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State Updates Elevator Code

Posted on Jun 26, 2014 in News

Code Modernization Enhances Public Safety HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the adoption of new elevator standards will be effective June 30, 2014. The adoption of the proposed administrative rules will bring the applicable code of elevator standards up to the 2010 American Society of Mechanical ...
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HONOLULU – The Office of Community Services (OCS) today released the newly published Hawaii Handbook for Immigrants, a resource guide for new immigrants to the Aloha State. Available both as a booklet and online, the guide provides important information on emergency food assistance, housing, employment, healthcare, federal and state/local laws, social services, and other resources. ...
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7,200 Increase in Non-Farm Jobs Over the Year, Record 661,900 in Labor Force HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May was 4.4 percent, the same as in April. Statewide, there were 632,500 employed and 29,450 unemployed in May, for a total ...
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