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Governor Josh Green, M.D. continues to make affordable housing a priority to ensure that all of our people can live in Hawai‘i. Since signing the Emergency Proclamation Relating to Housing ...
Read More Blueprints for the Future: Affordable Housing Projects on the Horizon

As we approach the festive holiday season, it’s a time for celebration and reflecting on resilience and community spirit. Following the Maui wildfires in August, the state has been committed ...
Read More ‘Tis the Season to Support Local

State of Hawai‘i Adjutant General, Major General Kenneth Hara, Governor Josh Green, M.D., and the U.S. Department of Defense collaboratively established the Hawai‘i National Guard’s Joint Task Force-50 (HING JTF-50) ...
Read More JTF-50: Hawai‘i National Guard’s Fire Recovery Effort

Governor Josh Green, M.D., announced the One ‘Ohana Initiative on November 8, providing a collective path forward to Hawai‘i’s recovery following the deva­stating Maui wildfires. The initiative will proactively provide ...
Read More A Path to Recovery: The One ‘Ohana Initiative

The Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) was char­tered in 1994 with the mission to conserve and convert arable lands and formerly large mono-crop plantation lands into new, productive uses. The ADC ...
Read More Agribusiness Development Corporation Provides Land for Farmers and Ranchers

Reflecting on my first year in office, I’m very grateful for all of our state employees and their dedication to serving Hawai‘i. From establishing the state’s first kauhale to signing ...
Read More KE Ala Hou, A New Path Forward: GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE December 2023

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH KA ʻOIHANA OLAKINO JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIA‘ĀINA KENNETH S. FINK, MD, MGA, MPH DIRECTOR KA LUNA HO‘OKELE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2023                                                                                                    23-153   ...
Read More News Release – Department of Health announces recipient of 2023 Suzanne Richmond-Crum Award on World AIDS Day

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM   RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION   JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR JAMES KUNANE TOKIOKA DIRECTOR EUGENE TIAN CHIEF STATE ECONOMIST     FOR ...
Read More DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: TOTAL VISITOR ARRIVALS AND VISITOR SPENDING DECLINED FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT MONTH COMPARED TO 2022

DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL  KA ʻOIHANA O KA LOIO KUHINA    JOSH GREEN, M.D.  GOVERNOR    ANNE LOPEZ  ATTORNEY GENERAL  News Release 2023-57   DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ...
Read More 2023-57 DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PREVAILS IN CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO PROCUREMENT CODE PROVISION

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIA‘ĀINA KENNETH S. FINK, MD, MGA, MPH DIRECTOR KA LUNA HO‘OKELE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2023                                                                                                    23-152 Hawaiʻi Department of Health ...
Read More News Release – Hawai’i Department of Health closes Wei Wei BBQ & Noodle House in Wailuku due to cockroach infestation