(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
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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
HONOLULU — Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald has been notified by the State of Hawaiʻi Elections Commission of the need to appoint an individual to the Commission ...
Read More Hawaii State Judiciary News Release — Applicants Sought for Hawaiʻi Elections Commission
(Maalaea, Maui) – A dozen or more times each season, humpback whales while on their principal breeding and calving grounds within the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (sanctuary) ...
Read More DLNR News Release-State & Federal Responders Practice Whale Disentanglement
HONOLULU — The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ (DCCA) Insurance Division is reminding Hawaiʻi residents that it is not too late to sign up for health insurance through the ...
Read More DCCA News RELEASE: Hawaiʻi Residents Reminded to Review Health Insurance Coverage
HONOLULU – Low levels of perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) were recently detected in water samples collected at the Waipahu Wells II Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Treatment Facility, which is part of ...
Read More DOH News Release: Low levels of PFAS detected in Waipahu Wells II