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HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D. issued a sixth emergency proclamation to provide additional relief to Maui County in its ongoing axis deer crisis, extending the emergency period through March ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Gov. Green declares sixth emergency relief period for axis deer crisis in Maui County

(HONOLULU) – The cooperative relationship between forestry and agriculture is rooted in Hawaiian history and continues to serve as a blueprint for constructive land stewardship in the state.   There ...
Read More DLNR News Release – FORESTRY AND AGRICULTURE LAND STEWARDSHIP

HONOLULU, HI- Luke Meyers is joining the Office of Governor Josh Green, M.D., as the State Disaster Management Advisor (SDMA), with Col. (Ret.) James D.S. Barros named as the new ...
Read More DOD MEDIA RELEASE: Luke Meyers Named State Disaster Management Advisor; James Barros to Become New HI-EMA Administrator

HONOLULU, HI – Governor Josh Green, M.D. announces the return of more than 363 acres of leased land in Hoʻolehua and Pālāʻau, Moloka‘i back to the State of Hawai‘i, Department ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release: Governor Green Announces the Return of More Than 363 Acres on Moloka’i to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

(HONOLULU) – Three nonprofit organizations have been selected to receive funding for tree planting projects at Hawai‘i public school campuses through the U.S. Forest Service’s 2022 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Grant. ...
Read More DLNR News Release: GRANT PROJECTS TO BRING MORE TREES, CREATE HEALTHIER LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AT HAWAI’I PUBLIC SCHOOLS

HONOLULU, HI – Governor Josh Green, M.D. signed a sixth emergency proclamation to extend federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotment benefits, in keeping with ongoing ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release: Governor Green Declares Sixth Emergency Relief Period, Relieving Food Insecurity

HONOLULU, HI – A live ball python was turned in to the Honolulu Zoo yesterday afternoon under the state’s Amnesty Program. The snake was dropped off by a person who ...
Read More News release from Dept. of Agriculture – snake turned in

HONOLULU, HI – Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez has joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the federal government in two cases ...
Read More ATTORNEY GENERAL JOINS U.S. SUPREME COURT BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S STUDENT DEBT CANCELLATION PLAN

HONOLULU, HI – On the first National Human Trafficking Awareness Day since its creation, the Department of the Attorney General’s Special Investigation and Prosecution Division (“SIPD”) recognizes the necessity of ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE 2023-02: ATTORNEY GENERAL’S SPECIAL INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION DIVISION JOINS FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING

HONOLULU, HI – To kick off Climate Week, Governor Josh Green, M.D. shared his vision for Hawai‘i’s leadership in renewable energy and climate action in his first major climate speech ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release: Governor Green Sets Course for Hawai’i Climate Leadership