Yearly Archives: 2015

Governor Ige thanked the Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT) team for halting construction to allow him to listen to and learn from those with differing points of view on the issues surrounding the project. During the timeout, the governor consulted with the University of Hawai‘i, TMT officials, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Native Hawaiian lineal and cultural descendants, the Department of Land and Natural Resources, and individual supporters and opponents of the project. He also visited the summit of Mauna Kea

An experiment utilizing a siphon to transfer water from one side of the levee at Kawai Nui Marsh on Windward Oahu, to the other and gather data on the environmental impacts of this action is part of the planning study being conducted by DLNR and their consultant, Oceanit.

The County of Maui’s Department of Environmental Management reported that a wastewater overflow of approximately 4,000 gallons occurred on Friday, May 22, 2015 at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility on N. Honoapiilani Highway. The overflow was caused due to a mechanical failure at the plant headworks building. The overflow started at 9:30 a.m. and was stopped by 9:45 a.m

Potential Self-Help Home Builders lined up Saturday in Atascadero for application forms for 35 future homes in Atascadero and San Miguel. Applications are now available online

The public is invited to participate in a community lei-making event on the front lawn of the County Building on Friday, May 22, 2015 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. The free event, sponsored by Kaunoa Senior Services, the Dept. of Housing and Human Concerns and the Office of Mayor Alan Arakawa, is intended to gather the community to make a total of more than 2,700 lei. The lei will be placed on veterans’ graves on Memorial Day at Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao

Locations, Hawaii's largest real estate firm, unveiled a new logo and brand image to position the independent, local company for continued growth and success. The news of the new logo, icon, tagline, and signage of Locations was introduced at its monthly corporate sales meeting to Locations agents and employees.

The sale will auction off properties that have been delinquent for three or more years and have received their final notice of tax sale. The sale will be held at Kihei Community Center, located at 303 E. Lipoa Street in Kihei. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m., with the auction beginning at 9:30 a.m

The first is the Haiku Road Culvert Replacement Project, which will begin on Monday, May 11, 2015, at 6 a.m. This project will repair the existing drainage system under the roadway as well as make road improvements and repairs. Because of the nature of the work Haiku Road will be shut down completely although motorists will still have access to Fukushima Store and Haiku Marketplace from Kokomo/Haiku Road

The Department is seeking comments on proposed Federal rules that seek to clarify how we review land exchanges involving Hawaiian home lands and amendments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act proposed by the State of Hawai

The State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ (DCCA) Division of Financial Institutions (DFI) received a certificate of accreditation for mortgage supervision from the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR)

County officials are reminding residents that the deadline for property owners to submit their refuse cart size selection to the Solid Waste office is Friday, May 15. Existing customers who wish to keep their 96-gallon carts do not have to notify the county of their selection.

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR) is pleased to announce that the Hawaii Division of Financial Institutions (the Division) has received a certificate of accreditation for mortgage supervision. This accreditation confirms that the Division maintains the highest standards and practices in mortgage supervision set by the AARMR/CSBS Mortgage Accreditation Program

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), is extremely concerned about the hazardous waste left behind by its prior tenant, Save Oahu’s Race Tracks LLC (SORT), and has worked diligently to determine the extent of the problem and the best methods of cleanup. DHHL has hired appropriate experts to assist it in this regard and has been keeping Department of Health (DOH) apprised of its efforts. DOH understands that this problem was directly caused by DHHL’s prior tenant SORT which operated a motorsports race track known as Kalaeloa Raceway Park.

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE: ALEX) (A&B or Company) today announced that Jenai Sullivan Wall, chairman and chief executive officer of Foodland Super Market, Ltd. (Foodland), has been elected to the A&B board of directors. Wall replaces Jeffrey Watanabe, who, after 12 years of service on the A&B board, has reached the board's mandatory retirement age of 72.

Today, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and Congressman Mark Takai released the following statement about the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) draft, which both members worked to include provisions critical to Hawai‘i