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BY JIM DOOLEY A bill intended to strengthen and clarify the state’s lobbyist regulation law has been quietly changed to allow legislators and state officials “to accept significant and costly gifts” from lobbyists. Proposed amendments to the bill, to be discussed at a state Senate hearing Tuesday morning, “will likely cause substantial harm to the [...]
BY GREG WILES A sustained spike in crude oil prices would pose a threat to Hawaii’s tourism recovery this year, cutting the number of tourism arrivals here as people spend less on vacations and more on gasoline. That was one of issues discussed yesterday as the Hawaii House Tourism Committee met for an informational briefing [...]
BY KATIE MINKUS, R(BIC) - In his presentations around the state to various local Realtor Boards and Associations last fall, local economist Paul Brewbaker educated us about the concept of “airlift” and how critically important the number of airplane seats per week that land at our airports, especially on the neighbor islands, is to our [...]
BY PAT STRAUSSE, R - This month, I’m going to start something new in my monthly analysis of Waimea real estate sales. In addition to my ongoing monthly recap of real estate sales in Waimea, I’m going to take a look at where the current inventory of available homes for sale is in relationship to [...]
BY KYMBERLY PINE - I have made preventing elder abuse one of my top priorities at the Legislature this year. Our Kupuna work all their lives to provide for us, and I have seen too many examples, in our own community, of them being taken advantage of later in life. Worse, family members may often [...]
BY KEVIN COCKETT – Kiewit Building Group, one of Hawaii’s leading general contractors, is now accepting applications for its annual scholarship awards. The company will award three scholarships of $2,500 each to Hawaii high school seniors who plan to pursue a degree in architecture, construction management or engineering. Applications must be postmarked by Friday, April [...]
BY HELEN ALTONN AND TINA SHELTON FOR UH - A University of Hawai’i John A. Burns School of Medicine program for high risk pregnant women has far surpassed expectations—delivering healthy babies and saving high costs of premature, low weight infants. Perinatal Addiction Treatment of Hawai’i – known as PATH—“is not really a drug treatment program,” [...]
The Department of Defense announced today the death of an 8th Theater Sustainment Command Soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Andrew C. Wilfahrt, 31, a military policeman assigned to the 552nd Military Police Company, died Feb. 27 in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his patrol using an improvised explosive [...]
BY DOLLY OMIYA - With high unemployment and rising workplace dissatisfaction, Kailua resident Richard Brislin shares his expertise in psychology and management in a revealing book to help people find satisfaction in the workplace and thrive in an imperfect work environment. Brislin is a professor at the Shidler College of Business at the University of [...]
BY BILLIE K. TAKAKI LUEDER —In today’s world women are under intense pressure to be all things to all people – have a successful career, be an amazing wife plus be super mom all while managing every aspect of the household. Cindy Sakai and Sarah Kalicki-Nakamura, co-owners of TH!NK, LCC, a local training and development [...]
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