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(LAHAINA, HAWAI‘I) – Today, aboard the Kai ‘Aiki, a boat operated by the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE), a trio from the FBI’s Underwater Search and Evidence ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Specialized FBI Team Deploys Off Lahaina, August 29, 2023

HONOLULU – The Office of Wellness and Resilience announces the establishment of the Breakthrough Therapies Task Force, which aims to assist the state in expanding therapeutic access to two key ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Breakthrough Therapies Task Force Signals New Era of Wellness and Resilience

HONOLULU —The State Joint Information Center (JIC) urges Hawai‘i residents and visitors to take steps and exercise care to reduce the risks of fires as dry and gusty conditions move ...
Read More JIC NEWS RELEASE: JOINT INFORMATION CENTER URGES PREPAREDNESS FOR DRY, GUSTY CONDITIONS AND INCREASED FIRE RISK

HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green, M.D., today announced that the State of Hawai‘i and Maui County selected the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to lead efforts to remove fire-damaged ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – State and Maui County Select U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Phase 2 of Wildfire Debris Removal

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) conditionally approved the Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) repacking plan on August 24. Repacking is the next step toward defueling about ...
Read More DOH News Release – Department of Health conditionally approves Red Hill repairs, repacking plan

HONOLULU – Attorney General Anne Lopez is urging owners of real property in Lahaina and Kula ZIP codes 96761, 96767, and 96790 to make formal reports of any unsolicited offers—that ...
Read More ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ URGES MAUI PROPERTY OWNERS IN ZIP CODES 96761, 96767, 96790 TO REPORT UNSOLICITED PURCHASE OFFERS

HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System has been canceled for September 2023. The test had been scheduled for Friday, September 1, 2023, at ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: CANCELLATION OF MONTHLY SIREN AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST FOR SEPTEMBER 2023

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Postal Service to offer unemployment ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: State Partners with U.S. DOL & USPS to Offer ID Proofing for Unemployment Insurance Claims

LAHAINA AND HONOLULU  ̶  Governor Josh Green, M.D., has announced a critical milestone in the Lahaina wildfire response, with Tuesday’s closing of the last American Red Cross shelter temporarily housing ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Maui Wildfire Survivors Successfully Moved from Shelters into Hotels, Timeshares and Airbnb Units

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced the availability of federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits for Maui residents who were impacted by ...
Read More DLIR NEWS RELEASE: DLIR Accepting Disaster Unemployment Assistance Benefits Applications