SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following news release: In 2018, Hawaii women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $797, or 82.6 percent of the $965 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Richard Holden noted that the 2018 women's-to-  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 7 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * - Company Commits to Ongoing Efforts to Hire and Recruit Deaf and Hard of Hearing Applicants * * * Cutter Mazda of Honolulu ("Cutter Mazda") and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered into a Consent to Settlement and Proposed Order ("Settlement") resolving a lawsuit filed by the EEOC alleging disability discrimination, the federal agency announced. The EE  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to begin the removal of lead-contaminated soil under Factory Street in the Kalihi-Palama neighborhood of Honolulu the week of January 20, 2020. The work will take place on Factory Street between King Street and Waterhouse Street. Work is scheduled from Monday to Saturday, 6:30am to 6:00pm, and should take 5-7 weeks to complete. EPA will dispos  more

HILO, Hawaii, Jan. 9 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * - Hawaii's Largest Health Insurance Company Failed to Comply with the ADA, Federal Agency Charges * * * Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA), the largest health insurance company in Hawaii, has agreed to pay $180,000 and provide injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency anno  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Phoenix Renovation Corp. - a plumbing service company based in Honolulu, Hawaii - and its construction subsidiary will collectively pay $134,623 to 93 employees for violating the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Additionally, WHD assessed the companies a total of $6  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: The Pacific Air Forces app is now available on Air Force Connect, the Air Force-wide mobile app. The app is equipped with features exclusively designed to enable, engage and empower Airmen across the globe. The mobile app provides Airmen, their families and visitors a one-stop shop for locating base information. "Having the phone app is a huge win for both our military and family members,"  more

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news on Jan. 10: The 18th Aggressor Squadron departed Eielson this week to participate in exercise Sentry Aloha 20-1, which is scheduled to take place at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 8-22. For more than 20 years, Sentry Aloha exercises have provided tailored, cost-effective and realistic combat training for the U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard and other military personnel. It provides   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Pacific Islands Area office issued the following news release: USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) seeks public comments on its interim rule for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). ACEP is USDA's premier conservation easement program, helping landowners protect working agricultural lands and wetlands. The rule - now available on the Federal Register - takes  more

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following story on Jan. 8: The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), along with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Jan. 8. Abraham Lincoln has been underway in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, 6th, and 7th Fleet areas of operation since April 1, 2019. "I am proud of all of the hard work and dedication shown by the entire crew throughout the deployment,"   more