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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
May 20, 2013In this MegaVote for Hawaii's 1st Congressional District: Recent Congressional Votes Senate: Water Resources Development Act – Passage Senate: CMS Nominee – Confirmation Senate: Energy Department Nominee – Confirmation House: Obamacare Repeal – Passage House: SEC Cost-Benefit Analysis – Passage Upcoming Congressional Bills Senate: Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 House: [...]
HONOLULU - The University of Hawai`i Athletics Department has announced that the nickname of its men's teams will be Rainbow Warriors, rather than Warriors, as was previously announced in February. Beginning July 1, Rainbow Warriors will be the official nickname of the men's programs, while the women's teams will be Rainbow Wahine. “The decision on [...]
REPORT FROM KAUAI COUNTY - KOKEE – The search for Pamela Wilcox Dohrman, 72, of Hanalei, has turned up no sign of the missing hiker and will resume on Monday morning. Ms. Dohrman was reported missing Saturday evening after she failed to return from a hike that afternoon. According to family members, she left her Kokee [...]
REPORT FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE - As a mark of respect for Capt. Reid Kijiro Nishizuka, Gov. Neil Abercrombie has ordered that the National Flag and Hawaii State Flag be flown at half-staff at all state offices and agencies as well as the Hawaii National Guard on Saturday, May 11, 2013, the day of his [...]
REPORT FROM THE CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU - The City is making it easier to have solar energy systems installed on homes by allowing residents to hire qualified private contractors to conduct building inspections. “Home photovoltaic systems have become hugely popular, and this new program will give residents the opportunity to expedite approval of [...]
REPORT FROM THE OFFICE OF US REP COLLEEN HANABUSA - Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa (HI-01) and U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) teamed up to introduce a bipartisan bill that would help Filipino veterans obtain the benefits they earned for their service to the United States during World War II. The Filipino Veterans Promise Act [...]
REPORT FROM EMILY'S LIST - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Colleen Hanabusa for the United States Senate. “Colleen Hanabusa is an experienced progressive champion who has spent her career serving the people of Hawai’i with passion and integrity,” said Stephanie Schriock, President of EMILY’s List. [...]
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