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BY JIM DOOLEY - The state spends nearly $1 million annually to publish legal notices in Honolulu’s only newspaper and lawmakers are looking for ways to trim that bill. Two measures that would allow electronic publication of some or all legal notices on internet websites were discussed in a joint meting of three Senate committees [...]
BY JIM DOOLEY - The Abercrombie administration is proposing changes to the state ethics code that would allow state officials, including legislators, to accept unlimited numbers of invitations to charitable fundraising events, even if the purpose of the gifts is to influence votes or other official actions. The state Ethics Commission is opposed to the bill, HB2457, [...]
BY JIM DOOLEY -Honolulu Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro today continued his lonely objections to aspects of Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s plan to amend Hawaii’s criminal justice in ways that would release more convicted felons from prisons and jails. Kaneshiro told legislators he’s afraid the proposed legislation could endanger public safety and deny parole and probation officials necessary [...]
The Honolulu Area Rapid Transit Authority, the entity that oversees the construction and management of the city's proposed $5.3 billion elevated steel on steel rail system, has launched a series of radio advertisements promoting the project and directing the public to check out the HART web site for traffic updates. Scott Ishikawa, spokesperson for the [...]
SUBMITTED BY CASE FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN - U. S. Senate candidate Ed Case (D-HI) today called out his Democratic opponent, Mazie Hirono, for false and misleading claims in her current television ad. Bush tax cuts. In the ad, Hirono claims that she is “the only candidate who opposed Bush’s tax cuts for the wealthy”. “That’s [...]
Honolulu Prosecutor Does Not Support Early Release of Prisoners Honolulu City Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro admits he is in the minority, but he is not fully supportive of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative’s plan that may lead to the early release of 1,500 prisoners. In a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Kaneshiro told Senators he is critical of [...]
Family and friends are using Facebook to create a living record of Christian William Boyens M.D, a beloved Kailua medical doctor who serves as chair of Castle Medical Center's family practice department. The 45-year-old Hartford, Connecticut, who relocated to Waimanalo, died suddenly while on January 16 a ski trip in Whistler, Canada leaving behind his [...]
Hawaii's Rainy Day Fund Almost Dry Hawaii's so called "Rainy Day Fund" dropped from $60 million to $6 million in 2011 after the majority of lawmakers and Gov. Neil Abercrombie raided the fund to cover a shortfall and balance the state budget. Kalbert Young, director of the Department of Budget and Finance, announced plans to [...]
House Speaker: 'No Disrespect' Bill Not Targeted at Any One Individual Disrespect a Hawaii legislator and you could face additional penalties under a new House proposal, House Bill 2751, introduced January 25 by House Speaker Calvin Say. Speaker Say told Hawaii Reporter: "HB 2751 is intended to assist in the maintenance of order and decorum during legislative sessions [...]
BY JIM DOOLEY - The city has awarded a new, $33.4 million contract to Infraconsult LLC, the company that has already received nearly $50 million in contracts to oversee the $5.2 billion Honolulu rapid transit project. Award of the new job to Infraconsult was posted yesterday on the city’s procurement website. Although the city sought competitive [...]
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