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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 11:10 pm, Monday, September 22, 2014. Tags: chain of craters road, governor neil abercrombie, highway 130, june 27th lava flow, kilauea, lava, puna, volcano
Gov. Neil Abercrombie today signed a supplemental emergency proclamation to include the repair, restorations, rebuilding, or reestablishment of Chain of Craters Road, for use as an alternate emergency route should the June 27th lava flow cross Highway 130 near Pahoa and isolate communities in lower Puna from the rest of Hawaii County.
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Posted on 12:36 pm, Monday, June 9, 2014. Tags: climate change, governor neil abercrombie
Gov. Neil Abercrombie today signed House Bill 1714 (Act 83), a measure that establishes an interagency climate adaptation committee to develop a sea-level rise vulnerability and adaptation report addressing statewide impacts to 2050.
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Posted on 8:55 pm, Monday, January 28, 2013. Tags: governor neil abercrombie, htsb, teachers
Gov. Neil Abercrombie joined representatives of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board in congratulating Hawaii’s 65 school teachers statewide who this year earned National Board certification.
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Posted in Education, Featured
Posted on 1:12 pm, Tuesday, January 22, 2013. Tags: governor neil abercrombie, hawaii, state of the state
My friends, politics isn’t a hobby or a past time. At its center, politics is community, and we as office holders are obliged to address our efforts to the greater good of the larger community. At its heart, politics is about doing good and relieving suffering. If politics is done right, it is all about […]
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Posted on 5:55 pm, Thursday, January 17, 2013. Tags: governor neil abercrombie, pldc
Gov. Abercrombie today stated: “With many others, I believe in the legislative intent of Act 55, which has the potential to support using public lands for public purposes that otherwise will not have sufficient funding. “However, after reviewing the information compiled by the DLNR and suggested rule and regulation proposals, I believe the administrative rules […]
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Posted on 1:56 pm, Wednesday, January 2, 2013. Tags: cip, governor neil abercrombie, state
Gov. Neil Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $70.2 million for various capital improvement projects (CIPs) across Hawaii that will help carry the state’s recovery into the New Year.
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Posted on 11:49 am, Friday, December 28, 2012. Tags: dean ochiai, first circuit court, governor neil abercrombie
Gov. Neil Abercrombie today announced the appointment of District Court Judge Dean E. Ochiai to the Hawaii First Circuit Court. Judge Ochiai, 57, will fill a vacancy left by Judge Richard Pollack, who became Associate Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court. Ochiai’s appointment is subject to Senate confirmation.
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Posted on 2:47 pm, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Tags: governor neil abercrombie, lanai, Larry Ellison
Landowner Castle & Cook has filed a transfer application with the Public Utilities Commission. Castle & Cook owns 98 percent of the island’s 141 square miles. The buyer is Lawrence Ellison, co-founder and chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation.
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Posted on 11:32 am, Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Tags: disaster proclamation, governor neil abercrombie, kauai, oahu
As heavy rains, high winds and flooding continues over the islands of Kaua’i and O’ahu, Governor Neil Abercrombie this morning signed a disaster proclamation for both islands. The proclamation allows for any necessary and appropriate steps to be carried out; and provides for activation of civil defense and other emergency functions to ensure public health […]
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Posted on 1:54 pm, Monday, January 23, 2012. Tags: governor neil abercrombie, honolulu, oahu, state of the state
‘Earlier this month, the Council of Revenues projected a 3 percent decline in our revenue forecast, which amounts to $130 million. The question then, is how do we address what could be a daunting fiscal picture.’
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Posted on 1:48 pm, Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Tags: emergency medical services advisory committee, governor neil abercrombie, hawaii tourism authority, island burial council
With the start of the 2012 Legislative Session, the Office of the Governor is reminding interested individuals who are looking to serve the public to consider service on a board or commission. Applications are being accepted for service on numerous boards and commissions including the Hawai’i Tourism Authority, Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, and the […]
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Posted on 3:26 pm, Friday, January 13, 2012. Tags: governor neil abercrombie, honolulu international airport
Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced the release of $2.45 million for various design and management Capitol Improvement Projects (CIP) at Honolulu International Airport. Honolulu International Airport is the state’s primary transportation hub for local, visitor and business travel throughout the islands and to 42 mainland and international cities.
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Posted on 3:44 pm, Wednesday, January 11, 2012. Tags: Education, governor neil abercrombie, hawaii, library
Continuing on the path of investing in education, Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $14.2 million for additional Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) at schools and libraries.
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