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The Justice Department is questioning why Lazard Freres & Co. is being paid $2,527.38 per hour for its work in Hawaiian Telcom Communications Inc.’s bankruptcy case. For 237.4 hours of work between April 1 and June 30, the investment bank submitted a bill for $600,000, an amount the U.S. Trustee says “far exceeds” rates charged [...]
Filed under: Economy, Legal, Technology | Tagged: Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Hawaiian Telcom, Lazard Freres & Co. | 1 Comment »
The Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO, is Hawaiis largest union with more than 44,000 members statewide. HGEA represents a diverse group of state and county government employees in seven bargaining units — blue-collar supervisors; white-collar employees; white-collar supervisors; educational officers; University of Hawaii administrative, professional and technical employees; registered professional nurses; and [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Economy, Hawaii, Lingle, State Affairs | Tagged: HGEA Press Conference | Leave a Comment »
Media Release: The Hawai’i Police Department is teaming up with the Hawaiian Beaches Action Team to conduct sign-waving awareness projects about the dangers of both speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The sign wavers will be positioned next to a crashed car at various locations throughout the Puna District during the [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Community, Education, Kids, Legal, Transportation | Tagged: DUI Sign Waving Project | Leave a Comment »
I just noticed from this Highway Audit Final Report that $600,000 is the estimated cost for a traffic signal at Ainaloa and H-130 Intersection, and $450,000 is the estimated cost for a traffic signal at Kahakai Blvd and H-130. (Appendix D-2). These are just listed as potential remedies for some of the interesections that have [...]
Filed under: Big Island, Education, Hawaii, Highway 130, Something New?, State Affairs, Transportation | Tagged: Ainaloa Blvd., Highway 130, Kahakai Boulevard | Leave a Comment »
Media Release: Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island is offering a Furlough Friday educational enhancement program called BE GREAT – BE SMART. The program is designed specifically to help students with any take-home work distributed for completion. Most of our members are already familiar with our Power Hour: Making Minutes Count after school [...]
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A Springfield, Virginia man is facing an indecent exposure charge after a passerby spotted the man naked in his kitchen and reported it to police. Eric Williamson, 29, is a commercial diver who grew up in Hawaii and rents home with several co-workers. Williamson told FOX 5′s Will Thomas his roommates were not home and [...]
Filed under: Comedy, Hawaii, Legal | Tagged: Eric Williamson, Making Coffee Naked | 5 Comments »
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