Governor Josh Green, M.D.

HONOLULU, HI  ̶  Today marks day 100 of Governor Josh Green, M.D.’s administration. Gov. Green became Hawaiʻi’s ninth governor on December 5, 2022 and has since managed to fully staff ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Governor Green Marks 100 Days in Office

The Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) will be testing new or upgraded warning sirens this week at six locations on O‘ahu. The tests will sound various alert tones which will ...
Read More HIEMA NEWS RELEASE: What’s That Sound? Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency to Test Six New or Updated Sirens across O‘ahu This Week

HONOLULU – State Broadband Coordinator of the Hawai‘i Broadband and Digital Equity Office, Burt Lum, was recently recognized with two awards for his important work championing digital equity in the ...
Read More DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: HAWAI‘I STATE BROADBAND COORDINATOR RECOGNIZED WITH TWO PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS

HONOLULU, HI – In a victory for the Hawaiʻi Land Use Commission, the Hawai‘i Supreme Court issued a decision supporting the Land Use Commission’s position on the issuance of special ...
Read More ATG News Release: STATE LAND USE COMMISSION PREVAILS IN HAWAII SUPREME COURT CASE REGARDING SPECIAL PERMIT FOR OVERNIGHT CAMP ON PRIME AGRICULTURAL LAND

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) today announced that the monthly labor statistics including labor force, employment, unemployment, and unemployment rate have been ...
Read More DBEDT News Release: HAWAI‘I’S JANUARY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 3.6 PERCENT

 HONOLULU – The Department of Public Safety is currently looking for qualified applicants, on all islands, interested in becoming an adult corrections officer (ACO). There are immediate female-only vacancies on all ...
Read More PSD NEWS RELEASE – Recruitment for Adult Corrections Officers open on all islands – Apply now!

(HONOLULU) – Insidious is the best way to describe Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD). First discovered off the coast of Florida in 2014, it has now spread along the ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE – NEW CORAL DISEASE IS KILLING CORALS QUICKLY IN FLORIDA AND THE CARIBBEAN

HONOLULU – The Department of Public Safety (PSD) is announcing the arrest of five individuals, so far, involved in three recent cases of contraband smuggling in Hawai‘i’s correctional facilities. “Operation ...
Read More PSD NEWS RELEASE – Operation Paper Shredder – 5 arrested for contraband smuggling

(HONOLUA BAY, MAUI) – A post-grounding damage assessment conducted by divers from the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), found that the yacht Nakoa caused damage to corals and reef live rock ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Grounded Yacht Caused Significant Damage to Live Rock Habitat

HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) will send out notification letters regarding unauthorized access to the DOH Electronic Death Registry System (EDRS), by the end of this ...
Read More News Release: Department of Health to send notifications regarding unauthorized access to Electronic Death Registry System