Hawaii State Government

Governor David Ige today delivered his first State of the State address....

...he worked for Westloch, Inc., Castle & Cooke Kunia, Molokai Ranch and SSFM International. Currently he is the Vice President, Community and Government Relations, for Castle & Cooke Hawaii....

Broad priorities take shape but details remain a mystery....

After a strong start, the lawmaker from the 9th senatorial district began to slow and slur his words ....

...ensure that Hawai‘i is well-prepared for any disaster, economic disruption, or other external factor by encouraging the production and consumption of locally grown and locally raised food....

Souki called for the House to draft enabling legislation to provide the state’s public hospital the option of looking at private-public partnerships...

...Complications from her previous cancer treatments have arisen in recent months....

Doug Chin is former managing director for the City and County of Honolulu.  Randy Iwase was Supervising Deputy Attorney General whose division provided legal counsel to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the Public Utilities Commission....

She previously told PBN that she would like to continue as chair....

Hawaii receives 23.5 percent of its total state general revenues from the federal government....

From Opening Day to Sine Die....

In Hawaii, we have the right to transparency. We just don’t have actual transparency....

...the Senate Minority urges that adjustments be made to the Executive Biennium Budget for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, in order to avoid dangerously low cash reserves....

...Special funds accounted for almost a quarter of the state operating budget as of 2012....

...Ige today announced that Elizabeth Kim will serve as the Director for the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Cindy McMillan as Director of Communications....

Host Keli'i Akina speaks with Kalbert Young (outgoing Director of Finance, State of Hawaii) about the current financial conditions of the state of Hawaii....

Budget Hearings begin January 6 ....

Adjutant General, DPS, DoT, DLNR, DHRD, Budget.... 

Jobie Masagatani will be retained at DHHL, William Aila will be her Deputy....

Given the intrinsic benefits of open government, we ask that you begin your Administration by facilitating public access to government records....

Despite being unemployed and residing in a homeless shelter, Mr. Rios applied to be a foster parent, and was deemed fit to serve as one by DHS....

Host Representative Gene Ward discusses the legislature with Representatives Andria Tupola and Feki Pouha....

"We will spend public funds wisely to avoid raising taxes."

...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii discusses the proposed 11-point action plan of the new governor of Hawaii, David Ige....

...currently, the state pension plan is only about 61% funded....

Nineteen funds and accounts did not meet criteria....

"We will spend public funds thoughtfully and without waste to avoid raising taxes...."

...Ige today announced the appointments of six additional members of his Cabinet and two deputy directors....

These meetings are designed to demystify the State lawmaking process, and will demonstrate ways that you can speak out at the legislature without ever having to leave your home island....

May God Bless all of you. May God continue to bless our great state, and may God continue to bless the United States of America....

...Grassroot Institute Commends Ige for Determination to Put People and Prosperity Above Special Interests....

...Agencies failed to remit funds resulting in a potential loss of $147,213 in public arts revenues, and in one instance, the special fund received $100,000, when it should have received just $100....

DHRD’s jurisdiction consisted of 21,783 positions, of which 15,069 were civil service and 6,714 exempt....

State government needs to be agile and efficient, innovative in developing solutions, adaptable to a rapidly changing environment, and above all, accountable to our “customers,” the people of Hawaiʻi....

...looking at new ways to empower schools....

...taking our pioneering experience in pre-paid health care to the next level and not letting bureaucracy get in the way....

...Hawaii taxpayers can now breathe easier because he was defeated in the Democratic primary....

...the state may one day be forced to break the promise it made to its employees regarding their pensions and benefits....

Fuchigami had been tapped by Mayor Kirk Caldwell last month to lead the city’s Department of Enterprise Services....

Hawaii has employed gimmicks to give the appearance of fiscal improvements in their entitlement programs....

No Republican Vice-Chairs ....

The Hawaii State Senate is accepting applications for the 2015 legislative session....

There are currently three vacancies....

Those interested in joining the Ige-Tsutsui administration may click on the link provided below to begin the online application process....

McCartney is a former executive director of the Hawaii State Teachers Association....

"Hawaiʻi needs leadership that moves us forward collectively instead of favoring special interests."

Emphasis should be on creating opportunity, stronger economy....

...The only incumbent Democrat to get nothing is Brickwood Galuteria.....

When Election Day comes, voters never seem to get a chance to reduce government spending....