Showing posts with label education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label education. Show all posts
Thursday, February 11, 2010

State e-waste plan not working, tent, shopping cart park ban moving forward, lawmakers debate Furlough Friday, Hamakua land to go on block, Lanai councilman could be forced out, other state news

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The Big Island's e-waste recycling centers are becoming graveyards for illegally dumped computers, televisions, microwaves and printers....
Wednesday, February 3, 2010

State seeks to tax cash sales and the bag you take it home in, home sales up a bit, cell phone driving bans ineffective, federal money coming for rail, more news

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Special state agents are scrutinizing businesses' cash sales in hopes of taxing some of the $2 billion in unreported transactions estima...
Tuesday, February 2, 2010

UH spring enrollment highest ever, lawmakers eyeing Hurricane Relief Fund for schools, political season kicks off and other top Hawaii news

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The recession and a lousy job market continue to fuel enrollment at the University of Hawai'i, which yesterday reported its highest-ever...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Gas prices higher, UH faculty ratifies contract, tourism rebound slow, surf's up, more Hawaii news

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Hawai'i drivers are probably paying more at the pump than they would have been if the state's controversial gasoline price cap had ...
Friday, January 22, 2010

GOP seeks more school days, Mufi honored, big spenders could influence state congressional race, garbage still piling up, more top Hawaii news

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Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann on Thursday received the 2010 National Award for Local Arts Leadership from the Americans for the Arts and U....
Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Legislative session opens today, Furlough Fridays and other top news from around the islands

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Hawaii lawmakers are returning to the state Capitol for the start of the annual legislative session this morning. A resolution asking the...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Missing moon rocks found, BOE discusses salary cap, Sec. State Clinton speaks, Honolulu vet, son, plane crash victims, surf's still up, more news

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  A northwest swell is diminishing but will continue to generate high surf along most of Hawaii's north- and west-facing shores today....
Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Economy turning around, lawmakers grill Lingle, mayors plot to hold onto TAT, flu shots available, cold front coming, Bankoh the best, more top Hawaii news

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For the first time in a long time, there was good news to come out of an economic meeting at the State Capitol. State lawmakers facing a...
Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Mauna Kea management advances, surf's coming up, interim schools chief could be first from business community, special congressional election sought

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The National Weather Service has issued a high-surf warning for north- and west-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai and Ma...
Monday, January 4, 2010

Obama leaves Hawaii, school chief explains resignation, Kileauea ushers in awareness month, a landfill on a coffee farm, beach privatization and other state news

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Madame Pele proved how unpredictable she can be Saturday morning at the kickoff event for Volcano Awareness Month. President Barack Obama...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Obama family snorkels, Big Island land conserved, rat image plagues Chinatown, and more Hawaii news

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President Barack Obama picked the perfect day to go snorkeling at Hanauma Bay. Big Island ranch land that is habitat for endangered nativ...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Whale watchers needed, governor, educators still at odds, fishermen protest, more Hawaii news

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Anyone who wants to help in this year's whale count can sign up now. Federal wildlife officials were reassessing their work to try to...
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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Welcome home, Barry-O, big waves coming for Christmas, residents leaving Hawaii, more state news

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Images of Hawai'i's clear skies, blue waters and verdant cliffs were being beamed to a snow-bound Mainland audience even before ...
Thursday, December 17, 2009

Lingle, teachers hit impasse, Akaka Bill advances, turtles in trouble, standoff ends in shootout

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Changes to longline fishery rules endanger the future existence of turtles, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday against the National Mari...
Friday, December 11, 2009

DLNR mulling park fees, Honolulu marathon to flash by homeless, Maui, Mauna Kea telescopes in news

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The Board of Land and Natural Resources is being asked at a meeting this morning to approve entry fees for tourists at eight parks statewide...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009

No magic in Obama name for island, surf lures the best, Lingle talks special session, more news

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Some parkgoers at Magic Island Beach Park last night gave a thumbs-down to a plan to rename the 30-acre Magic Island section of Ala Moana Be...
Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Monster surf continues, education official visits, Pearl Harbor attack remembered, more Hawaii news

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More monster waves are forecast today for O'ahu's North Shore, where thousands fought traffic and battled for parking yesterday to c...
Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Tourism ending year on high note, Kilauea is scientists' focus, H1N1 vaccine still scarce

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A difficult year for tourism is ending on a high note thanks to two large back-to-back conventions and the Honolulu Marathon, but the good n...
Friday, November 20, 2009

Selling the family jewels, state workers get priorty for H1N1 shots, school bus fares going up, other news

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The sale of 737 acres in Hamakua will go forward without a transparency amendment, thanks to County Council flip-flops Wednesday. The Hawaii...
Friday, November 13, 2009

Everyone's talking about the weather, feds give Hawaii schools demerits, samurai subs spotted

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A weather system spinning around the state is bringing high surf, heavy rain and even snow to the islands. A flash-flood warning has been is...