WASHINGTON » President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law yesterday that provides another 14 weeks of benefits to all out-of-work people who have exhausted their benefits.
The lines of people waiting each week for a bag of grocery staples at island food pantries have doubled in the past year. But the volume of donations to more than 200 nonprofit outreach agencies has not increased to meet the demand because donors are also feeling the pinch of the economic downturn.
The Honolulu Symphony Society scrubbed its 2009 concert schedule and intends to downsize the 64-musician orchestra as it files for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy next week.
Hawaii resident Kirby Shaw's dream of being a lawyer might have come to a crashing halt when he severed his spinal cord in a beach acrobatic accident at age 17. But relatives will tell you Shaw, a paraplegic, is an extraordinary man.
A special Senate committee examining alternatives to public school teacher furloughs is trying to determine whether federal stimulus dollars could get students back in classrooms.
Nearly 50 adults and children stood on Beretania Street yesterday morning, Hawaii's third Furlough Friday, carrying signs urging state legislators to restore the 17 school days that were eliminated this school year because of the state's budget deficit.
The shared services agreement between KGMB-TV, KHNL-TV and KFVE-TV will have Alabama-based Raycom Media Inc. pay $22 million to new KFVE owner MCG Capital Corp. of Virginia, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The lines of people waiting each week for a bag of grocery staples at island food pantries have doubled in the past year. But the volume of donations to more than 200 nonprofit outreach agencies has not increased to meet the demand because donors are also feeling the pinch of the economic downturn.
The Honolulu Symphony Society scrubbed its 2009 concert schedule and intends to downsize the 64-musician orchestra as it files for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy next week.
Hawaii resident Kirby Shaw's dream of being a lawyer might have come to a crashing halt when he severed his spinal cord in a beach acrobatic accident at age 17. But relatives will tell you Shaw, a paraplegic, is an extraordinary man.
Nearly 50 adults and children stood on Beretania Street yesterday morning, Hawaii's third Furlough Friday, carrying signs urging state legislators to restore the 17 school days that were eliminated this school year because of the state's budget deficit.
A special Senate committee examining alternatives to public school teacher furloughs is trying to determine whether federal stimulus dollars could get students back in classrooms.
Honolulu Police Commission Chairwoman Christine Camp said "a gaffe in communication" spawned controversy in the selection of the next Honolulu police chief. The commission asked the selection committee on Wednesday to add two more names to a list of four finalists submitted.
HAWAII: The state Department of Transportation is planning to do major work on a retaining wall along Kalanianaole Highway near Makapuu, but the construction will mean more than a year of lane closures and major traffic headaches for residents heading in and out of Waimänalo.
During a July luau at the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama told Cha Thompson of Tihati Productions, whose entertainers performed at the event, that the first family was planning to return to the Islands in December. Barack Obama was born here and graduated from Punahou School. He visited Hawaii three times last year, but never as president.
The decision to invite Stryker vehicles to a Hilo Veterans Day parade is stirring up a military-grade headache. The third annual parade begins at 10 a.m. today and runs through downtown Hilo, featuring seven bands, veterans of all wars from World War II to the present, and a flyover by a Black Hawk helicopter.
Citing mounting debts and lackluster revenues, the Honolulu Symphony said it will file for bankruptcy protection and may lay off half of its musicians. The 109-year-old symphony, which bills itself as the oldest American orchestra west of the Rockies, said it will cancel all of its November and December concerts and made no guarantees that the rest of its 2009-10 season would go on.
Two members of a police chief selection committee tendered resignations to the Honolulu Police Commission after learning that the commission had chosen to name six people as finalists rather than four as the committee had recommended.
Hawaii Medical Service Association, the state's largest health care insurer, is seeking an average 9.9 percent rate hike for its large employer groups that renew policies in January. State Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt said the independent Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate has filed for approval of the rate increase, which affects only a portion of its membership.
The Institute for Human Services helped a handful of children plant a seedling toward sustainability yesterday in a donated "wiki garden" at the women and children's shelter in Kalihi. The garden is the brainchild of Alan Joaquin, a former Aloha Airlines pilot. He donated the garden to the shelter as a way to teach children about growing their own food, developing a sense of sustainability and learning how to care for plants.
Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed yesterday. The request seeking an unspecified amount for Joe Jackson was filed by lawyer Brian Oxman.
FORT HOOD, Texas — As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship — common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier.
Thirteen people were killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas. Here is a look at some of the victims:
The Honolulu Symphony said Friday that it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing $1 million in debt and a lack of funds to keep operations going this month and beyond.
Hawaii stocks were mixed Friday as Wall Street ended up slightly despite government data showing the unemployment rate hit its highest mark in 26 years. (CPF) (HE) (ALEX) (BOH) (MLP)
The U.S. travel industry, which has lost 400,000 jobs in the last two years, may see healthy gains in employment next year, says an industry trade group.
The nation's unemployment rate continued to rise in October, jumping from 9.8 percent in September to 10.2 percent in October -- the highest jobless rate since 1983.
Hiring in November is expected to surpass levels reached one year ago, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s latest employment report.
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