Our Priorities
EDUCATION – GEER FUND
On April 22, 2020, Hawaii was awarded $9,993,387 in federal funding from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund as part of the CARES Act. Governor Ige convened the GEER Advisory Group of education leaders from Hawai’i’s public, private, and charter schools to address the unprecedented needs that emerged due to the pandemic.
The Road To Home
To provide housing for Hawai‘i over the next several years, the state housing agencies will continue to leverage state funds and reduce regulatory barriers to increase the inventory of affordable housing.
Preserving our ʻĀina
The Sustainable Hawai‘i Initiative focuses on protecting our waters, preserving our land and increasing food production for our communities.
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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.
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The First Lady of Hawaii Dawn Amano-Ige and I have the honor of leading the Hawai‘i Sister–State mission to Japan. It was a great privilege to meet with Governor Muraoka and sign the Yamaguchi Sister-State Agreement. ![]()
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Today, we live in a more connected global society and the opportunities to build greater people-to-people relations evolve organically, contributing to mutually rewarding goals that promote peace and prosperity for our respective regions.
The Hawai’i State Capitol will be closed until further notice due to a power failure resulting from equipment damage. On the morning of August 27 (Saturday), the outage occurred due to the shorting of one of three high voltage circuit breakers at the State Capitol.![]()
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The State Capitol will remain secured and closed to the public for safety reasons.
Edith Kanakaʻole will appear as one of five women honored on the U.S. quarter next year. A Hilo native, Kanakaʻole was a kumu hula, composer, chanter, and a key influence in the Hawaiian renaissance of the 1970s.
According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), a total of 919,154 visitors came to the Hawaiian Islands in July 2022, representing a 92.4 percent recovery from July 2019. ![]()
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This is the highest monthly visitor count since January 2020. Visitors spent $1.94 billion in the state in July 2022, an increase of 14.3 percent compared to the $1.70 billion reported for July 2019.![]()
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Read the full DBEDT report here 👉: dbedt.hawaii.gov/blog/22-40/
Congratulations to Hawai’i’s own Little League team! 🥇🏆Hawaii's Honolulu Little League wins its second #LLWS Championship and fourth in state history!
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