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(HONOLULU) – Next month, the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra will host special performances for students weaving together music, art, science, and storytelling. “Symphony of the Hawai‘i Forests” is a collaboration including ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE – “SYMPHONY OF THE HAWAIʻI FORESTS” GROWS STUDENTS’ PILINA WITH TREES

HONOLULU, HI – In observance of “World Tuberculosis Day” on Friday, March 24, 2023, the Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Tuberculosis (TB) Control Branch would like to encourage Hawai‘i’s at-risk ...
Read More DOH News Release: Department of Health raises awareness on “World Tuberculosis Day”

HONOLULU, HI – Scammers are calling Hawaiʻi residents pretending to be Federal Bureau of Investigations (“FBI”) agents. The callers are lying and telling potential victims that they owe unpaid fines ...
Read More ATTORNEY GENERAL WARNS OF FAKE FBI BITCOIN PHONE SCAM INVOLVING “SPOOFED” DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PHONE NUMBER

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February was 3.6 percent, the same as in ...
Read More DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: HAWAI‘I’S FEBRUARY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 3.6 PERCENT

HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch is warning residents of a voluntary recall of various Asian sauces distributed in Hawai‘i. Mutual Trading ...
Read More DOH News Release: Asian sauces sold in Hawai‘i recalled due to undeclared soy allergen

HONOLULU, HI – Chemicals known as PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been detected in water samples collected at the Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) Waipi‘o Heights Wells, Pumps ...
Read More DOH News Release: PFAS detected in Waipi‘o Heights Wells

HONOLULU, HI  ̶  Governor Josh Green, M.D. today signed into law, bills to resolutely codify conditions under which felony prosecutions can be initiated within the State of Hawai‘i, and to ...
Read More Gov. Green signs first bills into law

KĪHEI, HI  ̶  Governor Josh Green, M.D. today announced that students will be allowed to physically attend Kūlanihāko‘i High School and access its state-of-the-art facilities after construction is completed and ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Gov. Green announces Kūlanihāko‘i High opening agreement

HONOLULU, HI – Hawai‘i has joined the rest of the nation in implementing sweeping changes that enable residents with disabilities and older adults to live and participate fully in their ...
Read More DOH News Release: Improved “Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services” for Hawai‘i’s vulnerable residents