HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige has appointed Morris M. Atta as the Department of Agriculture’s deputy director, effective Aug. 22, 2019. Morris is the current agriculture land program manager/administrator, overseeing the department’s establishment of a land management infrastructure to manage the state’s agricultural land assets effectively. Previously, Morris served as head of land acquisition for ...
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HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige is recruiting qualified and dedicated people who are interested in serving on the State Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR). The governor is seeking applicants with balanced and inclusive perspectives, committed to the conservation and protection and sustainable use of Hawai‘i’s natural and cultural resources that are the public ...
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HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige has again extended the emergency disaster relief period for last year’s Kaua‘i floods by issuing a ninth supplementary emergency proclamation. The proclamation gives the governor of the State of Hawai‘i the authority to deal with disasters or emergencies, to maintain the strength, resources, and economic life of the community and ...
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HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige extended the disaster emergency relief period for homelessness across the state today, by issuing a fourth supplementary proclamation. The emergency proclamation helps to accelerate the completion of housing projects for individuals and families who are transitioning out of homelessness, and it expands shelter capacity and access to services. Gov. Ige ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) will continue its efforts to improve highway safety through the installation of raised pedestrian crossings on Farrington Highway at the highway’s intersections with Ala Walua Street, the Waianae High School exit, Alawa Place, and Maiuu Road. Work to install the raised crosswalks will begin nightly between 9 ...
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HONOLULU – At the direction of the President of the United States, Gov. David Ige has ordered that the United States flag and the Hawai‘i state flag will be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol and upon all state offices and agencies as well as the Hawai‘i National Guard in the State of Hawai‘i ...
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HONOLULU — The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Wednesday, August 7, 2019. The test code used will be the National Periodic Test (NPT). Unlike last year’s test, there will be no Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) test ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: FCC to conduct nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System on WEDNESDAY AUGUST 7, 2019