On February 20, Governor Josh Green, M.D., signed an executive order declaring Hawai‘i a trauma-informed state. Becoming a trauma-informed state will help alleviate some of the impacts of trauma, and ...
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In the middle of February, the Green Administration partnered with HomeAid Hawai‘i, Project Vision Hawai‘i (PVH), and the Hawai‘i Health and Harm Reduction Center (H3RC) to open the state’s second ...
Read More Celebrating the Opening of Two New Kauhale – Ka Malu Ko‘olau & Ho‘okahi Leo
February 8 marked the six-month anniversary of the Maui wildfires. As we continue to work towards recovery, I was able to visit the island again and witness firsthand the efforts ...
Read More Ke Ala Hou, A New Path Forward: March 2024 Governor’s Message
Aloha, As we started the 2024 legislative session, I delivered my second annual State of the State address on January 22. The address proposed legislative and executive action to ...
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The national nonprofit Endangered Species Coalition chose Hawai‘i’s Plant Extinction Prevention Program (PEPP) as one of 10 outstanding efforts to recognize, when the 50th anniversary of the federal Endangered Species ...
Read More Native Species Survival Highlighted Locally and Nationally
The Hawai‘i Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) and the County of Maui Office of Economic Development (OED) convened the first meeting of the Maui Economic Recovery Commission ...
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The Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) celebrated the return of Kids’ Day in December for the first time since 2019. The event gives moms a chance to reconnect with their ...
Read More Kids’ Day Event Returns to the Women’s Community Correctional Center
The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) celebrated its certification as a Blue Zones Worksite on January 10. The event highlighted DCCA’s multi-year commitment to developing a healthier and ...
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The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) awarded 25 pastoral lots on December 2, 2023, as part of its Kuleana Program. Established in 1999, the Kuleana Program was created ...
Read More DHHL Awards 25 Pastoral Lots in Kahikinui, Maui