HONOLULU ̶ Acting Governor Sylvia Luke has issued a third emergency proclamation (EP) relating to the ongoing wildfire disaster in Maui and Hawaiʻi Counties. The Third Proclamation extends the emergency ...
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HONOLULU – As Hawai‘i residents start to organize resources and solicit donations to help the victims of wildfires devastating West Maui, Attorney General Anne Lopez is alerting residents to use ...
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The wind-fueled brush fires that scorched large acres of land on Maui and Hawai‘i Island are generating dense smoke and ash which could result in increased levels of smoke, ash ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch issued Paʻalaʻa Kai Bakery a green placard and approved its reopening after a follow-up inspection found that all ...
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HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green, M.D., is responding to the wildfire emergency affecting the people of Maui and Hawai‘i Counties by returning home to the islands immediately. “The wind-fueled fires have ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Gov. Green Returning Home for Wildfire Emergency on Maui, Big Island
HONOLULU — Due to the ongoing wildfires on Maui caused by Hurricane Dora, Acting Governor Sylvia Luke issued an emergency proclamation to extend the state of emergency to all counties, discourage non-essential ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Emergency Proclamation for Maui Air Travel and Hurricane Dora
HONOLULU — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Tuesday, August 8, approved the State of Hawai‘i’s request for a disaster declaration to provide assistance with the wind-whipped Kohala Ranch ...
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HONOLULU ̶ Acting Governor Sylvia Luke, acting on behalf of Governor Josh Green, M.D., issued an emergency proclamation relating to wildfires in Maui and Hawaiʻi Counties that are being fueled ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Emergency Proclamation for Hurricane Dora, Wildfires