David Y. Ige

Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Hawaii Names Elizabeth Burton as New Chief Investment Officer The Board of Trustees of the Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Hawaii (ERS) is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Burton, Managing Director of the Quantitative Strategies Group at the Maryland State Retirement Agency, has accepted the position ...
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  HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige appointed Jon Yoshimura to the Oʻahu Senate seat previously occupied by former Sen. Will Espero. Yoshimura will represent District 19 until a new senator is elected in November’s General Election. Yoshimura is not running for the seat. Yoshimura, who most recently worked in the renewable energy sector for Tesla ...
Read More Governor Ige appoints Jon Yoshimura to Oʻahu Senate seat, replacing Will Espero

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige joined a group of Democratic governors in opposing the Trump Administration’s proposed rule that would prohibit health care service providers who receive funding under Title X, from referring their patients to abortion providers.   Title X is a federal grant program dedicated to providing affordable family planning services, preventive care, ...
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HONOLULU — Grants from the State of Hawai‘i Land Conservation Fund support efforts by state agencies, counties, and nonprofit land conservation organizations to acquire land and protect resources for public benefit.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), through its Legacy Land Conservation Program, seeks applications from these partners for grants to preserve — ...
Read More News release from DLNR – LEGACY LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS FROM THE HAWAI‘I LAND CONSERVATION FUND

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies the public that the Waianae/Wahiawa offramp from Moanalua Road to the westbound H-1 Freeway in Pearl City will be closed on Wednesday night, Aug. 1, 2018, and Thursday night, Aug. 2, 2018, from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m., nightly, to conduct surveying work for the installation ...
Read More HDOT News Release: Night work scheduled on the Waianae/Wahiawa offramp from Moanalua Road to the westbound H-1 Freeway on August 1 & 2

KŪHIŌ HWY, HĀʻENA STATE PARK, SCHOOLS AND MENTAL HEALTH UPDATES AT COMMUNITY MEETING Four State Departments Provide Post-Flood Repair & Recovery Status (Hāʻena, Kaua‘i) – Representatives of four State of Hawai‘i Executive Branch departments provided more than 200 Hāʻena and Wainiha area residents with updates on current and planned construction work, the upcoming school year ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Four State Departments Provide Haena Post-Flood Repair & Recovery Status , July 28, 2018

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that the westbound H-201 Moanalua Freeway at the Puuloa Road overpass will be closed nightly during the overnight hours of 10:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday night, July 31, 2018 through Friday morning, Aug. 3, 2018, for the installation of a new dynamic ...
Read More HDOT News Release: Nightly closure of the westbound H-201 Moanalua Freeway starting July 31 for Dynamic Message Sign installation

  OAHU LANE CLOSURES FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 28 – AUG. 3 PLEASE NOTE: Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting. — H-1 FREEWAY — 1) EWA (WEEKEND WORK) Lane closure on the H-1 Freeway in the eastbound direction in the vicinity of the Fort ...
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MEDIA ADVISORY July 27, 2018 WHAT: Governor Ige accepts Affordable Rental Housing Report and Ten-Year Plan from Special Action Team The report recommends actions to achieve the goal of completing 22,500 affordable rental housing units statewide. It also identifies state, county, and private lands suitable for affordable rental housing, and establishes performance measures and timelines ...
Read More OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR — Media Advisory — Governor Ige accepts Affordable Rental Housing Report and Ten-Year Plan from Special Action Team

VIDEO PHOTOS Affordable Rental Housing Report and 10-Year Plan HONOLULU – The Special Action Team on Affordable Rental Housing presented Gov. David Ige with its recommendations on how to meet the state’s goal of creating at least 22,500 affordable rental housing units by 2026. The team was created by the State Legislature (Act 127) in ...
Read More OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR — News Release — Governor Ige receives affordable rental housing report-ten year plan