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HawaiiHONOLULUEconomist predicts slow recovery in Hawaii
Next year may be a year of stabilization in Hawaii's economy, but it will likely be 2011 before sustained economic recovery sets in, economist Leroy Laney said.Laney, economic adviser to First Hawaiian Bank and professor of economics and finance at Hawaii Pacific University, spoke Thursday at the bank's 40th annual Business Outlook Forum.
HONOLULUHealth reform bill allows for Hawaii to opt out
Hawaii would be allowed to opt out of key requirements of national health care reform legislation, the only state given such a privilege because it already has its own comprehensive health insurance law.Hawaii's exemption is written into three paragraphs of the 1,900-page House bill that's set for a vote Saturday.
HONOLULUReport: Hawaii hospitals continue to lose money
Hawaii's 16 hospitals are continuing to lose money.That's the finding of a study the Ernst & Young accounting firm conducted for the Healthcare Association of Hawaii.
HONOLULUHawaii cuts payments to the temporarily disabled
Right when more people need welfare, they're getting less from Hawaii's government.Monthly payments to poor, temporarily disabled people fell by one-third this week, from $450 to $300, because more people are drawing benefits from the same pool of money.
HONOLULUHawaii teacher furlough talks may occur this week
With less than a week before what could be a pivotal court hearing, a federal judge and lawyers involved in two lawsuits that seek to end Hawaii's teacher furloughs may meet privately in the next few days to discuss settling the cases.Lawyers representing parents of public school students said Tuesday they have not yet heard from U.S. District Judge David Ezra, but they expect to engage in talks with him and attorneys for the state before a public hearing scheduled for Monday.
HONOLULUWaikiki's Hawaiiana Hotel being phased out
Workers at the Hawaiiana Hotel in Waikiki were recently informed of the hotel's foreclosure, bankruptcy and sale.General manager Lisa Hookano-Holly says she knows nothing of plans for the site along Beach Walk.
HONOLULUExisting housing sales rise, prices dip on Oahu
The Honolulu Board of Realtors reports sales of existing single-family homes and condominiums on Oahu were robust last month, while prices were down.The board said Tuesday that 281 homes traded hands in October, a 15.6 percent increase over the 243 that sold in October 2008. And the 381 condos that sold last month represented a 20.5 percent increase over the 316 that moved during the same month last year.
HONOLULUWoman gets life term again for murder
A woman has been sentenced to life in prison again for an Oahu murder committed 31 years ago.Mary Ann Bray was convicted of murder this year for a second time after her initial conviction was overturned in 2005.
HONOLULUFirms that donate to Inouye receive his earmarks
A team led by a small Hawaii company was competing to design a new generation of military transport ships when Navy officials dropped it from contention in late 2007. The reason: the team's entry didn't meet the Navy's criteria.Not all was lost for Navatek Ltd., however. The Honolulu firm had a powerful ally in Washington D.C. - U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye.
HONOLULUHonolulu gets $3.8 million to become more green
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Honolulu a $3.8 million energy efficiency and conservation block grant.Such grants are used to help communities improve their energy efficiency, reduce energy use and fossil fuel emissions, and create green jobs.
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