Entries for 'News Release'

... a list of action items the state and all counties can use to make improvements to Hawai‘i’s future preparation for and response to wildfires ....

... 3-year plan focuses initial work on high-risk areas ....

... OIP posted five new informal opinions ....

... 34,181 healthcare positions in the state and a 14% vacancy rate, a significant decrease from the 17% vacancy rate reported in 2022 ....

... 27% of households statewide fear being forced to move within a year—a figure that jumps to 41% among ALICE households ....

... District Court judges and Independent Grand Jury Counsel ....

... This bill would also raise the residential height limit along Ala Moana Boulevard to 400 feet ....

"...our focus remains on tackling the cost of living and improving the quality of life...."

... as a result of the false and fraudulent applications, they received $1,365,000 in PPP loan funds ....

... expiration of Maui’s eviction moratorium on February 4, 2025 ....

... Hawaii cannot afford to wait ....

... To date, about 14,000 residential and commercial customers have enrolled in Shift and Save ....

... a 25% increase from the 2022-23 school year ....

... Stabilizing Hawaiʻi's Property Insurance Market ....

... Honolulu drivers lose 45 hours in congestion at an annual cost of $806 per driver ....

...  Miske, Dawson and Choy are dead and all the investigations are squelched .... 

... The agreement includes significant wage increases for lowest-paid workers and enforceable staffing language to protect patient care ....

... People inside and outside of CWS describe an uncoordinated system that works in silos and lacks proper resources and accountability. ...

... January 6 –10, and January 13 – 16, 2025 ....

... Tuesday January 7, 2025 at 9am ....

... Those exposed to jet-fuel-contaminated drinking water from the Navy water line on Oʻahu are encouraged to fill out a short, five-minute questionnaire ....

... 770,940 visitors in November 2024, growth of 5.3% compared to the same month last year. Total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars was $1.55 billion, up 2.0% ....

... Jan 3 and 6, 2025 ....

... dangerous and excessive quantities of opioids, early fills of opioids, and “trinity” prescriptions ....

... the Governor has signed an executive order directing the Department of Health to not use resources to address situations where a 'caregiver' is cultivating cannabis for a 'patient' ....

... the Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy ....

... a list of laws taking effect on January 1, 2025 ....

... assess the readiness of the Giant Magellan Telescope (Chile) and Thirty Meter Telescope (Hawaii) to move into the major facility Final Design Phase ....

... informational briefings, to be held between January 6 through January 28, 2025 ....

... A young girl, whose remains were discovered in Honolulu, Hawaii in 2014, has been identified as Mary Sue Fink, born April 29, 1959 ....

... Honolulu residents have until January 7, 2025 to participate online ....

... Approximately $1.6B allocated for housing and $480M for restoration efforts ....

... two new Republican Governors ....

... The greatest statewide shortage remains in primary care, with 152 FTEs needed in total across all islands ....

... Friday, December 20, 2024 – Candidate and Voter Registration Begins ....

... UH employees may negotiate and enter into contracts with the UH on behalf of their private businesses ....

... Feds, once again, doing the job the State Judiciary can/will not ....

... The Department of Taxation Requires Employers Decrease Withholding Amounts Beginning January 1, 2025 ....

... “birth tourism” scheme that charged Chinese clients tens of thousands of dollars to help them give birth in the United States to obtain birthright U.S. citizenship for their children ....

... Interior Secretary can approve American Samoa’s constitutional amendments now and in the future without unnecessary steps in Washington, D.C., that other territories do not have ....

... another $365 million is expected to be released by DOT as HART continues to meet the milestones outlined in the grant agreement ....

... highlights FBI Honolulu’s casework in counterintelligence, counterterrorism, cyberstalking, drug and gun crimes, organized crime, violent crimes against children, white-collar crimes, and more ....

... $10.4 billion in fiscal year 2026 and $10.5 billion in fiscal year 2027, which represents an increase of $620 million (6.3%) in the first year and $664 million (6.7%) in the second year ....

... Hawaii leads the nation with 88,703 passengers per 100,000 residents. This is 11 times the national average of 7,746 ....

... Currently, all but eight commercial properties in Lahaina have been cleared and completed ....

... the missed warnings and chaotic response ....

... As one of only five U.S. Navy-sponsored University-Affiliated Research Centers, ARL at UH has secured over $175 million in funding since its establishment in 2008 ....

... Kaiawe fraudulently obtained at least approximately $126,026 in CRUA assistance benefits ....

...  sex trafficking Minor Victim 1 in 2005 and 2006; coercing and enticing Minor Victim 2 to engage in sexual activity in 2006; and producing, receiving, and possessing child pornography of Minor Victim 3 in and around 2020 to 2023 ....

... The project will cost $155 million to develop ....