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Audit of Department of Hawaiian Homelands Homestead Service Division to be Discussed by Senate Committee
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 in Hawaii Politics
REPORT FROM THE SENATE MAJORITY - The Senate Committee on Tourism and Hawaiian Affairs will be holding an informational briefing to address concerns raised in the Audit of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ (DHHL) Homestead Services Division and other related departmental issues. The Office of the Auditor (Auditor) released a report on the division [...]
Read Full Article >>Man arrested for promoting drugs near Kauai middle school
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 in Hawaii Politics
LĪHU'E – Police arrested a middle school custodian earlier this month on multiple drug related offenses. William Arthur, age 55, was arrested in the parking lot of Waimea Canyon Middle School on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 8 for one count of promoting a controlled substance near a school and one count of possessing drug [...]
Read Full Article >>Hilo Photographer Receives Award from Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Monday, May 20th, 2013 in Special Features
HILO, Hawaii — Bruce Omori, owner of Extreme Exposures Fine Art Gallery in Hilo, received the Windland Smith Rice International Award for his lava photo titled “Volcanic Vortices,” which will be displayed at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History’s annual exhibition in June. His winning photograph was selected from almost 20,000 submissions from photographers in [...]
Read Full Article >>Honolulu Weekly Gas Price Update and Outlook - May 20, 2013
Monday, May 20th, 2013 in Business
Report from GasBuddy - Average retail gasoline prices in Honolulu have risen 1 cent per gallon in the past week, averaging $4.25/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 214 gas outlets in Honolulu. This compares with the national average that has increased 8.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.67/g, according to gasoline [...]
Read Full Article >>Omidyar Fellows Accepting Applications for 2013 Class
Monday, May 20th, 2013 in Business
Report from the The Omidyar Fellows - HONOLULU - The Omidyar Fellows -- a program launched in May 2012 by the Hawaii Leadership Forum -- has opened applications for its 2013 class. Applications for the rigorous and comprehensive leadership program are now being accepted online at www.OmidyarFellows.org/hawaii through June 30, 2013. Developed by Bill Coy, director of leadership [...]
Read Full Article >>State Issues Cease and Desist Order Against Maui Mortgage Company, Mortgage Loan Originator
Monday, May 20th, 2013 in Business
REPORT FROM THE DCCA – The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Division of Financial Institutions (DFI) issued an immediate temporary cease and desist order for a Maui woman and mortgage company operating on the Valley Isle. Commissioner of Financial Institutions Iris Ikeda-Catalani ordered Kathleen Patricia Morris and Herman-Morris Enterprises Inc., dba Hawaii's Premiere [...]
Read Full Article >>Hawaii State Budget Not Balanced Without Paying Off Massive Debts
Monday, May 20th, 2013 in Guest Commentary
By Leighton Loo - Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s $300 million dollar budget surplus is a fake “paper” surplus. The reality is that the state has a massive deficit of at least $483 million! The state’s Employee Union Trust Fund and Employee Retirement System both have a $15 billion and $9 billion shortfall, respectively. Also there is [...]
Read Full Article >>Governor Enacts New Traffic Safety Laws
Monday, May 20th, 2013 in Hawaii Politics
REPORT FROM THE OFFICE OF GOV NEIL ABERCROMBIE – With representatives of the state Departments of Transportation (DOT) and Health (DOH), county police departments and traffic safety advocates standing in support, Gov. Neil Abercrombie today signed into law two significant traffic safety bills that will save lives and reduce serious injuries from motor vehicle crashes [...]
Read Full Article >>U.S. DOE approves Hawaii’s new school accountability and improvement system
Monday, May 20th, 2013 in Education
REPORT FROM HAWAII DOE- The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) is pleased to announce it has received federal approval today for a new Strive HI Performance System designed to ensure all students graduate college- and career-ready. The redesigned school accountability and improvement system approved by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) replaces many of the [...]
Read Full Article >>Farmers Hawaii: Learn How to Prevent Vehicle Back-Over Tragedies
Monday, May 20th, 2013 in Business
Each year in Hawaii, approximately 13 children are accidentally run-over by their parents or relatives and taken to hospitals, resulting in four to five deaths. So far this year, two 3-year old boys on the Big Island died from injuries after being accidentally run-over by a family member. In the majority of cases, the vehicle [...]
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