HONOLULU, HI - August 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Frank Diaz was sentenced on July 28, 2009 before Circuit Court Judge Derrick Chan for multiple tax violations. He pled guilty to all six counts in his criminal tax case which include one count of filing a false and fraudulent tax return for tax year 2006, three counts of failing to file his annual general excise returns for tax years 2003 through 2005 and two counts of failing to file his 2004 and 2005 individual income tax returns.

Washington, D.C. - July 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. House today gave final approval to the 2010 Transportation and Housing & Urban Development Appropriations Bill, funding the U.S. Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Washington, D.C. - July 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Hawaii residents will be able to apply for $1,235,985 in rebates for the purchase of new ENERGY STAR qualified home appliances, U.S. Representative Neil Abercrombie announced today. The funding is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the economic recovery legislation passed by Congress in February.

Washington, D.C. - July 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie says the federal government will be providing assistance to prevent homelessness among Hawaii families who are facing a financial crisis and to respond rapidly to re-house families who are among the new homeless because of the economic recession.

HONOLULU, HI - June 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel K. Inouye and Senator Daniel K. Akaka announced today the State will receive more than $9.8 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to boost affordable housing programs that have been affected by the economic recession.

Cleanup of East Kapolei site will help protect affordable housing projects for native Hawaiians. HONOLULU, HI - June 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Pacific Southwest Acting Regional Administrator Laura Yoshii awarded $200,000 in Brownfields cleanup grant funding to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL).

LĪHU'E, HI - June 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — County officials announced an increase in the Department of Water’s cost of power adjustment charge effective July 1. The increase, $0.03 per thousand gallons, will cover the energy costs incurred during the past fiscal year that were higher than the energy cost allowance in the water rates.

LIHU‘E,HI - June 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Open Space Commission is encouraging the public to participate in its annual survey and make suggestions as to what lands or property entitlements, e.g. accessways, the County should consider purchasing or otherwise acquiring.

KEKAHA, HI - June 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Following a successful recruitment by a local community organization E Ola Mau Na Leo O Kekaha, volunteers have begun the task of going house-to-house to distribute the Host Community Benefits survey (HCB) to every household in Kekaha.

LĪHU'E, HI - June 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Kaua‘i Board of Realtors and the County Housing Agency are sponsoring an educational fair offering comprehensive information on housing opportunities on Kaua'i.

LĪHU‘E, HI - June 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — County officials announced that two more capital improvement projects (CIP) are slated to begin next month. Notices to proceed were recently issued to Shioi Construction Inc. to build the county’s golf maintenance building and Unlimited Builders for the Keālia fire station.

WASHINGTON, D.C.- June 02, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) today announced a $ 6,867,000 U.S. Department of Transportation grant to build a new Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Facility at the Moloka‘i Airport in Kaunakakai.

KALĀHEO, HI - May 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Two homes on Papalina Rd. and two on Kike‘e Rd. were burglarized yesterday, as well as a Po'ipū condominium

LĪHU'E, HI - May 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) —In an effort to increase awareness about housing opportunities on the island, he Kaua‘i Board of Realtors (KBR) is partnering with the County Housing Agency on the pcoming housing fair

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel K. Inouye and Senator Daniel K. Akaka announced that the Maui AIDS Foundation in Wailuku will receive a $1,381,163 supportive housing renewal grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).