A Governor’s Team on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) began work in April 2016 to help the Department of Education transform public schools in Hawaiʻi.
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To change the trajectory of Hawai‘i by restoring faith in government and establishing the Hawaiian Islands as a place future generations choose to call home.
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The Department’s heat abatement effort prioritizes schools that require cooling strategies, which may include air conditioning.
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DLNR NEWS RELEASE: Community Resource Fair addresses needs of homeless in Wai’anaePosted on September 26, 2016
HI-EMA NEWS RELEASE: Siren testing in Maui CountyPosted on September 26, 2016
ETS NEWS RELEASE: Two teams share top honors at Hawaii Annual Code ChallengePosted on September 25, 2016
HDOT NEWS RELEASE: Taxiway RB temporarily closed at Honolulu International Airport for emergency pavement repairPosted on September 23, 2016
Read More Entries from Latest NewsPublic Schedule
4348th National Day of the ROK and 68th Armed Forces Day
September 28 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pmJASH 40th Anniversary Annual Dinner
September 29 @ 5:00 pm - 8:45 pmClinical Building Groundbreaking
September 30 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pmHawai‘i Aerospace Summit
October 4 @ 8:30 am - 8:45 amFuture Focus: Hawai‘i Innovation Initiatives Forum
October 5 @ 11:00 am - 1:30 pm
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ABOUT THE GOVERNOR
David Ige
Governor David Y. Ige was sworn in as the eighth governor of the State of Hawai‘i on December 1, 2014. He became the fourth native-born Governor of Hawai‘i and first governor in the United States of America of Okinawan descent.
The First Lady
Dawn Amano-Ige became the first lady of Hawaii when her husband, Governor David Ige, was sworn in as the 8th governor of the State of Hawaii on December 1, 2014. Mrs. Ige was born in Ewa, Hawaii.
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Talking story this morning with Kauai Chamber of Commerce, Inc. members at the Kauai Kookie LLC bakery. Took back some goodies for the office!
More photos: www.flickr.com/gp/govhawaii/J9V4i3
As an alumnus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Engineering, I'm proud to see that this program is driving innovation and creating job opportunities for the next generation of engineers.
What an incredible turn out for the first Hawaii Annual Code Challenge. These brilliant young minds came up with solutions that tackled state challenges, which also would help to modernize Hawaii's state government. Judging the Hawaii Annual Code Challenge was incredibly tough.
Congratulations to all of the participants and winners!
Read more: bit.ly/2d4DGDI
Photo credit: Office of Enterprise Technology Services, State of Hawaii
On this day, let us remember and honor those who have lost a son or daughter while service the United States Armed Forces. The public is welcome to join Hawai’i’s Gold Star Mothers and Families at Punchbowl, today at 2:30pm. Visit www.army.mil/goldstar/ and goldstarmoms.com.
Photo credit: U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii
Honoring and recognizing Fire Prevention Week, Energy Efficiency Day in Hawai'i an Dyslexia Awareness Month at today's proclamation ceremonies.
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