Hawaii Rainbow Rangers

11/08/2024

11/08/2024

Members of the House Freedom Caucus orchestrated an unusual play on the House floor on Election Night that resulted in killing, at least for now, a broadly popular Social Security bill that was set to hit the floor for a vote as soon as next week, Roll Call reported.

Reps. Garret Graves, R-La., and Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., had successfully rounded up the 218 signatures needed for a discharge petition to bypass GOP leaders and bring up House Resolution 82, bipartisan legislation that would repeal two long-standing provisions docking Social Security benefits for certain retirees, including teachers in Texas and several other states. With 330 co-sponsors, including Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., passage of the Social Security Fairness Act was all but guaranteed. HR 82 would repeal the “windfall elimination provision” and “government pension offset,” which reduce Social Security benefits for those who spent portions of their careers in state and local government or other positions where their earnings weren’t subject to Social Security taxes.

On Tuesday night while presiding over a 7-minute pro forma session, Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., recognized Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., for a unanimous consent request. Good’s request to lay the Social Security bill on the table was agreed to by unanimous consent, with no one else in the chamber to object. In this context, laying the bill on the table has the same effect under House rules as defeating a bill on the floor, Roll Call reported. So, HR 82 is dead for the time being. -—Texas Classroom Teacher’s Association, 11/6/2024

11/05/2024

Meet Dapper, the goat with eyes as bright as his personality! 🩵✨ This handsome fella is always ready to charm with that stunning gaze and his playful spirit.

11/01/2024

It’s been a busy day today. There have been multiple patient deliveries, including this little Pueo with neurological issues from a suspected vehicle impact. 🚑🦉🩹

11/01/2024

11/01/2024

Found east side on Onamea Bay Scenic route. Do you know where we live? Call 333-6299

02/14/2024

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07/04/2021

06/03/2021

Hawaii Rainbow Rangers wants to extend a big congratulations to Lauren Nickerson on her new role as CEO at Hawaii Island Humane Society.

Over the last year HIHS has been a critical transfer partner for HRR and Laurens involvement and relentless motivation to work collaboratively has been crucial in our goal to help the animals and people in need on the big island.

Congratulations again and we look forward to the great new things to come from HIHS!

We’re thrilled to share that the HIHS Board of Directors has named its current Chief Operations Officer Lauren Nickerson as Chief Executive Officer.

Lauren was hired in January 2019 and served previously as Community Programs Director and Chief Operating Officer for Hawai‘i Island Humane Society before being named CEO. She graduated from the University of Hawai‘i Mānoa with honors and holds a master’s degree in Education from Harvard University.

“Lauren’s education and expertise in shelter operations, coupled with her knowledge and experience, has made her the ideal candidate for this position. No one is more dedicated to the Hawai‘i Island Humane Society’s mission and success of our operation than Lauren,” said HIHS President Adam Atwood.

Lauren first became involved with the HIHS in 2016 when she and her husband adopted a blind and deaf dog named Pearl. Many of you may know Pearl from her Instagram .and.friends. Lauren and her husband share their lives with Pearl, their three other rescue dogs, and two rescue bunnies.

We’re excited about the progress we’ve made at the Hawai‘i Island Humane Society. We’re utilizing modern, science-based training techniques to help shelter animals thrive. We’re making great strides and I’m happy to report that the Hawai‘i Island Humane Society has an Average Live Release rate of 95%.

Lauren replaces interim CEO Dr. Beth Jose, who is remaining on as our veterinarian for the Animal Community Center and the Waggin’. We are so incredibly thankful to Dr. Beth for her dedication and hard work in getting HIHS through the last 18 months. We are deeply grateful that she will remain an important part of our team.

Alyssa Tabert has been promoted to Director of Lifesaving Operations. Alyssa previously served as Lifesaving Programs Coordinator at the Animal Community Center and has helped many of you find your forever friend. She will now oversee daily operations and continue the development of our lifesaving work.

Please join us in congratulating Lauren and Alyssa, and in celebrating Dr. Beth.

READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE HERE: https://bigislandnow.com/2021/06/02/lauren-nickerson-named-ceo-of-hihs/

05/06/2021

Join HRR today at 2pm in supporting our partners at Best Friends Animal Society but tuning in to their livestream concert!

The concert will celebrate how music and our love of animals unite us, despite any differences, and show how we can all come together to support each other, our communities and homeless pets. Together, we can

This year's concert is going to be bigger and better than last year's with musical artists including SYML, Two Feet, Wrabel, Wild Rivers, Joshua Radin and Emmylou Harris, and celebrities including Kat Dennings, Amanda Seyfried, Cecily Strong, Josh Gad and Katee Sackhoff.

You can check out the full artist lineup at https://bestfriends.org/concert. And they've even created a Spotify playlist to get you ready for the concert!

How to view the free virtual concert: Go to https://tiltify.com/bestfriends/songs-to-save-them-all this Thursday, May 6 at 5PM PT/6PM MT/8PM ET.

04/21/2021

Lots of adorable cats and kittens are available at the HRR shelter. To meet them in person, contact Hawaii Rainbow Rangers at (808) 731-5334, [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected]

04/20/2021

Check out these cuties looking for their 'fur-ever' homes! PeeWee and his littermates are just a few of the adoptable kittens ready to go home TODAY! Check out our website to see more or call to inquire about availability and a time to come meet these little guys.

04/17/2021

This Friday marks the end of Animal Control Officer appreciation week. It’s hard to explain how unique and challenging but rewarding the job of an Officer in Animal Welfare can be.

So to help shine a light on the awesome work they do we want you to meet Joey!

Little Joey is a 4 month old goat that somehow found a way to fall through a hole less than 2 feet wide and into a cesspit. 10 feet down and stuck in a ledge for hours and with an owner worried sick there was little that could be done beyond hours of digging and breaking lava rock.

Enter Michael Orr, who was willing to dive “head first” to solve the problem and save Joey. With no respirator available for emergency purchase (thanks Covid-19) going into the pit would be incredibly toxic and dangerous.

With the help of HFD, some ingenuity, and the refusal to let Joey perish Officer Orr was able to safely get get an extendable loop fashioned to grab and pull out Joey safely!

Great Job Officer Orr! We’re sure Joey appreciated it!

All of us at HRR extend a thank you to the work of our officers who continue to do whatever they can to help the Animals, People, and Ohana’s of Hawaii.

Interested in how you can help officers like Officer Orr and animals like Joey? Visit www.hipets.org/donate to help equip our officers with the training and equipment to make more stories like this have a happy ending!

04/16/2021

***FOSTERS NEEDED***

Spring is upon us and so is Kitten Season - so we are in desperate need of fosters able to take in kittens or puppies.

Shelters can be dangerous places for vulnerable babies that need specialized time and attention, so we rely on incredible foster parents like you to provide safe, loving households and the care these babies need to grow up big and strong so they can find their forever homes.

If you're interested in becoming a foster parent please email [email protected] or check out our website at https://www.hipets.org/foster for more information.

Mahalo!
-HRR

04/03/2021

HRR Shelter locations will be closed to the public, Sunday April 4 in observance of the holiday. We will resume normal hours Monday April 5 at 11am. Calls for service can still be made at 808.666.9589.

03/21/2021

Just a few of the beautiful animals looking for a foster or adopter. Support HRR during construction by bringing home an animal to foster for a couple of weeks or adopting a pet during our Paw of Gold Adoption Promotion! 🐾🍀💕💫

03/14/2021

We've been receiving questions lately as to what the adoption process at HRR actually looks like. So to help we've created a simple infographic to help explain how!

Dont forget that through the rest of March we are running our "Paw of Gold" promotion and waiving all adoption fees!

03/14/2021