#Dwight Takamine
Gov. Green appoints veteran state official to Labor Relations Board, welcomes new Adjutant General
Former state legislator and lawyer Dwight Takamine has been appointed to the Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board. Takamine will succeed Marcus Oshiro, who was serving as Board chairperson.
Gov. Green appoints Kusch to Big Island House seat vacated by late Rep. Nakashima
Gov. Josh Green appointed Matthias Kusch on Friday to fill the House District seat left vacant by the late Representative Mark Nakashima, who also was unopposed in the recent primary election.
Un-Zipped: Bill Requires Zipline Study Instead of Regulation
Zipline legislation was amended yesterday, calling for a study, instead of establishing standards and regulations for tour operators.
Unemployment Fund Out of Debt, No Employers Assessment
The Hawaii State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Director Dwight Takamine announced today that the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF), which is used to pay unemployment benefits is now “in the black.”