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 ...
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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 ...
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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
The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association (ALPCA) has awarded Hawai‘i’s Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) the Best New Plate Award for 2022. The plate design portrays the Hōkūle‘a anchored at Kualoa ...
Read More Hawaiʻi Receives Best New Plate Award 2022
On June 14, Governor Green signed multiple bills to make life safer for Hawai‘i residents. The bills signed focused on the ongoing battle against domestic violence and sexual assault, and ...
Read More Supporting the Wellness and Resilience of Hawaiʻi’s Families
Governor Green, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, and a host of other state and city officials participated in a blessing ceremony on June 9 for a new affordable housing project ...
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HONOLULU – Work furlough inmate Donoven Schine was reported missing from a 3:30 a.m. headcount at the Laumaka Work Furlough Center. He was not authorized to leave. State Sheriffs and Honolulu Police were ...
Read More PSD NEWS RELEASE – Sheriffs, HPD searching for missing Laumaka work furlough inmate.
A blessing for the Administration’s first medical respite kauhale was conducted May 26. Named Pūlama Ola – it speaks to a person’s embrace of life, of health, of potential – ...
Read More First Medical Respite Kauhale Prepares to Open
From the beginning when we began our Administration’s work, we outlined the priorities that we would be focusing on. One of these was seeking solutions to support the homeless by ...
Read More Ke Ala Hou, Governor’s Message June 2023