This summer, employees from the Hawai‘i State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR), including Director Jade T. Butay, traveled across the state to celebrate the success of the “Ready ...
Read More DLIR Joins Schools Across the State to Recognize ‘Ready to Work’ Graduates
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Governor Green signed Senate Bill 1044 into law on July 7, taking another step forward in stabilizing the state’s property insurance market amid escalating premiums and limited coverage options. “The ...
Read More SMOOTHER ROAD AHEAD FOR PROPERTY INSURANCE MARKET
Building a Safer, Healthier Hawai‘i Bill signing season has been nothing short of a success! Bills have been passed and signed into law to protect Hawai‘i and its people. After ...
Read More WRAPPING UP BILL SIGNING SEASON
Bolder – crispier – stronger overtones – mellower. The terms sound like adjectives used in wine reviews, but in this scenario they’re actually used to describe sound. In the most ...
Read More DAGS’ STATE ARCHIVES HOSTS SECOND “BUILDER’S SPOTLIGHT”
As bill signing season has concluded for the recently ended legislative session, I wanted to highlight some key achievements. We successfully signed hundreds of bills aimed at enhancing safety and ...
Read More Ke Ala Hou, A New Path Forward — August 2025 Governor’s Message
By Mamiko Carroll DAGS’ attached agency, the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), has a new SFCA Art in Public Places Collection database online. With one click, ...
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The Department of Human Services (DHS), through its Med-QUEST Division and the Benefit, Employment and Support Services Division, joined We Are Oceania and other state partners in a Rapid Response ...
Read More DHS Rapid Response Event Supports Waimānalo Community
The Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services (DHS) is helping families provide nutritious food for their keiki through the 2025 SUN Bucks program. Eligible children are receiving $177 in food benefits ...
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The Hawaiʻi Green Business Program recognized 45 Hawai‘i businesses, offices and events on June 27 for their commitment to energy and water efficiency, waste reduction, pollution prevention and community involvement ...
Read More Hawaiʻi Green Business Program Recognizes Businesses Commitment to Energy
The University of Hawaiʻi (UH) Board of Regents unanimously approved the appointment of Matt Elliott as UH Mānoa’s next athletics director during a special meeting on June 16. Elliott was ...
Read More Matt Elliott to Serve as Next UH Mānoa Athletics Director