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HONOLULU — Members of the public can help build a safer Hawai‘i for themselves, their families, and their communities by providing input on the State Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plan ...
Read More HIEMA NEWS RELEASE: Public Invited to Provide Input on State Hazard Mitigation Plan at Final Meeting

HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch is warning residents of a voluntary national recall by General Mills of five-, and ten-pound bags ...
Read More DOH News Release: Gold Medal brand bleached and unbleached all-purpose flour sold in Hawai‘i recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination

HONOLULU – In another first for Hawai‘i’s Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) program, Par Hawaii is the first refinery in the nation authorized to use renewable feedstock to produce renewable fuels under ...
Read More DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: PAR HAWAII RECEIVES FIRST FEDERAL APPROVAL TO PRODUCE RENEWABLE FUELS IN A FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE

GOVERNOR GREEN – STATEMENT ON LEGISLATIVE SESSION   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2023 “In just under 5 months we are already initiating major directional changes for Hawai‘i.   Based on ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Governor Green statement on legislative session

  (HONOLULU) – Two properties on O‘ahu, one on Kaua‘i, and one on Moloka‘i are being added to the DLNR 2023 Legacy Land Conservation Program. Today, the Board of Land ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Nearly 700 Acres to be Added to State Legacy Land Inventory

HONOLULU – May is Mental Health Month! The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH), Child & Adolescent Mental Health Division (CAMHD), Adult Mental Health Division (AMHD), the Children’s Mental Health ...
Read More DOH News Release: Wear Green on Fridays and Display Green Throughout May to Celebrate and Support Mental Health Month!

(HONOLULU) – On Friday, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) will decide whether to approve the selection of  Banyan Drive Management LLC (BDM) to conduct a $20 ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Redevelopment of Banyan Drive May Take a Step Forward on Friday

HONOLULU – Chemicals known as PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been detected for the first time in water samples collected at the Kunia Village Well 4, which is part ...
Read More DOH News Release: PFAS Detected in Kunia Well 4

HONOLULU, HI  ̶  The White House and U.S. Department of the Treasury conducted a joint news conference with Governor Josh Green, M.D., to announce the release of $115.5 million in ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Gov. Green receives 5.5 million in federal funds to improve broadband in the State of Hawai’i

HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Monday, May 1, 2023 at 11:45 a.m. The siren test will be coordinated with ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: MONTHLY SIREN AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST FOR MAY 2023