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As I stated at the start of my Administration in my first address to the Hawaiʻi State Legislature in January, it is imperative that we come to the table with ...
Read More Ke Ala Hou, August 2023 Governor’s Message

The Queen’s Royal Standard finally returned home after 130 years. Thanks to two private benefactors, Queen Lili‘uokalani’s Royal Standard, and other historical documents have been saved from the auction block. ...
Read More Queen Lili‘uokalani’s Royal Standard Returns to Hawai‘i After 130 Years

Highlights from Bill Signings

Posted on Jul 31, 2023 in Featured, Main

  The 263 bills that have been enacted into law relate to: • Affirming Reproductive Rights • Affordable Housing and Homelessness • Agriculture • Beaches and Shorelines • Child Welfare ...
Read More Highlights from Bill Signings

A joint public-private collaboration between the state and the Kobayashi Group has won the National Association of Industrial Office Properties (NAIOP) 2023 Kukulu Hale Award for Public/Government Projects. The project ...
Read More Joint Collaboration Between State and Private Sector Wins NAIOP’s 2023 Kukulu Hale Award

The United States Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the constitutional right to abortion, set off a series of changes to the way that abortions would be ...
Read More Protecting Access to Women’s Rights

On June 2, National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Governor Green signed into law two key pieces of firearms related legislation – SB1230 and HB1239 – to preserve the safety of ...
Read More New Gun Safety Laws to Protect Hawaiʻi’s People – SB1230 and HB1239

Since the end of the legislative session in early May, we have signed more than 80 bills into law that work to create safer communities, increase opportunities for educational equity ...
Read More Ke Ala Hou, A New Path Forward – July 2023 Governor’s Message

The Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Program has announced it is expanding eligibility to provide more assistance for Hawaiʻi homeowners. Since the program’s inception in 2021, service providers from the Council ...
Read More Homeowner Assistance Fund Program Expands

Governor Green signed anti­vaping bill SB975, now Act 62, which will reduce access and availability of electronic smoking devices to children and teens. Act 62 establishes the offense of unlawful ...
Read More Action to Improve the Health of Hawaiʻi’s Youth – SB975

On June 8, Governor Green signed HB1183 at Hāʻena State Park with the intent to enhance the management of state parks across our islands. Hāʻena State Park, similar to other ...
Read More Taking Steps to Protect Our Environment – HB1183