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HONOLULU — The Hawai’i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced, in partnership with Honolulu-Pacific Federal Executive Board, an in-person hiring event with twenty-eight federal agencies Tuesday, ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: DLIR Hosts In-Person, Federal Hiring Fair at Ke’ehi Lagoon

(HILO, HAWAI‘I) – Two weeks ago, a drama unfolded when a woman allegedly snagged a nēnē gosling from its parents at Wailoa River State Recreation Area in Hilo.   Lilinoe and Lester Kahalepauole-Bustamonte, ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Nene Family Released as Human Family is Recognized for a Good Save

HONOLULU, HI – Governor Josh Green, M.D. announced today the appointment of Kimberly Tsumoto Guidry as the next Intermediate Appellate Court Judge. Guidry is appointed to a new judge position ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release: Governor Green Appoints Kimberly Tsumoto Guidry as Appellate Court Judge

 (HONOLULU) – Winners of the 2023-2024 Hawai‘i Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp Art Contest were announced this week by the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW). Conservation stamp ...
Read More DLNR News Release – Hunting Stamp Contest Winners

HONOLULU, HI  ̶  Governor Josh Green, M.D. is announcing that the State of Hawai‘i will not require those families and individuals adversely impacted by the Red Hill fuel crisis, to ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Gov. Green announces tax relief for families impacted by Red Hill water contamination

HONOLULU – Defense-related expenditures bring in approximately $2.5 billion to Hawai‘i’s economy. This spending is expected to increase during the upcoming years, highlighted by the recent award of a $2.8 ...
Read More DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: MEET THE PRIMES ON APRIL 11

HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) reports a rise in the rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations. The number of total positive COVID-19 hospitalizations has increased over the past ...
Read More DOH News Release: Hawai‘i COVID-19 hospitalizations on the rise

(HILO, HAWAI‘I) – A dawn sweep of the condemned and seriously dilapidated former Uncle Billy’s Hotel and Resort, on Banyan Drive, resulted in the arrest of two people on outstanding ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE – THREE-AGENCY SWEEP OF UNCLE BILLY’S RESULTS IN CITATIONS AND ARRESTS

 (HONOLULU) – Governor Josh Green, M.D. has proclaimed April as Native Hawaiian Plant Month, recognizing the diversity and biocultural value of roughly 1,400 native plant species. Native Hawaiian Plant Month ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE – CELEBRATING RECENT REDISCOVERIES AND REBOUNDS FOR NATIVE PLANTS IN HAWAIʻI,

HONOLULU — A series of meetings across the state this month will give members of the public an opportunity to help build a safer Hawai‘i. The first in a series ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency to Host Meetings Across State for Public Input on Hazard Mitigation Plan