Information provided by OPSD In Hawai‘i, where reverence for the land and sea is ingrained in our culture, the sentiment often echoes, “Every Day is Earth Day.” Blessed to call ...
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Hawai‘i is among the first four states to initiate the U.S. Department of Energy’s Home Energy Rebates programs – a historic $8.8 billion investment for energy-efficient home upgrades for single- ...
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The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) dedicated the state’s first electric vehicle (EV) charging station funded by a federal program on February 28. The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) is ...
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The Hilo Benioff Medical Center has commenced construction of its expansion project that will include a new 19-bed Intensive Care Unit and 36 additional hospital beds. This $80 million project, ...
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In April, my administration continued to make strides toward expanding health care, providing housing for our Maui ‘ohana, and protecting our environment. We celebrated the groundbreaking for the expansion of ...
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Residences for Graduate Students The University of Hawai‘i is just about a year away from completing its second successful Public-Private-Partnership (P3) to build modern student housing facilities on the UH ...
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The Hawai‘i Housing Finance and Development Corporation’s (HHFDC) Board of Directors awarded developers ‘Ikenakea Development LLC and The Michaels Organization, both a 75-year lease in early March to master plan ...
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As people in Hawai‘i awoke and got ready for work and school on April 1, 1946, an unwelcome visitor barreled its way toward the islands, triggered by a massive overnight ...
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Blaise Babineck With the help of the Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) Early College Program, two teachers returned to their alma maters, becoming the youngest full-time teachers in HIDOE ...
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The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), as represented by the Department of the Attorney General, prevailed in a lawsuit challenging a project utilizing the Incompatible Insect Technique—which uses ...
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