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Hawaii Governor David Ige nominated Brigadier General Joseph Kim, as deputy director of the state's department of taxation.
February 18 -
Hawaii Gov. David Ige affirmed his support of Oahu's $6 billion elevated rail project, but added he will be pressing for cost containment on the project in the state of the state speech he delivered Jan. 26.
January 27 -
Honolulu City Council members are balking at a request to issue $350 million in commercial paper for the city's delayed and over-budget elevated rail transit system.
January 22 -
Moody's Investors Service affirmed its A1 underlying long-term rating on Queen Health System of Hawaii ahead of its plans to price $403 million in revenue bonds.
January 13 - Hawaii
Hawaii's draft $25.7 billion draft budget for the biennium contains plans to reduce general obligation bond obligation issuance by half compared to amounts pushed out over the past three years.
December 30 - Hawaii
Hawaii's next finance director, Wesley Machida, says his appointment is a sign that the new governor is serious about lowering the state's unfunded pension liabilities.
December 24 -
Costs for Oahu's $5.26 billion rail project are on pace to exceed the budget by at least $500 million, according to the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation.
December 22 - Hawaii
Hawaii Governor David Ige has named the state's pension chief to head the Department of Budget and Finance.
December 4 - Hawaii
Roy Amemiya, a television executive and former banker, has been appointed to the second highest position in Honolulu's administration.
December 3 - Hawaii
U.S. President Barack Obama signed a Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance on Nov. 3 to provide financial aid to the small Hawaii town of Pahoa threatened by a slow-moving lava flow.
November 4