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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) has announced that Unemployment Insurance contribution rates for 2015 will be reduced 22 percent on average, resulting in employers paying $50 million less in taxes, or $100 less per employee on average for 2015. The unemployment rate has dropped to 4.1 percent from 6.8 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. David Ige has announced the appointments of six additional members of his Cabinet and two deputy directors. These appointments are subject to confirmation by the State Senate. The Governor also announced the appointments of his deputy chief of staff, and four individuals to head the Departments of the Accounting and General Services, […]

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‘Honoring the past and charting a new tomorrow’

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Abercrombie makes state history; two precincts in Pahoa may decide U.S. Senate primary; council races unsettled

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MEDIA RELEASE Leading Democratic gubernatorial candidate State Sen. David Ige has released his action plan “Engineering Hawaii’s Future” for the state if elected the next governor of Hawaii. Ige lays out his agenda on issues including tourism, technology, environment, energy, agriculture, homelessness and open government. “I have waited until now to release my full action […]

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Video from the live stream broadcast from Waimea

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MEDIA RELEASE On Aug. 21, as part of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means‘ (WAM) two day visit to Hawaii Island, Sen. Russell Ruderman will host the group on a tour of sites in Puna. The Senators will visit the Puna Community Medical Center, Pahoa Public Library, and Pohoiki Boat Ramp. The need for […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Lead Senate and House negotiators on the State Budget bill announced they closed negotiations three days ahead of an internal deadline. Discussions between the Senate and House on finalizing the budget started well ahead of schedule this year, marking a paradigm shift in the approach taken to complete the work of the legislative […]

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MEDIA RELEASE House Finance Chair Sylvia Luke and Senate Ways and Means Chair David Ige have announced that the first conference committee meeting on the state budget is set for 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 11 in room 309 at the State Capitol. The conference committee meetings for the state budget are being held a week […]

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MEDIA RELEASE During the 2012 State Budget Conference Committee meeting this morning, Senate Ways and Means Committee Chair David Y. Ige outlined the priority measures in the Senate 2012 Economic Accelerator package, which include: * Advancing $400 million in R&M to create jobs and to provide needed investments in aging facilities. * Refocus and enhance […]

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MEDIA RELEASE On Tuesday, April 17, the Senate and House opened conference on the Hawaii State Supplemental Budget with comments from Senate Committee on Ways and Means Committee Chair David Y. Ige. House Finance Chair Marcus Oshiro also offered remarks. With a notable 438 out of 620 budget worksheets already agreed upon by both sides […]

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By Sen. Brickwood Galuteria, Senate Majority Leader; Sen. David Y. Ige, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means; and Sen. Michelle N. Kidani, Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, Oversees Capital Improvement Projects for the Senate The time to invest in Hawaii’s future is now. The Hawaii State Senate […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Senate unanimously passed The Invest in Hawaii Act of 2012 (Senate Bill 2012) on Tuesday. The bill will go to the House next for consideration. Garnering bipartisan support, Senate Bill 2012, is an aggressive $500 million general obligation bond-funded Capital Improvement Program package aimed at creating jobs by investing and stimulating our […]

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