Posts Tagged ‘ Neil Abercrombie ’

Lalamilo Homes Ground Breaking Set for Wednesday

October 1, 2012
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On Wednesday, there will be a groundbreaking ceremony for the second phase of the Lalamilo Hawaiian Homes Subdivision in Waimea.   Governor Neil Abercrombie and Mayor Billy Kenoi will be part of the event (following the blessing and groundbreaking for the new Ka’u Gym earlier that morning).  Jobie M. K. Masagatani, Chair-Designate, Hawaiian Homes Commission, will also take part in the event.   The Lalamilo Hawaiian Homes Subdivision will be an 83-lot Hawaiian homestead development.  It’s at the end of South Kohala Distribution Road.  Infrastructure work on Phase 2A, Increment 1 will start once the…

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Two Hilo Schools Get Funding for Roof, Road

September 8, 2012
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The State Department of Education has  allocated funding for improvements at two Hawaii Island schools, Ha’aheo Elementary in North Hilo and Kalaniana’ole Elementary and Intermediate Schools, and Governor Neil Abercrombie has released the funds–$467,000.   The projects include road upgrades at Haaheo Elementary and a new roof for one of Kalanianaole Elementary and Intermediate’s buildings.   State Senator Malama Solomon (D-Waimea, Hamakua, Hilo) said she was pleased the Governor had released funding and commented on how important it is to invest in school infrastructure.   The construction start date has not yet been announced.

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Governor Sets Sunday as Day to Be Aware of Dangers of Alcohol in Pregnancy

September 7, 2012
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In conjunction with International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day, Governor Neil Abercrombie has proclaimed September 9, 2012, “Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day” in Hawai’i to help increase awareness of the risks of consuming alcohol during pregnancy.   This day was chosen for the international observance so that, on the ninth day of the ninth month of the year, the world will remember that during the nine months of pregnancy a woman should abstain from alcohol.   According to the Institute of Medicine (1996), “Of all the substances of abuse (including cocaine, heroin…

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Election Workers to Get $$ for Extra Primary Day Hours

August 21, 2012
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Election Workers to Get $$ for Extra Primary Day Hours

Hawaii County Clerk Jamae Kawauchi issued a statement on Monday, August 20, saying that Hawaii County’s “volunteers,” those who work on election day and get a stipend of around $85, will be paid extra for their work on Saturday, August 11.  Because of the problems experienced in opening Hawaii County’s polling sites on time, and uncertainty over how many sites actually opened late, Governor Neil Abercrombie kept Hawaii Island’s polling places open until 7:30 p.m. instead of the usual 6 p.m. closing time. When precinct chairs got the call to stay open late, several said…

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Lt. Gov to Kawauchi: Make the General Election Work, Then Change the Law

August 20, 2012
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Lt. Gov to Kawauchi: Make the General Election Work, Then Change the Law

Hawaii County Clerk Jamae Kawauchi got a swift response to her letter to Governor Neil Abercrombie Monday morning, asking that he  initiate an independent review of the Hawaii State Office of Elections and have the Lieutenant Governor’s office take over the function of State Elections for the General Election in November, 2012.  Within hours, Lieutenant Governor Brian Schatz responded, saying his office by law has no jurisdiction over State elections. Kawauchi sent the letter to Governor Abercrombie  at the same time she issued her report about the Primary Election in Hawaii County, at 6:32 a.m.…

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Borreca Says: Let’s Look at Vote by Mail

August 18, 2012
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Borreca Says: Let’s Look at Vote by Mail

The Hawaii County elections office and Primary Day issues have been a hot topic for newspapers, online news sites, and  radio and television stations statewide.  Writing in Friday’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser, political commentator Richard Borreca suggested the snafus in Hawaii County have created a movement to seriously  look at changing the way we vote. Borreca talked about how voting has been in the state.  He says in 1998, the State Office of Elections was created and a low-key professional staff assembled to make sure elections run smoothly. “Their good work was marred this year by whatever…

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Palamanui Campus Moving Closer As Bonds Released

August 15, 2012
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Palamanui Campus Moving Closer As Bonds Released

Governor Neil Abercrombie on Wednesday released $7.5 million in bonds for the construction of two key buildings at the new Palamanui College.  The campus is located mauka and just north of Kona International Airport. This, combined with the $9.68 million donated to the university in January of 2012 by Palamanui LLC, a partnership between Hunt Companies Hawai’i and Charles R. Schwab, brings the total funding on hand to close to $17.2 million for West Hawai’i’s first permanent campus. The university expects to go out to bid on construction of Phase 1A, the Culinary Arts Building,…

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Hawaii Island Polls to Stay Open Til 7:30 (Updated 5:00 p.m.)

August 11, 2012
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Governor Neil Abercrombie has issued a proclamation to extend polling hours on Hawai’i Island only by an hour and a half today. Polling locations in the Counties of Maui, Kaua’i and Honolulu will close at the 6 p.m.; polling locations in Hawai’i County will close at 7:30 p.m. The Governor’s statement acknowledges that this morning, there were multiple polling stations on Hawai’i Island that opened later than scheduled. The length of the delays varied from a few minutes in some places to more than a half hour in others, and almost an hour and a…

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Flags at Half Staff to Remember Wisconsin Victims

August 6, 2012
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Flags at Half Staff to Remember Wisconsin Victims

Governor Neil Abercrombie has ordered that all national and state flags at all State offices and agencies as well as the Hawai’i  National Guard are to be flown at half-staff as directed by President  Barack Obama.   President Obama made the Presidential Proclamation as a mark of respect for the  victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on August 5, 2012,  in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.   Flags shall be flown at half-staff beginning today until sunset, August  10, 2012.   On Sunday, a 40-year-old gunman opened fire at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin  killing…

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August is Pedestrian Safety Month

August 4, 2012
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Governor Neil Abercrombie is proclaiming August as “Pedestrian Safety Month” in Hawaii, the only statewide pedestrian safety month in the nation.   Pedestrian-related community events and campaigns will be taking place throughout the month to encourage safe pedestrian behaviors, as well as to heighten driver’s awareness of pedestrians, with the ultimate goal of saving lives and making Hawaii a safer place to walk.   The Hawaii Department of Transportation’s Walk Wise Hawaii pedestrian safety program is teaming with public partners such as the City & County of Honolulu’s Department of Transportation Services, the Honolulu Police…

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UH Hilo University Village Underway

June 22, 2012
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A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for the University of Hawai`i at Hilo’s University Village Phase I.  The project, located on 33 acres fronting the University’s main entrance on Kawili Street, will feature approximately 300 student housing units in apartments and suite-style residence halls.   The new units are the first to be built on campus since 1989, and are being financed by a $32 million appropriation of G.O. and Revenue Bonds approved by the legislature.   UH Hilo currently has just 600 housing units on campus serving an enrollment in excess of 4,100.    “This project…

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Larry Ellison Buys Most of Lana’i

June 20, 2012
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Larry Ellison Buys Most of Lana’i

Castle & Cooke has filed a transfer application with the Public Utilities Commission to sell Lana’i.   Castle & Cooke owns approximately ninety-seven percent of the island of Lana‘i.  The reason for the filing with the PUC is because as part of the transfer, the water utilities, which are under PUC regulation, are included.   The buyer is Lawrence Ellison, co-founder and chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation.   Ellison was rumored to be interested, and has spent time on the island.   Ellison owns several spectacular houses, including a traditional Japanese-style estate on several acres in…

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Governor Appoints Richard Pollack to Supreme Court

June 5, 2012
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Governor Appoints Richard Pollack to Supreme Court

Governor Neil Abercrombie announced Judge Richard W. Pollack as his nomination for Associate Justice to the Supreme Court. This nomination fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice James E. Duffy, Jr. and requires confirmation by the State Senate.   “I am confident that the core values of the constitution and Hawai’i are well met in Judge Pollack,” stated Governor Abercrombie.   “I am extremely honored by the Governor’s nomination,” said Judge Pollack. “It is deeply gratifying to be nominated to our State’s highest court whose decisions can have such a beneficial effect on…

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