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Governor enacts bill to provide funds for transplant services
Hawaii 24/7
Feb 05MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has signed into law House Bill 608, which appropriates state funds to The Queen’s Medical Center to perform kidney and liver transplants and to the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii to maintain its chronic kidney ... »
Man dies in surfing accident in Waikiki
KHON2 Developing Stories
Jan 25A man died of an apparent drowning in Waikiki Wednesday morning. It happened around 8:30 a.m. in the waters fronting the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort. According to Emergency Medical Services, the man was surfing when he got into trouble. Bystanders b... »
Hawaii lawmakers fast-track bill to fund transplant facility
Honolulu Business NewsLocal Honolulu NewsPacific Business News Of Honolulu
Jan 24A bill to fund a kidney and liver transplant facility in Hawaii passed a legislative conference committee and is headed to the full House and Senate for a final vote. The Associated Press reports, via Hawaii News Now, that House Bill 608 was introduced... »
Hawaii organ transplant facility funding approved
KHON2 Developing Stories
Jan 24Honolulu (AP) - A legislative conference committee wasted no time advancing a bill Monday that funds a kidney and liver transplant facility in Hawaii. The state hasn't had a Medicare and Medicaid Services-certified organ transplant center since Decembe... »
Auntie Pasto's restaurant owner Ed Wary files Ch. 11
Honolulu Business NewsLocal Honolulu NewsPacific Business News Of Honolulu
Jan 05Hawaii restaurateur Ed Wary has filed for personal Chapter 11 bankruptcy because of debts related to a failed expansion five years ago of his Auntie Pasto's restaurant to Maui. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that Wary said the filing "has nothing... »
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Kidney Liver Transplant Bill Passes Out of Conference
Senate Majority Caucus
Jan 23On January 23, 2012, the Hawaii State Legislature held a conference meeting on House Bill 608 titled, “Kidney; Liver; Transplants; Appropriation,” relating to Health. The Committee Conferees recommended that the bill be passed with amendments. The Co... »
Gov. Neil Abercrombie's 2012 State of the State Address: “Investing Now for Hawai'i’s Future”
All Hawaii News
Jan 23Hawaii House (c) 2012 All Hawaii News “Investing Now for Hawai'i’s Future”State of the State 2012The Honorable Neil AbercrombieGovernor, State of Hawai'iJanuary 23, 2012 (as prepared) Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, former Governors, distinguished justices... »
With no competition, 'Five-0' rides ratings wave
Show and Tell Hawaii
Jan 03Without its usual wave of competition, CBS’ “Hawaii Five-0” logged a tidy victory Monday (Jan. 2) night, winning its 9 p.m. slot (10 p.m. on the Mainland), according to preliminary overnight figures from Nielsen. The new episode — first one since the r... »
Musings: Payoffs and Promises
KauaiEclectic
Dec 20The moon, a thinner sliver today than yesterday, and in the company of a few stars, shone down intermittently, obscured at times by drifting wisps, when the dogs and I went walking this morning, skirting puddles left by showers that fell frequently in ... »
OHA/State “settlement” hearings
Hawaiian Kingdom Independence Blog
Dec 14Passing along this information from Leon Siu… The OHA/State “settlement” hearings are on ‘Oahu this week, Lana’i and Molokai next week. Below is the list of the remaining hearings. McKinley HS is tonight. O‘AHU McKinley High School (site is pending con... »