Governor Josh Green, M.D.

(HONOLULU) – On Friday, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) will decide whether to approve the selection of  Banyan Drive Management LLC (BDM) to conduct a $20 ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Redevelopment of Banyan Drive May Take a Step Forward on Friday

HONOLULU – Chemicals known as PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been detected for the first time in water samples collected at the Kunia Village Well 4, which is part ...
Read More DOH News Release: PFAS Detected in Kunia Well 4

HONOLULU, HI  ̶  The White House and U.S. Department of the Treasury conducted a joint news conference with Governor Josh Green, M.D., to announce the release of $115.5 million in ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Gov. Green receives 5.5 million in federal funds to improve broadband in the State of Hawai’i

HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Monday, May 1, 2023 at 11:45 a.m. The siren test will be coordinated with ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: MONTHLY SIREN AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST FOR MAY 2023

HONOLULU, HI – According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), a total of 900,800 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in ...
Read More DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: HAWAI‘I’S TOURISM INDUSTRY WAS HEALTHY IN MARCH 2023

The State of Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) is hosting a job fair in downtown Honolulu at Tamarind Park in Bishop Square (1001 Bishop Street) this Thursday, ...
Read More DCCA RELEASE: DCCA To Host Job Fair in Downtown Honolulu

(HONOLULU) – Over the past month, more than a dozen small-eye throw nets have been confiscated by officers from the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) O‘ahu Branch. An ...
Read More DLNR News Release-DOCARE Conducts Island-Wide Enforcement of Net Rules

KAHULUI, HI – The Hawai‘i Department of Health Office of Health Care Assurance (OHCA) issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) today to Bella Ariota, and/or Ariota, Frank & ...
Read More News Release: Department of Health issues Notice of Violation and Order to unlicensed care home

HONOLULU, HI  ̶  Hawaiʻi’s public school teachers have overwhelmingly approved a new four-year contract providing pay raises of approximately 14.5%, as well as other cost and non-cost improvements. “We have ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – 92% of Hawai‘i public school teachers vote in favor of new contract

(WAIKOLOA, HAWAI‘I) – At the direction of Governor Josh Green M.D., DLNR Chair Dawn Chang met today with the principals of ABayKitties, the organization that has provided cat food at ...
Read More DLNR News Release-DLNR Chair Meets with Island Feral Cat Advocates