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Senate Bill 1154 establishes the South Kona Wilderness Area to preserve vulnerable visual, natural, biological, and historical aspects

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Governor encourages public support of local fashion industry

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MEDIA RELEASE Members of the Hawaii County Democratic Party will come together for the Tenth Annual Independence Day Family Reunion Picnic 1:30-4 p.m. Monday, July 4 at Old Kona Airport State Park Pavilion. The event is free and features food, fun and entertainment for all ages. The picnic is a fun-filled family event and has […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The close of the fiscal year will result in changes to public employee wages and benefits. Beginning Friday, the start of the new fiscal year, the Abercrombie Administration must implement the state budget as passed by the State Legislature. This includes a 5 percent in temporary pay reductions from June 30, 2009 salaries […]

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MEDIA RELEASE In an effort to improve Hawaii’s prisons and criminal justice system, Gov. Neil Abercrombie has announced a collaborative effort called “justice reinvestment” to reduce the number of prisoners being sent out of state, lower recidivism and prevent crime. The initiative is a partnership between the state, the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Governor’s Weekly Message shares how July 1, the start of the new fiscal year, marks a change in direction for Hawaii. The budget passed by the legislature — which I have now signed into law — requires our Administration to operate with hundreds of millions less than we believed necessary to restore […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Public Safety has awarded a contract to Corrections Corporations of America to house inmates on the mainland as it continues to develop its long-term plans to bring Hawaii’s prisoners home. The new contract, at a cost of $45.5 million a year, begins July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2014, allowing […]

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor Gov. Neil Abercrombie released the following statement Saturday on contract negotiations with the Hawaii State Teachers Association: “From the beginning of our Administration, we have made it known that we can live within our fiscal constraints if all public employees make a shared sacrifice of a 5 percent pay […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has signed into law House Bill 200 CD1, which appropriates funds for the operating and capital improvement budget of the Executive Branch for fiscal years 2012 and 2013. This bill contains a $50 million “fiscal constraints” reduction for each of those two years that must be allocated statewide. The budget […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Federal and state education leaders discussed the direction of Hawaii’s education system during a series of meetings over the last two days, noting the collaboration to ensure success in the classroom is unprecedented. Leaders involved in the discussions included representation from the private sector, the State Department of Education, the Board of Education, […]

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Governor Neil Abercrombie this afternoon signed into law House Bill 1342, the first step in expanding broadband, or ultra high-speed Internet access, in Hawai’i. Broadband expansion would allow businesses, organizations, government, universities, colleges and citizens of Hawai’i to utilize internet services that require the transfer of large amounts of data that may not be technically […]

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Abercrombie still reviewing legislative bills that he must either veto or sign into law by July 12

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has ordered all national and Hawaii flags at all State offices and agencies as well as the Hawaii National Guard are to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Saturday, June 18, 2011 in memory of former Hawaii County Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro. Abercrombie called Yamashiro “one of the […]

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Moving forward on his plan to invest in young children, Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced Terry Lock as the Governor’s Early Childhood Coordinator. Lock has over 35 years of field experience in early childhood education and family and community work. She currently serves as Director of Community-Based Early Childhood Division of Kamehameha Schools.

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