HONOLULU – The State of Hawaii and Goa, India, signed an agreement to enter into a sister-state relationship today. Gov. David Y. Ige, signed a historic agreement with delegates from Goa, a state in India, which is Hawaii’s first sister-state relationship with a jurisdiction in India. The Director of Art and Culture, Gurudas Pilarnekar, signed ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: NEW SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HAWAII AND GOA, INDIA (photo attached)
Archives by Month:
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
OAHU LANE CLOSURES FOR THE WEEK OF SEPT. 29 – OCT. 5 PLEASE NOTE: Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting. — H-1 FREEWAY — 1) HONOLULU (WEEKEND/NIGHT WORK) 24-hour shoulder closure on the H-1 Freeway in the westbound direction between the Queen Emma Street overpass ...
Read More HDOT News Release: Weekly lane closures
HONOLULU — The State’s monthly test of the Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for MONDAY, October 1, 2018 at 11:45 a.m. The warning sirens are used to alert the public to emergencies. During this monthly test, all warning ...
Read More HIEMA NEWS RELEASE: Monthly Siren and Emergency Alert System Test, Monday October 1, 2018
OAHU LANE CLOSURES FOR THE WEEKEND OF SEPT. 28 – SEPT. 30 PLEASE NOTE: Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting. — H-1 FREEWAY — 1) HONOLULU (WEEKEND/NIGHT WORK) 24-hour shoulder closure on the H-1 Freeway in the westbound direction between the Queen Emma Street overpass ...
Read More HDOT News Release: Weekend lane closures
HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige’s request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration to address the impacts of Hurricane Lane has been granted. The disaster declaration covers floods, wildfires and other disasters that occurred because of the hurricane between Aug. 22-29, 2018. The Declaration means the state will receive support from the Public Assistance Grant Program for ...
Read More OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR — News Release — Gov. Ige secures Presidential Disaster Declaration for Hurricane Lane
HONOLULU – George D. Szigeti, president and CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), issued the following comments on Hawaii’s visitor statistics results for the month of August and year-to-date. “Although both visitor spending and arrivals increased in August compared to a year ago, we expected better results for this peak travel month. Hurricane Lane ...
Read More HTA NEWS RELEASE: Hawaii Visitor Spending Increased 1.4 Percent to .41 Billion in August 2018
NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS TOP 20 JOBS IN HAWAII HONOLULU – The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) released a report on Top 20 Occupations in Hawaii. Retail Sales Workers topped the list at 42,445 workers in 2016, which accounted for 5.9 percent of Hawaii’s civilian workforce; followed by Food and Beverage Serving Workers ...
Read More DBEDT: NEWS RELEASE: NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS TOP 20 JOBS IN HAWAII
17 States Join to Stop Trump Administration’s Effort to Roll Back Contraceptive Coverage HAWAII — Attorney General Russell Suzuki joined a coalition of 17 Attorneys General led by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro in filing an amicus brief to support a lawsuit by Massachusetts challenging the Trump administration’s decision to roll back a requirement under ...
Read More Attorney General News Release 2018-48 HAWAII ATTORNEY GENERAL JOINS COALITION SUPPORTING AMICUS BRIEF TO MAINTAIN WOMEN’S HEALTH COVERAGE
GLOBAL TOURISM SUMMIT: DAY ONE Charting the Course is the Summit Theme as Tourism Stakeholders, Industry Professionals and Community Members Gather to Address Tourism’s Future WHAT: Highlights of Opening Day include Keynote Presentation by New Zealand’s Tourism Chief, Talk Story with Sophia the Robot, Hawaii’s Global Marketing Programs for 2019, and a Session Addressing Legal ...
Read More Highlights for Opening Day of the Global Tourism Summit, October 1
Coalition Letter Honolulu, HI – State of Hawaii Commissioner of Financial Institutions Iris Ikeda joined a coalition of thirteen state banking regulators—lead by Pennsylvania’s Robin L. Wiessmann—asking Congressional leaders to consider legislation that creates a safe harbor for financial institutions to serve businesses operating legally under state law or to entrust states with the full ...
Read More RELEASE: Hawaii Banking Commissioner Requests Congress Address Regulatory Conflict for Medical Cannabis Banking