Entries for 'News Release'

...This is just an example of the "same old, same old," where the Governor and his appointees get to wield power with a distinct lack of public scrutiny....

Year-over-year growth in the residential sector (60%) outpaced the overall U.S. market (41%) for the first time....

IDEA mandates that the Department must take specific actions, which can include requiring the state to prepare a corrective action plan, enter into a compliance agreement or, ultimately, withholding a portion of the state’s funding....

...he must either veto or sign by July 8, 2014, or allow them to become law without his signature....

“It took 4 years to add 2 lanes to the old 4-lane Kalanianaole Highway while at the same time paving 6 lanes...."

...Tom Brower's use of state money to buy the sledgehammer that he used to smash the shopping carts of the homeless is a story that just won't die...

An “open” endorsement means the union does not endorse a candidate....

Gov. Neil Abercrombie today signed....

No other VA site is over 100 days, the next-worst is Fayetteville, NC with a 91-day wait time for new patients....

This document has a comment period that ends in 60 days (08/19/2014)....

We ask all those who are not already registered to fill out a voter registration application, which will be made available to you at Mass the weekend of June 21/22....

...a lawsuit was filed in February of this year by four companies that would be directly impacted, challenging the legality of the new law....

“Six more members of board of directors for the Hawaii Health Connector will vacate June 30 leaving the board without a quorum.  It is a perfect time to replace it with a solution that is more appropriate for the state of Hawai’i."

...the Department of Community Services will soon be able to begin the implementation of an ambitious plan to use a historically high amount of funding as expeditiously as possible to make a marked, immediate difference on Oahu’s homelessness crisis....

The state with the lowest gun death rate in the nation was Rhode Island, followed by Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey....

Another Back Door Deal Has Now Been Revealed.  We've Solved Who's Involved & Have The Facts On This Inside Contract....

First Hearing Monday, June 23 -- Honolulu – 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium....

"...Brower abused the power of his position last year by using legislative office funds to purchase a sledgehammer which he subsequently used in raids to destroy shopping carts used by the homeless...."

...in the not-too-distant future all of America’s tuna will be caught by foreign vessels....

Meanwhile in Hawaii: Cayetano vs PRP: You're corrupt so you have no right to say I'm corrupt....

...preserving the United States' right to prosecute straw purchasers of firearms....

Statewide, 16.9% of public HS students had seriously considered attempting suicide during the 12 months before the survey....

Both are interim appointments subject to state Senate approval....

Corruption increases and distorts spending by U.S. states....

...Cayetano had claimed PRP's ad campaign tarnished his reputation by unfairly portraying him as corrupt for accepting about $500,000 in illegal campaign contributions during the Democrat's narrow re-election victory over Linda Lingle....

...Duke is leading in the polls - no matter who he faces in the General Election this November....

...We will make necessary adjustments that continue to align with the most up-to-date research and practices regarding medical accuracy and age appropriateness to ensure the use of Pono Choices for the upcoming school year....

...one-third of families did opt out at Niu Valley Middle School....

Gov. Neil Abercrombie today announced the appointment of George Okuda to the state House of Representatives seat for District 48....

...Pfeffer should be fired due to his dishonesty, lack of integrity, incompetence, and his flagrant lack of respect and transparency when dealing with those to whom he is ultimately accountable....

Maine’s supreme court struck a major blow to First Wind when it overturned regulators’ approval....

...Ige with 48 percent to 37 percent, with 15 percent undecided....

...we have built 100 columns, about 130 foundations and have just put up the first segments of our guideway....

The changes reflect the DOE’s commitment to reduce burden on teachers and administrators....

After a recruitment and selection process of nearly two months, the Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) is announcing a new Deputy Superintendent’s Principal Roundtable....

The categories in this report were chosen as those most likely to be considered by site selection experts for manufacturing and logistics firms....

"America needs good people with strong credentials and a willingness to stand up for what is right against the corrosive special interests in Washington D.C.”

"...our elected leaders continually disrespect the voters by passing laws that the people have clearly said they do not want,” Bateman said....

2012: Commission staff received a complaint that Employee was using city work time to stand in line to process residential building permit applications....

...4,342 registered voters in the County of Maui have signed the petition, while 5,284 signatures have been deemed invalid....

"I see that several of the points that we made in our January 31st McDermott Report are being addressed," said McDermott....

Nearly one in five of Hawaii’s waitlisted patients — that is, those remaining in a hospital after the need for acute care ceases — have an infectious disease....

...and the allowance was used to buy a sledgehammer for Rep Tom Brower to attack the homeless....

More than 100 Soldiers from the 130th Engineer Brigade's headquarters reunited with their families here yesterday....

Since Abercrombie’s tenure as governor, hundreds of millions of dollars that should have been used to repair deteriorating highways and bridges have set untapped....

Here’s a copy of the questionnaire that they have been sending candidates....