

...designing, building, maintaining and financing for the new or expanded facilities described below....

...the undersigned farmers, ranchers and floral & nursery growers collectively produce more than 80% of the food and agricultural products grown in Hawaii....

Between 25,000 and 30,000 Hawaii residents with individual plans and 140,000 people covered by small business policies had been notified their medical plans will be canceled or altered on Jan. 1....

Another hearing on the 801 South Street project will be held on Tuesday November 19 at 5:30 pm and a final hearing and decision making follows on Tuesday December 4....

'Tis  the season to give thanks to the Lord for those 23 good legislators who voted "no" on SB1 and "yes" for marriage....

25,000-30,000 Hawaii residents’ medical plans are set to be canceled January 1st....

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii: Humpy’s Big Island Alehouse & The Frisky Seal announced plans to host a 2-night, 2-show comedy festival featuring 5 stand-up comics from around the islands....

thoughts on the decision and what we need to do moving forward....

"...members who don't choose a new ACA plan by Dec. 15 will be re-enrolled in their current plan in December for another year to ensure they don't lose...." -- Yadao

The National Weather Service is facing allegations of "waste, fraud and abuse" over the eviction of Pacific Tsunami Warning Center employees from their government housing....

Next Tuesday and Thursday, join us at the HRP headquarters from 10am to 4pm for an open house drop-in....

The court upholds Hawaii’s open primary election against this facial constitutional challenge....

• Peter S. Adler
• Jeffrey S. Portnoy
• Stanford B. C. Yuen

About 10 percent of KIUC’s 30,000 customers have opted out of the smart meter program....

Some of the photos will be on display at the “Making TOD Happen” symposium set for 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Neal Blaisdell Center....

...Education works: Who needs a Beverage Tax?....