Posted on 3:55 pm, Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Tags: chain of craters road, governor neil abercrombie, Hawaii County, state of hawaii
Gov. Neil Abercrombie today issued an executive order that turns over 3.68 miles of the state-owned portion of Chain of Craters Road near Kalapana to Hawaii County. The executive order states that the land is “hereby turned over to the County of Hawaii, in fee simple, for use as a county highway, and the County […]
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Posted on 2:16 am, Thursday, March 29, 2012. Tags: dbedt, ev, rebate, state of hawaii
With the increase in demand for electrical vehicles, the state of Hawai’i is re-charging its highly successful EV Ready Rebate Program with an additional $350,000 for rebates on new electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and chargers. The state has also extended the deadline for the rebates from March 31 to Nov. 1, 2012.
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Posted in Business, Energy
Posted on 4:00 am, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Tags: King George Tupou V, state of hawaii, tonga
Governor Neil Abercrombie today ordered that the Hawai’i flag, at all State offices and agencies as well as the Hawai’i National Guard, are to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, in memory of the late King George Tupou V of Tonga.
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Posted on 2:58 pm, Friday, March 23, 2012. Tags: cip, governor, neil abercrombie, state of hawaii
Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $27.7 million for additional Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) in the areas of transportation, communications, health and health services, and agriculture. Projects include Kohala Mountain Road, Punaluu Stream bridge, Kona Community Hospital, Arc of Hilo and more.
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Posted on 11:29 am, Monday, January 30, 2012. Tags: electric vehicles, ev, rebate, state of hawaii
The State of Hawai’i is re-energizing its successful EV Ready Rebate Program with an additional $150,000 and has extended the deadline for rebates on new electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and chargers from January 31 to March 31, 2012.
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Posted in Energy, Government, News
Posted on 2:32 pm, Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Tags: criminal justice system, state of hawaii
With more than 6,000 people behind bars in Hawai’i, the state’s prison system is over capacity and requires anywhere from one quarter to one third of prisoners to be housed in mainland prisons. But, the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center projects that the policy changes recommended in the plan would drastically reduce the […]
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Posted on 11:36 am, Wednesday, November 23, 2011. Tags: Hawaii County, state of hawaii, vehicle registration
The Hawai’i County Motor Vehicle Registration office advises residents that the recently mailed December 2011 vehicle registration renewal notice contains an incorrect total due amount. The renewal notices, mailed on November 18, did not include the current increase in State of Hawai’i weight tax and registration fee because of a statewide computer programming error.
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Posted on 9:34 am, Wednesday, October 19, 2011. Tags: dlir, state of hawaii, unemployment
The Hawai‘i State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) is seeking employers who are hiring and training new employees who were laid-off from their previous employers. Employers are encouraged to take advantage of this rare opportunity to receive 50-90% reimbursement of the wages paid to these new workers.
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Posted on 1:51 am, Monday, September 26, 2011. Tags: android, app, Business, dcca, iphone, state of hawaii
The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) unveiled the State of Hawaii’s first web application for mobile devices. The mobile web app includes a modified version of the current services available on DCCA’s Business Registration website.
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Posted on 10:50 am, Thursday, September 16, 2010. Tags: dot, state of hawaii
Governor Linda Lingle today announced state Department of Transportation (DOT) Director Brennon Morioka has accepted a job as executive vice president of Shioi Construction, Inc., in Pearl City. His last day at the DOT will be Thursday, Sept. 23. Morioka has been with the DOT since 2005, when he served as Highways Division deputy director.
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