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HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Market Development Branch is currently accepting applications for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) Fiscal Year 2023. The HDOA will be ...
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HONOLULU, HI – The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is accepting applications for the Compost Reimbursement Program for Fiscal Year 2023, which may reimburse agricultural producers for the cost of ...
Read More DOA News release on Compost Reimbursement Program

HONOLULU — Helemano Elementary School’s Brittnie Caraulia was recently recognized as the 2023 American School Counselor Association’s (ASCA) Hawai’i School Counselor of the Year. The ASCA School Counselor of the Year ...
Read More HIDOE News Release: Helemano Elementary School counselor honored nationally as 2023 Hawai‘i School Counselor of the Year

(HONOLULU) – Two additional hearings have been scheduled for Maui and Moloka‘i for people to comment on a proposal to protect nearly 100 unencumbered state land parcels across Hawai‘i as ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE – ADDITIONAL HEARINGS ANNOUNCED FOR PROPOSED MAUI NUI FOREST ADDITIONS AND RULE CHANGES

HONOLULU, HI – Governor Josh Green, M.D. will travel to Washington, D.C. from Monday afternoon, Feb. 6 through the afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 12. Gov. Green will attend President Joseph ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Governor Green Goes to Washington, D.C.

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Taxation (Department) announced that tax seasonhas officially begun, and is providing the following information to assist taxpayers in avoiding delays and frustration during the ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE – Tax Filing Tips from the Hawaiʻi Department of Taxation

HONOLULU, HI – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono has invited Kalei Grant, Assistant Coordinator of the Hawai‘i Department of the Attorney General’s Missing Child Center Hawaiʻi (MCCH), to be her ...
Read More DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S KALEI GRANT HONORED AS GUEST OF SENATOR MAZIE HIRONO AT STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

(HONOLULU) – A recent survey of Hawai‘i residents shows that the vast majority (93%) consider invasive species a serious issue. The State is half-way through the implementation of the 2017-2027 ...
Read More DLNR/HDOA News Release-New Biosecurity Exhibit at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

KAMANANUI VALLEY TO INTERMITTENTLY CLOSE FOR MONTH-LONG MAINTENANCE PROJECT   (HONOLULU) – Starting Monday, the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will conduct maintenance work in the Kamananui Valley, ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE – KAMANANUI VALLEY TO INTERMITTENTLY CLOSE FOR MONTH-LONG MAINTENANCE PROJECT

HONOLULU – Since 2011, individual attorneys, law firms, and professional legal associations have volunteered at Hawaii’s courthouse self-help centers, providing more than 35,000 free legal consultations to people seeking assistance, ...
Read More Hawaii State Judiciary – News Release: Celebrating 35,000 Free Legal Consultations for Hawaii Residents