Glenn Minnis News
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands official: 'Revocable Permits are a critical tool used by state agencies
By Glenn Minnis | Oct 31, 2022
Iokepa Gomes, chair of Department of Hawaiian Home Lands recently announced the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) has launched a Revocable Permit (RP) pilot program that is slated to offer short-term land dispositions on three DHHL parcels as a means to assess the pilot’s outreach and application process.
Yee receives HSTA Friend of Youth award for going 'above and beyond to impact our keiki beyond the classroom'
By Glenn Minnis | Apr 25, 2022
Ma’i Movement Hawaii cofounder Nikki-Ann Yee has been awarded the Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) annual Friend of Youth Award.
Kahele and others: It's a 'moral obligation' to recognize same-sex marriages under Veteran Affairs' guiding statute
By Glenn Minnis | Mar 7, 2022
A trio of lawmakers are now pushing legislation that formally recognizes LGBTQ+ Americans and same-sex couples under Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) marriage law for spouses or surviving spouses of veterans.
University of Hawaii Hilo Vulcans vanquish Western Washington Vikings in a 3-2 victory
By Glenn Minnis | Oct 1, 2021
University of Hawaii (UH) at Hilo soccer standout Tom Vorkastner picked a good time to finally cash in for the Vulcans 3-2 win over Western Washington last Sunday.
Hilo Medical Center: 'The hope is to get the (monoclonal antibody) clinic up and running by the end of the month'
By Glenn Minnis | Sep 15, 2021
The Hilo Medical Center (HMC) is finalizing plans to open a monoclonal antibody clinic, which will treat the growing number of patients infected with COVID-19.
Science versus sacred ground at center of Mauna Kea telescope construction
By Glenn Minnis | Mar 9, 2021
The dispute over construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is raging, going back to when 33 protesters were arrested in 2019 for blocking workers from carrying needed equipment up Mauna Kea.
Hawaii State Teachers Union wants Kishimoto out
By Glenn Minnis | Mar 7, 2021
The Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) wants Department of Education Superintendent Christina Kishimoto’s expiring contract to be her last with the public schools system.
Kishimoto contract renewal goes undecided
By Glenn Minnis | Mar 7, 2021
The fate of Hawaii school superintendent Christina Kishimoto hangs in the balance after members of the Hawaii Board of Education (BOE) pushed it back during a recent gathering, Honolulu Civil Beat reported.